Managing Pain in Wheelchair Racing

hello!! im theo! i would love to do wheelchair racing, but i dont think there's anything like that near me. unfortunately, my method of dealing with pain is removing any situation that could cause pain, so i dont move as much as i would like and im very sedentary. it's better in my mind to have relatively consistent mobility 9 days out of 10 vs one day of moderate mobility followed by being bedbound for the next week- however, im hoping to meet with a pain management specialist to help me get moving more often!!

I have spina bifida. I used to walk up until I was 28 years old. I am now 34 and bed ridden. I applaud you for trying to be as active as you can, just be careful bc it takes a toll on your body and then there’s repercussions to everything. I am on a lot of pain meds now I take oxycodone and clonazapam, for spasms and also I take gabapentin. Those all work well for me. I’ve had a back surgery when I was 29 to detether my spinal cord and I slowly long the ability to walk a year before. I never got it back. I hope none of that happens to you but my advice is to be very careful with your activity now bc you will have to pay for it later.