Tips on Dealing with Adult Pain
As your body ages, it will also undergo changes that will likely result in new aches and pains. These may be signals of an underlying medical condition with chronic pain (such as neck pain).
Fortunately, you can ease the pains that your body experiences as it ages. Here are a few tips for your 30s and 40s.
In your 30s, the more common pain will be headaches. Your headaches can be triggered by a wide range of causes, such as stress at your home and workplace. You may also be placing excessive strain on your neck muscles (i.e., sitting in front of your computer for prolonged periods), which results in frequent headaches.
You can feel better by:
- Performing deep breathing exercises.
- Massaging your neck and shoulder muscles.
- Using a warm compress on your neck coupled with an over-the-counter painkiller. Just don’t abuse the painkillers.
You may also experience carpal tunnel syndrome, which causes pain in your wrists and hands. It is caused by the pressure on your wrists’ nerves from repetitive activities, such as typing on keyboards, tablets, and mobile phones.
You can feel better by:
- Taking regular breaks from typing.
- Adopting ergonomic positions, such as sitting against the back of your chair while your shoulders are relaxed.
- Using a wrist brace, as recommended by your Healthpointe doctor (at the La Mirada clinic, doctors are accessible to patients from Whittier, La Habra, Norwalk, Cerritos, Buena Park, and Santa Fe Springs).
In your 40s, you may start experiencing increased frequency in lower back pain. This can be caused by bad posture, wrong sleeping habits, and poor workplace setup, among others.
You can feel better by:
- Adopting proper body posture when walking, sitting and lifting things.
- Buying a new mattress with the right spine support and try new sleeping positions.
- Physical therapy.
Just don’t dismiss the pains that come with your aging body. Ask your doctor about the proper treatment and prevention measures.
Come to the Healthpointe clinic for more information about pain management. Among our many clinics, we have a Los Angeles clinic, which is accessible to people from Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Huntington Park, South Gate, Lynwood, Montebello, Monterey Park, and Alhambra.
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