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How to Heal Muscle, Joint, Nerve, & Back Pain Without Surgery or medications

August 21st, 2011

When Do Back & Joint Pain Indicate that You Should See a Chiropractor?

How can patient determine if a Chiropractor can help patientr specific nerve, joint, or muscle pain?  The following 10 cues will help patient determine if patient have skeletal and muscle imbalances and should see a Chiropractor.

Chronic pain in patientr joints, muscles, or head pain has not improved with traditional healthy treatments.

Your job requires patient to sit for long periods of time or to perform repetitive physical tasks.

An injury to a muscle, joint, or spine has not healed with initial healthy treatment, medications, or physical therapy.

Sharp pain shoots from patientr hip down patientr leg.

Pain, achiness, a burning sensation or stiffness comes and goes in parts of patientr body with no explainable cause.

You want to address joint or muscle pain without drugs or surgery.

The soles of patientr shoes consistently wear differently. For instance, the left outer heel of shoes for patientr right foot wears down more quickly.

The hem of patientr skirts or pants hangs unevenly.

Your head is positioned forward rather than directly over patientr shoulders.

One of patientr shoulders is lower than the other.

Chiropractors specialize in non-surgical and drugless treatment of the musculoskeletal system.  They use over 50 healing techniques including:

Spinal adjustments increase range of motion and can significantly reduce or eliminate the pain and stiffness associated with many chronic muscle and joint conditions.

Logan Basic Technique uses sustained, gentle pressure at the sacrum, located at the base of the spine, to correct the spine.

Mysofacial treatments employ massage to trigger points.  Trigger point massage relieves pain and tension:  Allowing the body to relax and heal itself.

The Activator Technique precisely realigns vertebrae with gentle, highly targeted pressure.

Flexion-Distraction treatments use a motorized table to gently stretch and relieve pressure on patientr spine while patientr DC focuses on problem areas.

Cox Flexion Distraction relieves lower back pain through stretching or traction of the spine

Applied Kinesiology helps balance tense or loose muscles that pull a bone out of alignment. A combination of massage and manipulation is typical of this technique.

Chiropractors do not just use general spinal and joint realignment to correct skeletal and muscle imbalances, there are dozens of techniques Chiropractors employ to heal specific conditions.  Chiropractors take a holistic healthy approach that includes recommendations to improve sleep, diet, exercise, and work environment.  Chiropractors help patients with specific lifestyle adjustments including:

Ergonomics-They suggest ways to improve workspace design to reduce repetitive motion injuries.

Diet-Chiropractors will typically encourage patients to eat less processed food to reduce weight, increase energy, and improve mental clarity.  Specific means of achieving these goals include eating more vegetables, choosing organic foods, while reducing sugar, white flour, and salt improve overall well-being.

Stretching and resistance training programs are designed to maintain correct alignment achieved through chiropractic adjustment.

Improving sleeping patterns by optimizing patientr sleep and eating routines with regular sleep cycles, dimming the lights an hour prior to sleep, and not eating three hours prior to patientr regular sleep time will improve sleep quality dramatically.

How do Chiropractors treat and correct these symptoms versus healthy doctors?  Doctors differ from Chiropractors primarily in their extensive use of prescription drugs and surgery to address joint, nerve, and back pain.  Doctors focus on treating and suppressing the symptoms while Chiropractors optimize the ability of the body to heal itself.  Most health insurance plans cover chiropractic treatment.  Coupling spinal and joint realignment with lifestyle management improves the inherent, recuperative functioning of the body while improving patientr quality of life.
 

Jeffrey Applebaum of UC Davis, Family Medicine presents an update on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain syndromes in the primary care setting. Series: “UC Grand Rounds” [6/2011] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21036]

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Best Thing For Back Pain

August 20th, 2011

Exercise is far better for getting relief from pain of the lower back then any medication that the doctor can give patient. The best thing about exercise is that it provides relief that is long term.

