While it may seem counter-intuitive to exercise while in pain, many doctors say in the long run it can help. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has advice for exercising with low back pain, and the Arthritis Foundation has tips for exercising with arthritis.
Alternative Therapies
The National Institutes of Health, the American Pain Foundation and the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York have suggestions for alternative therapies to treat pain.
Sleep
A lack of REM sleep makes you more sensitive to pain, Vad says.
"Let's say you have a cut on your finger and you've had enough sleep, you may say your pain is a 4 on a scale of 1-10," he says. "But if you haven't had enough sleep, you may say it's a 7, and it's the same cut."
The National Sleep Foundation has an explanation for how sleep affects pain.
Dr. Vijay Vad, a sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan
Supplements
Studies show fish oil, Vitamin B, glucosamine and chondroitin can help against certain types of pain, Vad says.
Dr. Vijay Vad, a sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan
Heat and Ice
The National Institutes of Health suggests ice for the first few days of a back injury, and then to switch to heat.
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