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Living with chronic pain can be massively debilitating. It can severely impact your quality of life, mental health and ability to get on with regular day-to-day activities others take for granted. The prevalence of chronic pain in adults According to an NHS Digital survey, 34% of adults live with some degree of chronic pain. This was around 16% in the 16-24 age bracket, while in those aged over 75%, the figure rose to just over 50%.
If you find you are struggling with your pain levels and traditional medicines aren’t helping, there are some other options you can try to help you accommodate your pain and ensure you don’t increase them or push yourself too far to help you improve your day to day life.

Pace Yourself

Chronic pain can be affected by many factors, including doing too much, not sleeping properly, sitting in the same position for too long or even standing up too long. An excellent place to start managing your pain is to find out what your triggers are from taking them in worse and see what you can do to eliminate this. It might be that you need to pace yourself better and not do too much each day; you might require a different type of mattress to sleep on, or not be lifting things over a certain weight or avoiding a particular activity or exercise. Whatever it is, find your triggers and learn how to pace your day and body to accommodate your limitations and help you live an easier life.

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a manual medicine that aims to bring the body’s musculoskeletal system back to balance. You can experience pain in many or even multiple parts of your body, especially if you have a condition that causes widespread pain like Fibromyalgia. By putting your body back into balance and alignment, you can ease or remove some of this pain to help you feel better, move easier and get some relief. Talk to a qualified osteopath at an osteopathic clinic to find out the best treatment plan for your pain and see how it helps you going forward.

Movement

While this point might seem contradictory, especially if movement causes you pain, you do need to make sure you keep moving as much as possible. Your body was made to move; if you don’t move it, chances are you will make your pain worse. When feasible, stretching, walking, and exercising are essential for physical health. Doing so can help you manage pain symptoms or avoid them worsening as your body becomes stiffer and tighter from lack of movement. Not only that, you will prevent your muscles from wasting away, leading to more issues. You don’t need to head to the gym; even moving around your home will help out as much as possible try to remain flexible to avoid your pain worsening.
Chronic pain is no joke, and you must ensure you take care of yourself to hope you manage the pain and live with your condition. These tips can help you find some relief and support yourself in the way you need to.