There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. We have no control over acute pain, which is evoked from acute injury or illness. Chronic pain, however, is under our own control, but is not understood by modern medicine. It is believed that chronic pain is a complex mixture of emotions, culture, experience, spirit and sensation. Scientists on the forefront of pain management are delving into the possibly that chronic pain is a function of the brain’s memory of damaged nerves rather than the original injury

Try yoga
Practice yoga to manage chronic pain. Yoga is believed to be effective in the management of chronic pain. Studies have shown that persons who practice yoga use analgesics less frequently and have fewer mental symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, than those who do not participate in yoga as a therapy.

Use Local Analgesics
Apply natural, topical analgesics. Topical medications are ointments that are applied to the skin, such as creams or gels or oils. They can reduce pain that is just below the surface of the skin. Ointments containing lidocaine and prilocaine are particularly effective in numbing pain on the surface of the body, such as neuralgia, shingles and joint pain.

Try Hypnosis
Consider hypnosis. Increasingly, it is suspected that chronic pain can be attributed to brain malfunction, or the memory of pain that no longer exists. Scientists are studying the fact that the brain may even cause pain by sending pain signals to nerve endings where no injury exists. Hypnosis is being investigated as a cure for this type of malfunction and curing the pain that goes along with it.

Apply Heat
Applying heat can reduce pain specially when it is muscle pain

Apply cold
If you can’t bear the heat, try applying ice or a cold compress, it will reduce the sensation of pain.

Try Massage
Massaging the area can take most of the pain away

Try some rest
Getting sufficient rest can heal muscle and joint pain. Specially works for back pain.

Use biofeedback
Biofeedback teaches you how to gain partial control over certain physiological processes.
Biofeedback is a non-medical process that involves measuring a subject’s specific and quantifiable bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, conveying the information to the patient in real-time. This raises the patient’s awareness and therefore the possibility of conscious control of those functions.

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