Managing Pain Without Medications

Dr. Robert Jamison, a professor of anesthesia and psychiatry with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital, notes that one of the main reasons for growing additions to pain medications is "the ease with which it is often prescribed."

Harvard Health recently shared "The drug-free approach to pain management," which you can read here. This article shares the following tips in more detail on alternative methods for pain management.

• Physical Therapy

• Yoga

• Mind-Body Therapies (ie. strategies to respond to negative thought patterns)

• Complimentary Therapies

• Acupuncture

• Massage Therapy

• Medical Interventions

• Botox Injections

• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)