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Sumiko At 60: Pain is a part of life, but you can control how you perceive it
Chronic pain affects your well-being, but you can do something about it, say pain doctors.
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Pain that comes on suddenly, or acutely – what is commonly known as “acute pain” – is common with tissue damage.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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It sometimes feels like a competitive sport when my mother and I compare our aches and pains in the morning.
She’s 89, so I let her win.
