14 ways to manage pain without medicine

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Whether it’s back pain or sore joints, headaches or body aches, everybody feels pain.

Sometimes you need a prescription to manage that pain. But there may be other ways to find relief too. Consider these research-backed options for relieving pain without a trip to the pharmacy:

A special kind of breathing, called slow deep breathing or belly breathing, can be a powerful tool to calm the nervous system and help manage pain.

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