In Pain Every Day? What You Should Do To Ease It

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Pain can stop life in its tracks. You struggle to work, you struggle to relax, you struggle to workout and stay healthy - pain can prevent us from living the way we really want to. For those of us with chronic pain, this is a mountain we have to climb on a daily basis. 

Management techniques are different for everyone, but if you’ve not tried any before, this list could be of use for you. Of course, if you’ve never seen a doctor about the source of the pain, that’s the first thing to do. However, if you’re experiencing long term chronic pain as a result of another condition, these are the kind of things you should try.

Stretch and Breathe

Exercise - albeit gentle exercise - is good for the body when you’re experiencing pain. Stretching is such a type of exercise. It can make your muscles more flexible and supple, which can lessen pain both in the moment and in the long term. When you combine this with proper breathing exercises, you can help your body to feel refreshed, and even a little more relaxed. 

If you find it hard to exercise while standing, feel free to sit down, and even lie down, to try out some stretches. As you’re going through a small circuit, keep breathing techniques like these in mind and attempt the two in tandem. Give yourself time to get used to breathing and stretching; it might not immediately make things better, but practicing over a couple of weeks can really help. 

Speak to a Pain Specialist

If you’ve already had a diagnosis of the cause of your pain, it can help to look into further therapies. Pain medication can do a lot for easing the aches you experience each day, but if you’re finding it less effective, a pain specialist could provide personalized, actionable advice. 

If you're low on energy, thankfully it’s not hard to reach out to a pain specialist. You can easily schedule your consultation at a center that manages conditions like yours. A professional like this can work with your case specifically to come up with a pain management technique that works. 

Reach Out to a Pain Support Group

If you don’t want to go through the medical route, you can turn to a local support group, or even a pain management charity that runs support classes. When you’re surrounded by people who know how you feel, and who have found little things that help them, sharing and sharing alike can be incredibly beneficial. 

Pain can wreak havoc on your mind, and that can make things a lot more painful day by day. As such, knowing you’re not alone can be a weight off by itself. Talking about what you’re going through and how it affects life can even lower your cortisol, which tends to make pain worse. 

If you’re in pain every day, we want to help you feel better. Work with your body to keep things ticking over.