Don't be disappointed if one thing doesn't work because another will. The pharmaceutical pain-controlling drugs eventually lose their effectiveness, more and more of the drug being required until no amount works, and then the patient merely becomes hysterical with as much pain as at the first. But now the simple remedies won't work over the drugs and the patient is not in control of the mind or emotions. If this possibility can be avoided, it is well worth a lot of effort. The modalities you have available are heat, cold, total body immersion in a neutral bath, a hot foot bath, a cold mitten friction to the extremities, massage, and herbal remedies.
Massage is a very good remedy .
It is more beneficial than most people understand. It is comforting, soothing, and gives them the sense that someone is near who can help. If a patient has a cancer you can see or feel, do not massage it directly, as squeezing might cause the cancer to spread. Try ice massage . Freeze a styrofoam cup with water in it.