Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter has some interesting ideas about how people should deal with chronic pain.
Ella Emhoff, 25, revealed last week that she grew up with a spinal condition that required surgery to correct a “hunchback.” The surgery was successful, but she was in constant pain, she said, so she called on her 346,000 followers to share how they deal with their own ongoing pain.
The following day, Emhoff compiled these recommendations into a huge list and shared a spreadsheet with the public that included the disclaimer: “This should not be taken as medical advice. I’m just a girl trying to feel less pain.”
The most obvious recommendations included ketamine infusions, 14 hours of sleep, “mushrooms” and “complaining.”
The first half of Ella Emhoff’s “Big Pain Management List”. It is visible to anyone with a link to it, which is on her Instagram page.
Google Sheets
These suggestions were just a handful of dozens on Emhoff’s “big pain management list,” which is now linked as part of her first Instagram story highlight and can be read here. The list is broken down by devices, topicals, exercises, lifestyle, therapies and books.
The list had no shortage of bizarre and questionable ideas, such as acupuncture and toe stretchers, but most suggestions involved medical techniques and devices proven to help with pain. These included several variations of CBD, such as gummies and cream, as well as yoga and stretching.
Other suggestions included lifestyle changes such as avoiding alcohol and sugar and switching to an anti-inflammatory diet.
Ella Emhoff poses during New York Fashion Week in 2023.
Andrew Kelly/Reuters
The daughter of second gentleman Doug Emhoff said her pain was due to a congenital spinal curvature, a condition that meant her spinal cord was abnormally stuck to the inside of her spinal canal, before she underwent surgery to correct it. The condition can cause muscle weakness and problems with motor control if left untreated.
“I went to doctors and physiotherapists many times during my youth,” the younger Emhoff, who works as an artist and model, said last week. “I had surgery, grew a million centimeters and now suffer from chronic pain.”
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