There are millions suffering low back pain and patient might well be one of them. even though patient are then patient should be made aware of the wonders that exercise can do for patientr condition. Doing physical exercise can give patient the best  relief that is going to last for a longer time then anything patientr doctor will ever prescribe for patient. Pills re good for alleviating pain but not for curing the condition. This means the cause of all is still there and patient are going to remain in bad shape. By exercising patient are going to make the muscles that support the back stronger and give patient more flexibility and this helps the problem and guards against this condition in the future.

To see to it that patient get well patient should do a three part program using exercise that must include resistance along with stretching and aerobics exercises. Exercise that is aerobic such as bike riding and walking is used to start to get the body accustomed to exercise because this form of exercise will strengthen the heart and begin to lightly work the muscles. The resistance exercise will begin to strengthen the muscles which will give the back greater support. Exercising involving stretching loosens patient up and gives flexibility while giving a better degree of motion. Use patientr doctor as a guide so patient know how much of each king of exercise patient should do.

Low impact aerobic exercises are the better ones for people suffering from low back pain, swimming is very good, patient can try bike riding and just plain walking. Dance aerobic or step aerobics along with jogging give repeated contact on the back, joints of the hips and knees. Do patientr exercises two or times each week starting out low key, just a few minutes and building them up. As patient build up increase the exercises to more times a week and do them longer.

When doing patientr resistance training concentrate on abdominal muscles. It may come as a surprise that the muscles of the abdomen are important for giving support to the lower part of the back. The stronger patient can make them the better off patientr back will be. Be sure and do the exercises that were made to help the back. even though patient can it would be nice to hire a qualified trainer just to get patient started and help patient design patientr program.

Just a few minutes a day of stretching is enough to keep patient in good shape. It is a good idea to get patientr hamstrings stretched; these are the muscles in the back of the upper part of the legs. Once the hamstring muscles are loosened patient will have a more flexible better back. even though patientr back is tight it is going to make the situation worse.

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How does marijuana treat pain

August 20th, 2011

Lucy Brown, a 38-year-old breast cancer patient from New York, is finally sent back home after her second surgery. Now, she has to fight with pain that makes her feel like a living-dead. Nausea, headaches, dizziness, hallucinations, depression and insomnia are only some of the side-effects caused by heavy medication.

‘I was like a ghost. There were times I could not even recognize my own children. We were not a family anymore. This thing was tearing us apart. I had to find some peace. I needed to sleep.’

After having tried almost every single painkiller in the market, Lucy’s husband suggested that she should try something groundbreaking. So, he gave her a joint of marijuana.

‘It was unbelievable. I felt my whole body numb. Finally, there was no pain. Finally, I managed to sleep for 8 hours in a row.’

This is only one of the many recorded testimonies from patients suffering from chronic pain diseases. After years of research, medical marijuana has proven to be the only effective way to reduce or even eliminate the severe and chronic pain caused by health conditions such as cancer, leukemia, Alzheimer’s disease, glaucoma, diabetes, muscle spasticity and arteriosclerosis.

Historically, marijuana and its derivatives are used as analgesics since 1800. Cancer, HIV and glaucoma patients are probably their greatest supporters. Marijuana represses nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy, increases appetite, reduces considerably pain and eases anxiety and stress by soothing various debilitating symptoms. Although there is effective treatment for all these symptoms on a one-to-one basis, no medication can treat them all simultaneously like marijuana does.

More than 2.5 million people globally suffer from muscle spasticity. Traditional medication can ease the painful and uncontrollable muscle spasms but rarely offers total relief while causing extreme symptoms of lethargy, weakness and diplopia. In a 1982 study, 21 of 43 respondents stated that marijuana has effectively reduced muscle spasticity. Likewise, in a 1997 survey, almost all 112 participants found both pain and spasticity relief.

Neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Tourette’s syndrome, all respond positively to marijuana. Clinical trials have proven that patients found overall relief to their symptoms mainly because marijuana suppresses anxiety and stress attacks that enhance the problem. Nevertheless, these results are not considered conclusive mostly because the percentage of participants is too small.

