helpful tools for pain management

[omhome]

             do you want to start a group to share the tools we find useful for ourselves for pain?

[Motowngirl67]

I have a motorized bike that helps me work my legs when I just can't get up and walk, keeps circulation going. I turn it on sit on the couch get to the point I can't stand it and place a 3min timer on and breath through it! Sounds crazy but the oxy or mental aspects makes me feel great when irs over. I lie flat and wait for the pain to pass up to two hours at time but then try to stretch

[Motowngirl67]

Some tools I use:
Great gel packs 1 part rubbing alcohol to 2 parts water, ziplocks, freezer you get the picture. They are customable to size and weight you can stand and because of the alcohol they don't freeze hard so are moldable and work greak to reduce swelling and calm irritated nerve pain.

[Motowngirl67]

I am having trouble seeing the post but am very interested. I am two years post op, have gone from a very productive member of society, cps worker, casa, foster and adoptive parent, grandparent and very active 45 yr old to a sedative, drug dependant, disabled burdon on society. OK a little dramatic but I haven't worked in two years +, live off of pain killers and not very well, I am on LTD and SSDI, and soon medicare. I would love to learn how to manage my pain and get my life back. Learn how to control it instead of it control me. I am still an adoptive parent thankgoodness, love my kids, but no longer participate in there lives no sports, no extra activities, no fostercare or motivation. So, lets do this please! Lets claim our lives and get started!

[omhome]

let's straighten this out somehow because there is much confusion and there is difficulty in posting for some reason. Can we grow our group is the question
and then we can get on with the Tools we can use to improve our daily qualityy of life.  I like what you are posting dalubaba--keep it up---all of us here is a chance encounter in a world called med-help and for whatever reason here we all are. Let's not miss this opportunity! We can make it how we want.,. OK?  More people climb on board---we'll use both or more sites and new sites about particular "tools"  etc. ooops   gotta go   yes  yes   yes   more later (on the breathwork etc.)    om    yogadon

[Cindee56]

I am very interested in how to relax my muscles--the pain makes them so tight and tense, as well as any activity.  

How can a bedridden person do this?  I can only walk and/or sit for a short time  before the pain is  beyond belief.  I still have pain lying down.  I can't do anything at all anymore.  I have no pain meds.

Plus, I'm alone a lot and feel helpless.  I want to move, but can't--everything very swollen.

Thx

Any advice?  Thx

[omhome]

   if anyone is interested i will continue with different techniques and tools and comforts for pain. If not let me know and i will stop posting and wasting time and space.