FND & Pain

Todays topic is FND & Pain

Being in pain is horrible. However, pain is also our bodies way of telling us that something is wrong or dangerous. It’s the reason we use oven-mitts, instead of our bare hands, when handling things straight from the oven. It let’s us know if we’ve broken a bone, or if our appendix is about to rupture. To understand how to manage and treat pain, we first need to identify the cause of our pain. With FND, our pain can be sorted into two categories; pain because something is wrong, and pain because of misfiring nerves.( For the purpose of this I’m going to go ahead and assume that you’ve experienced the first category throughout most of your life and know how to manage and treat this type of pain.)

FND causes our nerves to misfire and incorrectly register pain.

A nice soothing shower can feel like being stabbed with needles. Lights that enable us to see clearly, can feel like daggers. There are literally too many simple solutions and strategies to help manage this type of pain, that I can’t possibly include them all here. Isn’t that wonderful? There are Alot of Salutation!

Sometimes, one part or side of the body can be in pain for no apparent reason. This is the type of pain that people with FND often find the most difficult to treat and manage. If we know that our finger hurts because we have a splinter in it, we can remove the splinter. If we have pain for no apparent reason, it can be more difficult to treat.

One of the simplest and most effective ways to treat this type of pain is with heat. As with anything with FND, go slow, especially if your nerves aren’t firing correctly. Earlier this year, I experienced numbness in my right hand. Unable to prepare meals myself, I would reheat meals made by my husband in the microwave. It is only now that I have the feeling back in my right hand that I’ve realised that those bowls were likely far too hot for me to safely hold with my bare hand. As I said, pain isn’t fun, but it is important for our safety.

Wheat bags are an effective tool to add some heat to areas in which your experiencing pain. Liniments designed for post-exercise or aching joints, that create heat are also great, and unlike the wheat bags, don’t require you to lug a microwave around with you to be used out of the house.

Taking note of when and where you experience pain is a proactive way to manage pain. If you experience pain mostly at night, or in the evenings, this may be an indication that you have overdone it during the day. If you are able to predict when you will experience pain, you can get to work on treating it proactively. Get some heat on before that pain begins, and you may find that it reduces the severity of the pain. Another way to reduce pain is to address the underlying issue; those misfiring neural pathways and nerves. Be sure to subscribe, as we delve deeper into neuroplasticity, building and strengthening neural pathways, and stimulating misfiring nerves.

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