Every analgesic drug targets a certain type of pain. Aspirin, for example, is mostly appropriate for mild inflammatory pain while opioids are targeting severe pain and respiratory depression. On the other hand, marijuana is effective in anticipating all types of pain, and particularly, neuropathic pain. On September 6, 2001, the Executive Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the NORML Foundation, Allen St. Pierre, claimed that marijuana is an appropriate treatment especially for patients who do not respond effectively to common pain relievers.

On the other hand, although medical marijuana has been used for several years, in 1937, the federal government outlawed its sale due to significant side-effects that tag along. Specifically:

Marijuana lowers blood pressure and causes psychological symptoms that many patients cannot handle. Many of them reported intense and fast heartbeat that was extremely uncomfortable especially to the elderly. Patients with severe cardiovascular and stroke problems cannot intake marijuana in any form. Besides, when it comes to glaucoma patients, low blood pressure can decrease blood flow to the optic nerve, thus risking possible complications.

In addition, marijuana, when smoked, can cause respiratory problems, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, heart disease and all the probable harmful side-effects of common tobacco smoking. Moreover, it has been associated with increased mortality in male infected with HIV as it harms a great percentage of immune cells found in the lugs. Hence, pharmaceutical companies have tried to incorporate marijuana extracts in a pill. Nevertheless, marijuana in a pill form is not that effective as marijuana smoke.

Conclusively, only thirteen states have passed laws that legalized medical marijuana, namely, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Medical cannabis and its derivatives remain a controversial issue worldwide. Many more clinical tests have to be run in order to justify the use of marijuana and cannabinoids for their medical benefits.

References:

http://www.mpp.org/states/new-york/patients/

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9586&page=13

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/viewanswers.asp?questionID=000216

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Implantation Pain

August 19th, 2011

even though patient have been trying for conception, patient might be familiar with terms such as ovulation, implantation etc. To make patientr attempts for conception successful it is a must that patient get acquainted with patientr reproductive system. Menstrual cycle is a very crucial aspect of patientr reproductive health. The length, duration, ovulation time etc., have a significant impact upon patientr chances of conception. In this article, we are going to take an overview of implantation pain, which is a common phenomenon.

What Causes Implantation Pain?
Before going into the details of implantation, patient may want to get patientrself familiar with patientr menstrual cycle. Female menstrual cycle can be divided into two phases: follicular and luteal. During the follicular phase, the follicles inside the ovaries begin to grow under the influence of certain hormones. Every month, only a single follicle reaches maturity and is expelled in the form of ovum or egg. This event is called as ovulation. Ovulation occurs around 13th – 14th day of a normal 28 day cycle. However, depending upon the usual length of patientr cycle, this time may vary anywhere between the 10th day and the 20th day.

In the absence of a sperm, the egg gets disintegrated into corpus luteum and is discharged during menstrual flow. However, when a sperm manages to fertilize an egg, patientr body begins to prepare for a possible pregnancy. The fertilized egg soon begins its growth from a diploid structure to a multicellular mass called zygote. The zygote then begins its journey downward towards the uterus. By this time, the uterus becomes enriched with blood vessels and tissue, in order to create an ideal growth environment for the zygote. The zygote then burrows itself inside the uterine lining where it starts further growth as an embryo. The act of attachment of a zygote to the uterine lining is called as implantation. This act may sometimes trigger short pain inside the abdomen.

