How to Manage Chronic Pain With a Health Coach

The health coach model is really really useful just because it allows the patients to have a partner in the process outside of the clinician. Another strategy I would have more broadly for rheumatologists or other providers that maybe don't feel that comfortable managing chronic pain right now is when you go in the exam room don't manage the pain manage the sleep problem, fatigue and memory problems. These things are so intertwined that sometimes the therapies aimed at some of these co-marbit symptoms can actually be incredibly helpful for the pain.