12 WAYS TO COPE WITH YOUR PAIN DURING THE FESTIVE PERIOD…

Managing chronic pain is hard enough but during the busy festive period, it can cause bad flare-ups for sufferers unless they take care.

Here are some tips on how to manage your pain during Christmas.

1. Don’t be frightened to ask for help, be it with the shopping, cooking, or cleaning. As many chronic pain sufferers tend to ‘look fine’ most people do not realise the pain they are suffering inside, so if you don’t ask you won’t get help.

2. Try moving that cutting board to the table and chop while sitting. Try moving those green beans to the living room and snap while sitting or reclining.

3. The easiest way to get around these problems is to plan ahead for the big Christmas week.

4. Crockpots can be a godsend in the winter for many chronic pain sufferers, just get help with your preparation of vegetables then pop…