What is Chronic Pain and How You Can Prevent It?

Anna Smith
2 min readApr 10, 2020

Occasional pains and aches are normal and almost everyone experiences them in their life. In some cases, sudden pain is beneficial to check the neuron system and to keep it active.

Chronic pain is a different pain from the injury. Pain reduces when the injury heals. But in case of chronic pain, our body keeps sending signals to the brain for pain.

Chronic pain may last for days, weeks, months or years. It affects you negatively by reducing your flexibility, endurance, strength, and mobility. Your daily tasks will become difficult for you due to this pain.

Chronic pain may cause an aching sensation or a burning sensation. Some times you will feel more pain and sometimes pain is dull.

So the question is which parts of the body it effects? It can affect any part of the body. In some areas of the body, you will feel it very sharp.

Types of Chronic Pain:

There are various types of chronic pain. Its impacts are different depending on the part of the body. Here are some types of chronic pain:

  • Headache
  • Post-trauma pain
  • Lower back pain
  • Arthritis pain
  • Psychogenic pain
  • Postsurgical pain
  • Lower back pain
  • Cancer pain

These are just some to understand, there are many other types of chronic pains.

What Causes Chronic Pain?

Usually, initial chronic pain starts due to a sudden burden on any part of the body or injury. Sometimes, it is also due to sudden stretching of the muscle. It slowly developed after damaging nerves. This makes the pain more long-lasting.

But the above-mentioned are not the only reasons. Sometimes, it is without any specific reason. Researchers are still trying to find out why?

How To Prevent Chronic pain:

The severity of chronic pain is different in people. Doctors try to diagnose the reason for pain and treat it according to the severity. Medical treatments and lifestyle remedies, both are important to reduce chronic pain. By adopting both of them, you can increase your mobility. For medications, consult the doctor.

Below are some lifestyle changes and home remedies to reduce chronic pain.

  • Physical therapy
  • Yoga
  • Massage
  • Balanced diet

A balanced diet is crucial to keep yourself healthy. A balanced diet can prevent many diseases and keep you fit.

Your daily diet should include foods that are rich in nutrients. Bone Broth, whole grains, milk, and vegetables are some of them.

If your pain is related to bones, collagen peptides may aid to prevent it.

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Anna Smith

My name is Anna. Friends call me Annie. I’m a writer by profession and foodie for love. I will share my thoughts on foods their benefits and side effects.