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JOURNAL OF PAIN
Volume 8, Issue 8, Pages 607-613Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.02.430
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pain; suffering; religion; spirituality; Hinduism; acceptance
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Religion and spiritual practices are among the resources used by patients to cope with chronic pain. The major concepts of Hinduism that are related to pain and suffering are presented. Ways that Hindu traditions deal with pain and suffering are reviewed, including the concept of acceptance, which has been studied in the pain medicine literature. By becoming more familiar with Hindu views of pain and suffering, pain medicine practitioners can offer potentially helpful concepts to all patients and support Hindus' spirituality as it relates to pain and suffering. Perspective: Religion or spirituality is often important to patients. This article will inform the pain medicine practitioner how pain and suffering are viewed in Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world. It is hoped that these concepts will prove helpful when treating not only followers of Hinduism but all patients. (c) 2007 by the American Pain Society.
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