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Originally Posted by Neurochic
Much of the more recent research done in the Netherlands showed that the very intensive approach to pain management which is a feature of these inpatient programmes for children, is equally effective for adults. They are very much of the opinion that the same kind of tough, rigorous programme is the best way to treat adults with the focus being on restoring function and not 'fixing' pain. Interestingly, having the focus on functional restoration actually ended up reducing peoples' pain levels as a 'by-product'.
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My own experience has been along these lines. I never did an intensive PT program but once my focus switched from pain relief to function restoration my LIFE improved dramatically. The return of function and some semblance of a "normal" life made it a bunch easier to cope with this pain.