What to do about tumor pain? Effective ways to relieve pain

During the treatment process, cancer patients may experience pain due to chemotherapy and other reasons. Many cancer patients fear pain more than the disease, not only because the pain is unbearable, but also because the pain affects the patient's work and rest and spirit. So what are the ways to relieve the patient's pain?

1: There are many kinds of distraction activities, and anything that can attract the patient's attention can be used to relieve pain, such as listening to music, watching TV, listening to the radio, etc.

1: Learning to apply relaxation therapy to fully relax the muscles of the whole body is not only a good way to relieve pain and prevent pain from getting worse, but also plays a very important role in effectively eliminating anxiety, helping patients improve sleep quality, get enough rest, and recover their physical strength as soon as possible during the recovery process of the disease. The specific methods of relaxation therapy include: breathing relaxation method and rhythmic massage method.

1: Massage, cold, heat, pressure and other means are used to stimulate the skin to relieve pain or reduce pain. It is widely used in various medical specialties. For example, surgical burns can be treated with local cold compresses to reduce pain and exudate; abdominal pain caused by internal diseases can be relieved by massage, hot compresses and other methods.

2: Massage to relieve pain: Depending on the location of the pain, the patient can do a slow, steady circular massage on the waist, back and feet by himself or others.

3: Stimulation to relieve pain: When cancer pain occurs, if you want to use temperature stimulation to relieve pain, it is recommended to use cold compress. If some parts are not suitable for cold compress, other methods should be used to assist in pain relief. Cold compress reduces pain by causing local numbness. The effect is better and the pain relief time is longer. When applying cold compress, use a towel to wrap an ice bag or ice water bag for local cold compress. Pay attention to local reactions, preferably whitening of the skin. However, frostbite should not occur.

4: Pressure pain relief: Press the patient's painful area or the surrounding area with the wrist, fingertips, knuckles or the entire hand for about 10 seconds to let the patient feel whether the pain is relieved. If the pain is not obvious, look for the best pressure pain relief point. Once found, apply fixed pressure for about 1 to 2 minutes. Sometimes the pain relief time can reach several minutes or even hours.

For reference only. If acute pain occurs, you should contact your doctor immediately and have a careful examination. It is important to identify the cause. Because pain does not necessarily mean that the cancer has spread or there are other serious problems. It may be caused by some minor physical problems, such as constipation, external stimulation, excessive tension, gastrointestinal spasm, etc.