Get the Facts About Acute Pain and Take Control
Take Acute Pain Seriously – Before It Becomes Something Worse
Acute pain is one of the most universal sensory experiences among human beings – as everyone in the world will, at one time or another, have a bout of it. It’s the essential alarm system that tells us we have an injury, an infection or other physical trauma that needs attention. Without short-term pain, we wouldn’t last for long.
But for all its benefits, acute pain, if not treated properly, can turn into something long lasting and considerably more life-impacting.
Learn more about acute pain and see what you can do to keep it in check by looking over these educational tools and resources…
For Grace’s Acute Pain Awareness and Education Campaign is made possible by a generous sponsorship from Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Acute Pain Tools and Resources:
Acute Pain – International Association for the Study of Pain
Pharmacologic Therapy for Acute Pain
Non-Opioid Therapies for Pain Management
Acute Pain Management: Get Informed. Be Prepared
Pain – National Library of Medicine
Pain Management: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Acute Pain Articles and Other Media:
Vital Care Coordination is Lacking When Acute Pain Arises in Individuals with Chronic Pain
Acute-To-Chronic Pain: The Invisible Project
Virtual Reality: An Innovative Tool to Treat Acute and Chronic Pain
The Acute Pain Experience:
Recovering From a Mayday Situation: Cody Burton’s Story
Advocating for Alternatives: The Rhodes Family Story
Yasmin’s Story – National Institute on Aging
Carmen’s Story – National Institute on Aging
Acute Pain Videos:
“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.”