When you struggle with chronic pain, it can be easy to get frustrated and discouraged about how to deal with it and manage it. Most people only know about pain medications like opioids to help with their chronic pain and may either have no luck with them or feel worried about the possibility of becoming addicted to them. However, there are many chronic pain treatment options that you might not yet have heard of or considered yet. Get to know more about some of these chronic pain treatments, and then, you can choose an option that might work well for you and your pain management needs. 

Acupuncture

Most people do not think of things like acupuncture as a means to manage chronic pain, but that is one of the many things that acupuncture treatments can be used for. This chronic pain treatment involves inserting tiny needles just under the skin in certain points on the body (exactly where will depend on where your pain is). These needles are meant to stimulate the flow of energy to the affected areas, improving pain and discomfort. 

On top of being good for pain, acupuncture is also good for relaxation and stress relief, which are two things that people with chronic pain deal with almost daily. Weekly or monthly acupuncture treatments can vastly improve how you feel on a day to day basis with your pain. 

Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is another chronic pain treatment option that many people overlook. This treatment mainly focuses on the muscular system in the body. The goal of the massage therapist is to find areas of muscle tension and then use various techniques to reduce and relieve that tension. 

When you are dealing with chronic pain in a certain area of the body, the muscles around that area can get very tense from trying to support it and prevent pain. This, in turn, can actually worsen the pain. Massage therapy can help to relieve that additional pain as well as help with the original pain in some cases.

Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care is a treatment that focuses on the skeletal system. The main idea is that the spine being out of alignment (or other bones in the body being misaligned) can cause problems elsewhere in the body as well as in the back itself. The nerves that run along the spine may get pinched when the spine is not aligned, preventing them from sending signals to the rest of the body. 

A chiropractor will manipulate the spine to get it back in alignment which can provide instant relaxation as well as pain relief. 

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a technique that uses sound waves. These sound waves are sent into the tissue of an area in which a person is experiencing chronic pain. This can produce almost instantaneous pain relief as well as help to reduce tissue inflammation, increase blood flow, and a myriad of other benefits. 

Ultrasound treatments can be performed by a doctor or in physical therapy as a part of the treatment regimen.

Knowing these treatment options for your chronic pain, you can now set up appointments and get your chronic pain under better control as soon as possible.

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