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Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 21, 2021 | Replies (644)
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@jimhd so interesting you should mention this. I am trying to find a pain mgt dr and the one I saw Friday said my sciatica pain was probably largely due to my “behavioral health”’issues. Once I get my mental state better my pain will go away. Now, where is that darned pill?
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It won't go away but it may be more manageable. Controlling depression and stress are essential to pain management. How much pain we have is a physical metric. How we experience that pain is a psychological metric.
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Hi!
When I was seeing a pain doctor, he also suggested I see a therapist. But he wanted me to learn how to not only deal with my 24/7 pain but how to do relaxation exercises to help when pain was at my worse. It did not help my back, but I must admit it helped with all the stressful things I went through.
Ronnie