The Sounds of Advice #31: Pain Management Skills
Pain management skills: Aisling: Try to move around some everyday. It's been said a body at rest tends to stay at rest & a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Moving around will help keep your body healthy. Medicate when needed & be sure to drink plenty of water. Also eat healthy so your body is getting the nutrients that it needs. If the pain is unmanageable see your doctor. Sandy: Depending on the pain start with Advil, tylenol or something like that. Try that for a day and see how you feel, if that doesn't work you can talk to your Dr to see if he can suggest something else to help. If the pain is bad enough, you should seek medical attention. Kate: This hits home for me on a very personal level, living with chronic pain due to nerve damage. It is a struggle on the daily just to cope with it. Here's a list of tips and tricks to try. Altered focus: This is a favorite technique for demonstrating how powerfully the mind...