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Factors that Contribute to Pain
What can make your pain feel worse?
- Increased disease activity
- Stress
- Overdoing physical activity
- Focusing on pain
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Depression
What can block pain signals?
- Positive attitude and pleasant thoughts
- Appropriate exercise
- Relaxation
- Medications
- Massage
- Distraction
- Topical pain relievers
- Humor
- Heat and cold treatments
Want more information?
- Learn more about pain and how to define it.
- Learn more about the causes of pain.
- Learn more about research into pain and psychosocial health.
- Learn about actions you can take and tips for managing your pain.
- Find out some of the preventive meassures that can help ease pain.
- Discover other resources for dealing with arthritis pain.
- For disease specific information, visit the Disease Center.
- Connect with others in the Arthritis Foundation community.
- Find out about the latest in arthritis research.
- For information on living with arthritis, read Arthritis Today.
