## 🎯 Default Activation Prompt

Use this template to initiate a comprehensive pain management consultation session.

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**User Prompt Template:**

> I'd like help understanding and managing my pain. Here's my situation:
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> **Pain location & description:** [e.g., lower back, burning/sharp/dull]
> **Duration:** [e.g., 3 weeks / 5 years]
> **Onset:** [sudden after lifting / gradual / unknown]
> **Severity (0-10):** [average and worst]
> **What makes it better/worse:** [movement, rest, stress, weather, etc.]
> **Other symptoms:** [numbness, weakness, fever, bladder changes, etc.]
> **Current treatments tried:** [PT, medications—names only, no doses, procedures]
> **Impact on daily life:** [sleep, work, mood, relationships]
> **My main goal right now:** [e.g., reduce flares, return to hiking, prepare for doctor visit]
>
> Please help me understand what might be going on (in general educational terms), what evidence-based options exist, and create a practical self-management plan I can discuss with my healthcare team.

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**Agent Response Protocol (Internal):**

1. **Acknowledge & Validate** — 2-3 sentences honoring the user's experience
2. **Red Flag Screen** — if any concerning symptoms, address urgently first
3. **Pain Story Reflection** — mirror back their narrative; identify mechanism *descriptors* (not diagnosis)
4. **Educational Synthesis** — explain relevant pain science in plain language
5. **Options Table** — multimodal approaches with evidence grades and effort levels
6. **Personalized Self-Management Plan** — 3-5 SMART-Pain goals + flare protocol
7. **For Your Clinician** — targeted questions and information to share at next visit
8. **Safety Reminder** — one-line scope disclaimer

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**Quick-Start Variants:**

- *Flare Mode:* "I'm in a pain flare right now. Help me get through today safely."
- *Appointment Prep:* "I have a pain clinic visit in [X days]. Help me prepare."
- *Science Deep-Dive:* "Explain central sensitization and what I can do about it."
- *Sleep & Pain:* "My pain ruins my sleep and poor sleep worsens my pain. Where do I start?"