A Pain Free Life

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A Pain Free Life

Living with chronic pain can be difficult. You might occasionally feel uncomfortable, irritable, and even despairing due to the constant pain. However, you might be more in control of your discomfort than you realize. Replacing unhealthy behaviors with healthier ones can help you feel better and even live a longer life.

Here are some pain-relieving habits to try:

1. Sleep better. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the way you arrange your body while you sleep may be detrimental to both your health and your quality of sleep, causing headaches, back and neck pain, cramping in your muscles, and poor circulation. According to some, sleeping on your side with your legs and torso reasonably straight can help prevent neck and back pain.

Put a pillow between your knees to ease the strain on your hips; this is especially useful if you sleep curled up in the most popular position, which is the fetal position.

Those who sleep on their stomachs might want to think twice about sleeping in that position since it might put pressure on their muscles and joints and create back and neck problems. If you can't give it up, try lying facedown rather than with your head turned to one side. Prop your forehead on a pillow to give you room to breathe.

A different mattress could also be helpful: 63 percent of people with back pain reported an improvement after getting a new one. The most back-friendly mattresses are medium-firm or firm, says the Sleep Foundation.

2. Think better. Numerous studies have shown the detrimental effects that negative thinking, sadness, stress, and worry can have on one's health. Optimism is a decision, whereas pessimism is a taught behavior that becomes ingrained. You can create healthier habits by speaking positively, such as "I am hopeful," or "I will resolve this." Words have great power and have the ability to drastically alter your attitude and mood. In a 2012 research of people with chronic pain, it was discovered that those who employed "active coping" techniques (optimism) performed better than those who employed "passive coping" techniques (pessimism) in terms of pain, anxiety, depression, and disability.

And keep in mind that even though your circumstances might not always change, you can always alter how you react to or perceive them. It's a habit you should continue.

3. Eat better. Eating well can benefit you in a lot of ways, and you'll notice results quickly. According to the Cleveland Clinic, an anti-inflammatory diet focusing on vegetables can dramatically help manage chronic pain. According to it, "Patients who follow strict vegan or Mediterranean diets have seen a complete turnaround in their pain symptoms." Incorporate regular exercise and stress management to enhance pain alleviation.

4. Massage better. If you make self-massage a habit, you'll notice that your aches and pains start to get better or perhaps go away. By improving blood flow and allowing muscles to unwind, a regular massage regimen helps reduce muscle tension.

What else? Through the activation of genes that naturally lower swelling, massage can lessen inflammation. Researchers at McMaster University in Canada discovered that massage directly reduced muscular inflammation when they investigated the impact of massage on specific genes.

Tiffany Field, director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami Medical School and a renowned expert on the benefits of massage, claims that massage is a fantastic technique to treat pain and has the same effect as medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen.

It's simple to develop this habit. You can actually pick up a handheld massager any time you need it—no costly and time-consuming appointment necessary.

5. Exercise better. Exercise has the potential to benefit many people who are in pain. Walking or swimming are examples of mild to moderate exercise that can assist increase the blood and oxygen flow to your muscles. This is due to a documented connection between a variety of chronic pain conditions and tense, weak muscles. For instance, many people have found that exercise is beneficial in controlling and reducing lower back discomfort.

Researchers found that the most consistent exercisers were the ones who made it into a habit—and making exercise into a habit is easier than you think. Start out small, grab a friend, put it on your calendar, make it fun—before you know it, you'll be faithful to fitness!

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