HHC Centre A Quick Guide to Back, Neck & Knee Pain Management | Page 28

3 Ignoring self-care techniques: pain meds only deal with 60% of the pain; the rest relies on
self-care technique. Watch your posture, exercise, avoid carrying heavy weights, take rests,
worry less about the pain and just stay positive.
4 Self-diagnosis: many people suffering from joint problems prefer carrying out self-diagnosis
rather than enlisting the help of a medical professional. Again, this is a recipe for disaster. You
might cause a string of problems in the future that may become permanent.
5 Resorting to spine surgery before exhausting all the safe remedies: to be safe, wait it out.
Let surgery be your last option, not your first.