CHRONIC PAIN CHAMPIONS
  • Home
  • Pain truths
  • Pain Quiz
  • Free e-book
  • Support Group
  • Resources
  • Education
  • Blog
  • Think Positive
  • Tinnitus
  • About
  • Connect

My thoughts

calm the mind. calm the body.

3/1/2022

 
Pain, stress, and tension are closely related. Muscles tighten and put pressure on nerves resulting in even more pain.

It’s possible to activate your body’s natural relaxation response to help reduce the tension using mind-body tools like:
  • Deep breathing (also called diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, and belly breathing) – easy to learn and can be done anywhere.
  • Yoga and tai chi – can be modified, if needed, to accommodate individual needs, like chair yoga or tai-chi chih (a simplified version of tai chi).
  • Mindfulness and meditation – require you to redirect your attention.
  • Passive muscle relaxation – mentally relax your muscles from head to toe.
  • Progressive muscle relaxation – actively tense and relax your muscles from head to toe.

Helpful videos
  • Deep Breathing Exercises for Beginners
  • Breathe to Heal | Max Strom | TEDxCapeMay (18:32)
  • Mindfulness
  • ​Passive Muscle Relaxation to Manage Anxiety and Stress (12:40)
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation to Manage Anxiety and Stress (15:00)
  • ​Tai Chi Chih - Joy Through Movement (50:08)
  • Yoga For Chronic Pain | Yoga With Adriene (25:33)

Free Apps
  • Bellybio
  • Breath2Relax
  • Mindfulness Bell
  • ​The Breathing App
 
FIND MORE TOOLS AND APPS
 

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Tom Bowen is a chronic pain patient who turned into an advocate, educator, and collaborator.

    Categories

    All
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Featured Resource
    Forgiveness/Gratitude
    General
    Goal Setting
    Moderation/pacing
    Opioids
    Pain Behavior
    Pain Management
    Pain Rehabilitation
    Supplements
    Understand Pain

    Archives

    January 2023
    November 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Pain truths
  • Pain Quiz
  • Free e-book
  • Support Group
  • Resources
  • Education
  • Blog
  • Think Positive
  • Tinnitus
  • About
  • Connect