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Beating Chronic Pain: A Guide for Teens is written for adolescents with chronic health conditions or chronic pain. This booklet describes chronic pain, possible causes and how the nervous system works.

Sections provide encouragement for positive coping mechanisms, including going to school, adequate sleep, exercise, medication options, relaxation and fun.

The reader will learn how to take charge of pain and how to set goals and priorities.

This booklet contains:

• Checklists of signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders
• A personal plan work sheet
• Appendices that describe how the nervous system triggers and manages pain and what the reader can do about it
• Full-color illustration
• Assurance — it's used by Mayo Clinic in the care and treatment of its patients
• Proven track record in use with patients
• A product created by Mayo Clinic physicians in collaboration with professional health care educators, writers and medical illustrators

Benefits of This Booklet to Your Patient

Experiencing chronic pain is debilitating to anyone suffering from it. For teenagers it can be especially challenging, as it may interfere with their education, social development and overall outlook on life. This booklet can help them overcome these challenges.

The booklet consists of these sections to guide the reader through learning:

• An introduction to pain and what can be done about it
• A six-point plan concerning school, sleep, exercise, medications, mind-body connections and tips on having fun
• Appendices on the nervous system and how it works, checklists on symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders, and a personal plan organizer for the reader to use
  

Your patient is going through a difficult time in life. Help him or her with the guidance and encouragement offered in this booklet.

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Patients should review this educational material with their physicians to ensure it is consistent with a medically approved treatment plan. Pharmaceutical and medical device companies that wish to use this material in conjunction with an educational program must contact Mayo Clinic for approval. Mayo Clinic does not sponsor or endorse third party products and/or services.