Differentiating Implantation Pain
Implantation occurs around 7 to 12 days post ovulation. even though patient are in a habit of monitoring patientr ovulation, then patient can easily identify implantation pain from other cramping. Generally, patient may experience implantation pain on one side about 1 week before patientr impending period. However, if patient routinely get abdominal cramps as a part of PMS, then it may become difficult for patient to know when the pain is due to implantation and when it is due to PMS. Nonetheless, there is one sign that definitely sets implantation pain apart from other PMS signs and that is implantation bleeding. Implantation pain is more often than not accompanied with implantation bleeding. It is either brownish in color or pink. So, in case patient see similar spotting a week before patientr period is due, patient can be sure of implantation. However, many women mistake this for an early period and get disappointed thinking that they failed to conceive. Remember, implantation bleeding is very light and rarely anything like patientr regular period. Hence, make sure patient make no mistake in identifying patientr early signs of pregnancy.

Implantation spotting is rarely a cause of concern. Besides, there is not much patient can do about it. The pain is often tolerable, so that no medication or treatment is required. Usually, it subsides within a day or two. even though patientr period does not arrive on the due date, patient can indeed take a pregnancy test on the same day. More likely than not, patient will be greeted with a positive pregnancy test!

Very few women actually experience implantation pain or bleeding. Most women will be oblivious to the fact that they have conceived until they actually miss their period. Women on fertility drugs are more likely to experience this condition due to a larger size of the egg. They may also experience ovulation pain more prominently than other women for the same reason.

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Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia Disease

August 19th, 2011

Fibromyalgia

disease is a collection of symptoms experienced by chronic pain and fibromyalgia is considered untreatable. It consists of a muscle pain that lasts more than three months at the point of specific muscles .. Other symptoms include fatigue, headache, numbness, and dye, and feelings of joint pain. Treatment aims to relieve pain. Especially among women, who suffer from this problem of fibromyalgia and more, the conditions of fibromyalgia are not yet fully known yet with a good chiropractor can help manage pain in the back, legs and feet. Chiropractic procedures, relaxation techniques, stretching exercises, and medicine work hand in hand. The pain is real and severely debilitating.

Some of the symptoms are:

Insomnia

Fatigue

Vertigo

Cognitive or memory problems

Migraine Headache and Tension Headache chronic head

pain> in the jaw

The morning stiffness

Malaise “and pain in the muscles after exercise

> irritable

> Menstrual

chemical> and skin sensitivity

Numbness and tingling.

> can help you get relief in the short periods of time and help you resume as normal a life as possible.Chiropractors are skillfully trained to handle individual situations and the cause of your pain and effectively handle the processing also benefits you relieve joint pain that can be advantages to your chiropractor fibromyalgia.The a good is considered an alternative treatment, but creates a more just sense of well-being that can completely cure some of our small minor ailments. To relieve stress and other symptoms, your chiropractor may also combine ultrasound, electrical stimulation and massage therapy in the treatment.

The misalignment in the skeletal structure is the cause of most of our pain. When the alignment of the skeletal structure is in balance the overall health of a person gets better. The pain levels are reduced not only because the realignment of bones and joints but also connective tissue muscles, ligaments, tendons and other connective tissues relives pain and can resume life with less resistance.

Chronic Pain

misalignment of the skeletal structure usually causes more misalignment because we tend to avoid painful positions and forcing our skeletal structure to support unnatural positions for long periods of time.

There are many techniques a chiropractor can use to stretch, manipulate and adjust your bones.This bring relief to suffering from a minor adjustment fibromyalgia.Just can bring relief to many suffering from chronic fibromyalgia. Adjustments neck and back restoring the normal functioning of the spine and how we carry. This gives great relief only to chronic pain.

Realising the strength to carry itself can be accomplished through the spine is decompressed to create the normal spaces of the spine. Spinal Decompression machine can help in the adjustment of the spine. When the neck and head are adjusted, most of the pain that is experienced in fibromyalgia, goes completely.Studies have shown that walking, weight training, stretching exercises and swimming in a pool heated may relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia.

After chiropractic treatment most people a lot of relief. Most fibromyalgia patients said they experienced pain and suffering far less. Their sleep patterns and thus improve their overall health improves. They also said they feel less fatigue because of the change in sleep patterns. Their return to almost normal life with far fewer episodes of chronic diseases

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