Reduce Your Pain for Under $10

Ease Your Pain for Under $10

Natural pain management techniques can make chronic pain more bearable, here are some cost saving pain management techniques worth considering.  

Hydrotherapy

This form of natural pain management involves using water to stimulate blood flow and reduce pain and inflammation. Water is typically administered using a shower, bath or sauna.

 Helichrysum Oil

Derived from strawflower, this ancient remedy has been used for hundreds of years in Africa. It has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, which are excellent at reducing muscle tension and anxiety. In addition, helichrysum is also very effective at treating wounds, bug bites, burns, joint pain and arthritis.

                                     Hot/Cold Packs

Hot and cold packs are great tools for reducing pain, but you have to know how to use them properly.

When to Use Ice

Use ice when you first experience an injury to reduce swelling and inflammation caused by torn capillaries or blood vessels. 

When to Use Heat:

Use a heat pack after the acute stage of an injury has diminished and the swelling is gone. Heat is also a good way to prepare you for a physical activity. For instance, if you have chronic back pain and want to go to the gym for physical therapy, place heat on the affected area for 20 minutes, but no more since it can cause inflammation.  

 Telephone Headset

Using a telephone headset helps reduce pain by alleviating postural stress that happens when you cradle your phone, a common habit that causes all kind of problems including neck pain, shoulder pain and even headaches.

 Herbal Plaster

Medicated herbal plaster contains menthol and methyl salicylate, both of which provide immediate cooling relief for any sort of spasm, swelling or pain.

Dietary Changes

Altering your diet is thought to be useful for managing chronic pain but a link isn't fully proven so far. As far as nutritional supplements are concerned though, studies have suggested that glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate can reduce the pain associated with osteoarthritis in the knee and increase general mobility in this area of the body. Fish oils may have some benefits for relieving pain but a definite link hasn't been proven