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Managing Pain
Relaxation
You can develop specific relaxation skills, such as:
deep breathing--breathing from the abdomen
progressive muscle relaxation--tensing and relaxing muscles in a coordinated way, which helps reduce muscle tension
guided imagery--using visualization techniques to change your focus from pain to something else
self-hypnosis--a way of teaching your body to relax
biofeedback--using a machine to measure how much certain muscles are tensed, and teaching your body to relax those muscles
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Contents
Managing Pain
Overview
Disease and pain
Pain and hepatitis C
Pain and interferon therapy
Treating hepatitis C-related pain
Stretching and exercise
Relaxation
Treating stress or depression
Conventional interventions
Tips for working with health care team
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Reviewed/Updated Date: November 2, 2007