Low Dose Naltrexone
I have been prescribing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for about two years. It has helped me treat patients with some of the most difficult to treat
disease states usually autoimmune.
If you struggle with chronic pain, you know it’s not easy to navigate through life. In a social setting, things can get especially tough with peer pressure and expectations to be happy and excited all the time.
With the holiday season around, we know you’re struggling with keeping up appearances, particularly when your body doesn’t agree. Traveling, planning and attending parties, managing your diet and making sure that you get enough sleep to function the next day is challenging, to say the least.
But, you don’t want to be missing out on the festivities either. Hanging out with friends and family is important—which is probably why you’re here, looking for ways to deal with your chronic pain.
Here’s how you can take back control of your life and manage the pain during the holiday season, among all the thrill and family drama.
If driving or traveling to three different parties of the city worsens your arthritis and sends you to bed for the next three days, it’s not worth it. Based on your medication and intensity of pain, you can figure out a moderate schedule and not overdo it.
Keep a journal of which activities make the pain worse and everything you do throughout the day. This can also help your doctor regulate the medication accordingly.
Family tensions rise unnecessarily high during the holiday season. To deal with the intensity, you may be tempted to drink more or take more frequent smoke breaks. Drinking alcohol has been known to add to chronic pain by affecting your sleep, whereas smoking furthers neck, back and joint pain; not to mention it leads to increased risk of heart and lung diseases.
The holiday season means you may need to take additional measures for better pain management apart from the standard prescribed medication. If you have chronic pain due to a musculoskeletal condition, physical therapy is the ideal way to ease the pain and manage it more efficiently.
Physical therapy works to address your body’s inflammation and stiffness by reducing the pain. Just a few sessions can help you lower your pain to manageable levels and allow you to function in your daily life more proactively.
Are you looking for pain therapy centers NJ and New Jersey Chronic Pain Center? Look no further than PAIN + Recovery, where you can talk to our expert resident doctors about pain therapy and decide a course of action best suited for your needs.
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