What is the best way to deal with pain

My Dad taught me a focusing technique he picked up in China. It's a mind over matter type of thing that lets you externalize the pain. It works well for nagging pains as well as those sudden, bothersome pains like broken limbs.

I think it is a Buddhist technique. Look up self-hypnosis, bio-feedback, meditation.

There is this guy in China who can control his body so much that he can stick a spike through his had and not only will he not feel the pain, but he can control his blood pressure so he doesn't bleed. Western cultures are obsessed with pain meds.

That's a hard one. Sometimes my mousin' hand gets sore after working all day but after I take a tylenol its usually ok. You should look up that pressure point stuff. If you have a headache and you press that meaty part between your thumb and pointer finger it'll go away - really try it out!