OTHER WAYS OF REDUCING YOUR PAIN – INTRODUCTION
I believe that the effective use of painkillers is absolutely central to good pain control and that is why I have discussed this first. However, there are other ways of reducing your pain which you may also want to use. Choose the combination of painkillers and other approaches that gives you the greatest benefit for the least cost. For example, you can experiment to find the positions for sitting and lying that are most comfortable for you. You can try to avoid activities that aggravate your pain and to get plenty of rest. Heat on the painful spot can be very soothing— try using a good old hot water bottle! A gentle massage might help. Other possibilities that may appeal to you are meditation and acupuncture.
Whatever means you use to control it, your pain will be more of a problem at some times than at others. It will probably seem much worse when you are bored, lonely, depressed, anxious, frightened, physically tired or lying awake at night (the worst)! On the other hand, your pain is likely to seem less of a problem when you are in comfortable surroundings, have pleasant company, are keeping your mind occupied, sleeping well at night and at peace with yourself and your situation.
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