Different individuals can have different severity and reoccurrence of chronic pain. So mostly, doctors set up plans for Chronic pain management and can vary person to person. Your plan will be depended on the severity and other health related pre-conditions. The plans mostly include, but not limited to, treatments, lifestyle changes or a combination of both. A healthy lifestyle is always important regardless of the chronic pain.
Chronic Pain Management: Medication
Doctors can use several types of medication to help treat chronic pain.
- Pain Killers: Like, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, and aspirin
- Opioid Pain Killers: Like morphine, Codeine, and Hydrocodone
- Adjuvant Analgesics: Like Anti-Depressants and Anti-Convulsants
Chronic Pain Management: Treatment
There are many treatments or medical procedure that could help giving relief from the pain.
- Electrical stimulation: It helps to decrease the pain by sending a light electric signal into the affected area.
- Nerve blocker: It’s an injection that main goal is to block nerve from sending the pain signal to the brain.
- Acupuncture: It involves needles that softly penetrated into the skin to alleviate chronic pain.
- Surgery: It is done to repair the injury if it was not possible to treat with medication and are the main cause of pain.
Lifestyle Changes for Chronic Pain
Lifestyle changes are necessary regardless of the chronic pain if you are already not having a healthy lifestyle in place. It can also be used to treat or relieve pain.
- Physiotherapy
- Meditation
- Yoga
- Tai Chi
- Pet therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Body Massage
- Art and Music therapy
Dealing with Chronic Pain
In a nutshell, there is no cure for chronic pain, it can be managed to an extent that it become non-existent. The key is to regularly do the pain management plan given by your doctors.
Chronic pain is associated with high-stress level as it is related to an emotional condition as well. Following are some steps which can help you dealing with this issue. Take good care of your body. Eating well, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly can keep your body healthy and reduce feelings of stress.
- You must continue your daily activity and not let this pain rule you. Help your mood by lowering stress. This can be done by doing things that you enjoy and meeting your buddies or relatives. With the condition, it may be a daunting task to do the certain activity but this is where you will power comes into play. Don’t isolate yourself as it will increase your sensitivity to this condition.
- Look out for your friends, relatives and support groups in your area. It will give you a helping hand and help you get through with this hard time.
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