Moderate use of kratom is far more beneficial than a prescription painkiller, if you were to compare the two. While prescriptions may work more immediate and directly, kratom is at least something that's stimulating aswell as painkilling, making it more motivating to do things instead of zone out and be sedated on opiates. Along with that many of the alkaloids are very healthy for you, look em up if you're curious, but there's a lot of beneficial properties to it. Usage of it in moderation is far easier than any other kind of opioid medication because it can easily produce nausea at a more "recreational" dosage, and one time taking too much kratom is enough to stop you for good (unless you're a fool like me I've tried a couple times and I've learned the hard way it will make you SICK if you do not respect it. That being said, it's very nice to fast with lol). Long story short, this is anecdotal, but I can tell you that unless you really have a problem with total reliance on substances, kratom can be used easily in moderation, and at least has a full spectrum of healthy alkaloids to go along with it.
Stretching, excersize with martial arts/kungfu/tai chi, is all great to release tension in the body and to channel things away from pain. This in combination with meditation is a great tool, especially meditation that works its way from toe to head: focus on one part of the body, imagine your mind massaging it, releasing tension, and relax it. Move onto the next body part up, until you've relaxed your entire body, not moving on until you've relaxed the previous parts. This is especially useful before going to bed or in the morning if you feel stiff, but of course, you should stretch and loosen up first otherwise the stiffness will be hard to unknot.
Focusing on re-associating the feeling of pain for something "less important" than pain is an essential part of this, when your mind just no longer feels the need to register the pain signals. Practice pushing it down the list of your mental hierarchy. Much more obvious when in a meditative state, but it can definitely be done.
For the record, not advocating kratom over the above two points, but I don't think it's a bad thing to have if it gets too bad to not sleep or something. Borneo Red Vein is the most therapeutic kind of kratom leaf for me when I had post-kidney stone pains, and intense cramps in my urinary tract.
Good luck with whatever happens with this, keep us posted!
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