Chronic Pain Counseling

Pain is commonly defined as being caused by physical and/or mental distress and is further classified into two separate groups. The first classification, acute pain, is characterized as being temporary and directly linked to tissue damage, existing for the purpose of preventing further injury, and lasting for no longer than 3 months. The second classification, chronic pain, is defined as pain without apparent biological value that has persisted beyond the normal tissue healing time of 3 months. Because chronic pain serves no productive function and does not remit as acute pain does, clients experiencing chronic pain commonly experience extensive medical treatments and procedures.