Cold Or Hot Packs

Many types of pain symptoms respond to heat. Warm compresses, heated pools or microwaveable heat packs help to relieve pain and stiffness. In some cases, a cold pack, applied to the sore spots can also help to battle pain and swelling. However, one should take advice from a health professional in such matters. Wrong kind of home therapy may sometimes aggravate the pain or swelling.

Sleeping Environment- Sleeping in a darkened, sound-proof room, induces sleep. An eye mask helps to keep away-unwanted light from the street. If complete silence is not conducive to sleep, the patient could perhaps use a white noise machine, which is a device that produces soothing sounds like that of rain, wind or ocean waves.

Temperature – Controlling the temperature of your room, to a suitable level aids sleep and minimizes the effects of pain.

Food- It is generally believed that, food containing stimulants like caffeine should be avoided at night. This includes coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate. Medications- There are several over-the –counter medications for pain relief, but it is better to seek professional advice on such matters. Some medications might interfere with other drugs, or may cause adverse effects in patients who are suffering from certain medical conditions. For treating mild pain, there are several topical analgesics or ant-irritants like capsaicin, or salicylates as well as many oral medications that can deal with pain related problems.

Antidepressants Or Sleep Inducers

Often, chronic pain is associated with depression, since both involve the same nerve. Although people, suffering from pain, dislike hearing things like ‘its all in the mind,’ there is actually a lot of truth in the concept of ‘mind over matter.’ This would mean that, drugs, which treat depression, also help to manage pain by reducing the perception of pain.

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