Art As A Tool To Manage Pain

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I had also used arts and crafts previously in my own experience to help with healing Including the previous year when I had a breast cancer recurrence did many crochet projects and took classes in mosaics making as I navigated from victim to survivor However following my catastrophic accident I didn t know how to do these activities until I could again use my left arm Which now I am a little thankful for as I might not otherwise have been as open to trying drawing As I go forward I will be taking myself more seriously as an artist and looking to learn how my patients can access actively learning art as a tool to manage pain Martha Sommers is a family physician She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article Art as a tool to manage pain Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode