Successful chronic pain management is difficult to achieve when tasks require mobility. Cleaning still needs to get done, but even the simplest chores can be a source of significant discomfort. However, there are a few tips and tricks that will keep your home guest-ready while minimizing the strain placed on your body. 

How to Manage Chronic Pain While Cleaning 

1. Embrace Minimalistic Styles

Over time, rooms will get cluttered with new possessions, and closets will be stuffed with clothes. Take an inventory of your items, and throw out or donate what you no longer need. This will decrease the amount of cleaning and laundry you’ll have to do. 

2. Use New Tools 

There are many robot vacuum cleaners on the market, making them more affordable than ever. The technology they use has also improved, allowing them to pick up dust, dirt and dander with more accuracy. They have better collision sensors and can seamlessly transition from carpets to bare floors. Best of all, you can relax and let the robot do the work. 

Low-tech options are also available. Bending down to collect dust after sweeping can irritate your back, legs and hips. Invest in a long-handled dustpan for sweeping.

Grabber tools will help clean up your yard and home without making you stretch, strain or bend down as often. 

Washing dishes by hand or even with a machine can still be strenuous. There’s a lot of bending down to pick up dinnerware from the washing machine and stretching to place everything back in the cabinet. Instead, use more disposable plates and cutlery. 

3. Take Your Time 

Taking on too much will exacerbate your chronic pain management problems. Tidy rooms in stages by using the television as a measure. Only clean when the commercials are on. When the show returns, sit down and rest. 

The whole house doesn’t need to be neatened all at once. Cleaning in stages or taking on only one room a day will still get the work done without risking a flare-up. 

4. Ask for Help

Splitting up tasks with a spouse or roommates will make cleaning faster while decreasing your exertion. If you have young children at home, delegate some of the duties to them. They might be able to clean hard-to-reach areas. Assigning them chores also presents an excellent opportunity to teach them about responsibilities. 

Whether experiencing the effects of an injury or disorder, pain can sometimes become overwhelming. At iSpine Pain Physicians, the goal is to make everyday life much easier. Their chronic pain management doctors create detailed treatment plans that are customized to the needs of their patients. Servicing the Twin Cities area, including Delano, Coon Rapids, Chaska, Shakopee, Sartell and Maple Grove, MN, they use minimally-invasive techniques to help relieve pain throughout the body. For more information on their services, visit their website. To schedule an appointment, call (763) 201-8191.