8 Tips That Help You Cope With Your Chronic Pain

Track your pain level and activities every day.

To effectively treat your pain, your doctor needs to know how you’ve been feeling between visits. Keeping a log or journal of your daily “pain score” will help you track your pain. At the end of each day, note your pain level on the 1 to 10 pain scale. Also, note what activities you did that day. Take this log book to every doctor visit – to give your doctor a good understanding of how you’re living with chronic pain and your physical functioning level.

Get a massage for chronic pain relief.

Massage can help reduce stress and relieve tension – and is being used by people living with all sorts of chronic pain, including back and neck pain.

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