Educational Article
For those of us who experience chronic pain, sometimes we need to use techniques besides medications to help quell it. There can be many reasons for this. Perhaps our doctor forgot to sign off on our prescription on a Friday, and now it’s the weekend and we have to ration the few pills we have left. Or maybe the dosage we’re prescribed isn’t strong enough to fully stop the pain. Perhaps the dosage is enough to stop the pain, but the side effects are unbearable. Or maybe we simply make the personal choice to stay away from painkillers altogether. Whatever the reason, it can’t hurt (pun intended) to have in your back pocket some ways to reduce chronic pain that don’t require dependence on a doctor – ways that put you in the driver’s seat.