Pain Management

Aside from pharmaceutical interventions, the following may help with managing pain:

• Physiotherapy
• Occupational therapy – there may be adjustments that can be made to your living or working space that help to reduce pain
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) where electrodes are placed on the skin to stimulate nerves
• Complementary therapies such as t’ai chi, yoga, acupuncture, meditation, relaxation or hypnosis
• Surgery – usually only used when other approaches have not proved effective
• Other approaches that may be useful when treatments do not bring complete relief: 
• Pain clinics – where they are available – may be able to look at other methods of minimising the impact of pain. Ask your nurse or doctor.
• Self management programmes – courses run by and for people with long-term conditions.

Chronic Pain Ireland have lots of helpful information available on their website which can be accessed here