Personally I have many reasons for my pain...all due to a disabling accident. I deal with CMP (chronic myofascial pain) myelopathy,(lesion from vertebrae chewing into the spinal nerve bundle) TMD, neuropathic pain, head migraines and opthamolgic migraines. (Thus I have both CNS (central nervous system) andd peripheral pain.)

For pain management I use ice,(ice packs, ice massages), cool swim, heat, (heating pad, hot tub, shower, heat/massage recliner, even a hair dryer when instant heat was needed!) a TENS unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator- this scrambles the pain message from the nerve to the brain, so the brain never receives a complete message and won't realize the pain there), tennis balls (for pressure point work), stretching, meditation, trance, delta wave CD, infrared lamp, breathing/calming, splints,braces, tai chi, myoflex, lidoderm patches, zomig for migraines, orajel for gum pain, and the ongoing narcotic med. ANd of course, a call to my pain/stress management clinical psychologist.

I live with level 7 pain with good management, and break-through pain into level 10 and beyond. Quality of life is tough to find many days.

I have a service dog, who will be 15 soon. I need a motorized wheelchair and vehicle.

So now you know more about me... at least posted in one spot