HOW TO COPE WITH CRPS/RSD ON A DAILY BASIS Author unknown 1) - TopicsExpress



          

HOW TO COPE WITH CRPS/RSD ON A DAILY BASIS Author unknown 1) DIET - Certain foods can make your pain better or worse, check out the chronic pain diet. 2) EXERCISE - especially aqua therapy in a warm water pool. The wrong types of PT an do a great deal of damage. 3) MEDICATION - The right combination of medication that addresses all your symptoms, just enough so you can function but not so much that you are sleepy. 4) ATTITUDE - How you approach your disease, how you decide to live with it, in spite of it, makes all the difference. 5) MEDICAL TEAM - Having a good physician, pharmacist, and for some, a psychiatrist, is very important in the management of the disease. 6) MANAGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT - This simply means BE AWARE of what in your house, workplace, friends home, etc. causes your pain to increase or decrease and adjust accordingly; A/C, fans, noise, dogs, children, TV, rest, neighbors, loved ones, stress, etc. 7) EDUCATE YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES - Use sites like American RSDHope and the RSDSA to learn about the disease. Arm yourself with the correct information and beware of sites with outdated and incorrect info. The bottom line is that even though CRPS is ranked as the most painful form of chronic pain that exists today, if managed well, CRPS isnt a death sentence, dont live your life like it is.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:30:33 +0000

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