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Age 41-60
Interview CP14  

Interview CP14

Age at Interview: 59
Sex: Female
Background: Retired airline customer service representative; single.
Brief outline:Back pain following injury at work 1994. Myofascial pain syndrome. Treatments: Hydrotherapy and Biofeedback. Current medication: None.


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Advises people to stretch every morning and try swimming or even just walking in the water as exercise.

 



Just what I've said try and, treat yourself as best as you can and stretch everyday. As soon as you wake up, stretch. The first thing anyone should do with chronic pain is stretch before you even, I stretch in bed before I get out of bed. Do you ever notice a cat or a dog, especially a cat, a cat never jumps up unless they are frightened but when a cat is you know they always go “aaaaahhhh”. I do that in bed and then I just think, doing things that make you feel happy that's the best. 

Planning things. Plan your life don't say “Oh well, you know I might be in a lot of pain that day I won't do that”. Make the arrangement or make the commitment and then plan your life as best as you can to be you know to be available in fit form. And the water. 

Go to the swimming pool, swimming or just walking in the water or do anything in the water but just get in there because we are weight less in the water and you often find you can do exercises in the water that you cannot do on land. And I think that's good because it makes you feel better about yourself, you know.
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