Facing Physical Pain
Two weeks ago I could have said that I am 95% pain free,
after almost 10 years fighting crippling hip and back pain. But I raked my yard
and have reinjured my lower back. I remember the pain of not being able to
easily get out of bed every morning now, as the powerful pain awakens me.
Honestly, I have to watch so I don’t slip into depression because of the pain.
Living with chronic pain is an issue that I work with all
the time in my hypnosis and life coaching business. Managing pain is fairly
easy if you understand the mechanics of pain and how it functions in your body.
If, for instance, you strained a muscle in your back, as I did, then a message
gets sent to your brain to protect that muscle. So, the muscles literally
harden around the injury and causes loss of movement and challenges as you try
to move in particular directions. For me, bending forward is very challenging.
So, the pain is supposed to act as a reminder to me to
protect the injured muscle. Managing this particular pain should be easy, if I
didn’t have to move in particular directions or teach yoga, which isn’t the
case. The fascinating issue with chronic pain, such as arthritic pain, TN, or
fibromyalgia is that resting doesn’t seem to help. In fact, moving seems to
keep the pain at a minimum.
Many books have been written about pain, but one that is my
favorite is “Too Loud, too Bright, too Fast, too Tight,” written by Sharon
Heller. This book defines an issue called Sensory Defensiveness that seems to
follow those who have chronic pain. Our senses get flooded very easily, because
our neural pathways are already working overtime, sending pain signals to and
from the brain almost constantly.
One way of helping the issue is to confuse the brain and the
neural pathways by stimulating nerve centers. You can do this by brushing the
inside of your palm with a soft, baby brush. You can wear ankle weights or put
on a weighted vest. Some people with chronic pain and sensory defensive issues
might even use a weighted pillow on their lap to keep the pain centers confused
while sitting.
All of these Occupational Therapy tricks are perfect for
pain issues, but you may also need an anti-inflammatory as well. Most people
prefer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, because of the bad side effects of steroids.
I would have to agree with that. My pain relief daily has been for a long time
a noncodiene-based pain medication called Tramadol. It is very effective for
chronic pain.
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