{"id":10288,"date":"2013-10-30T22:07:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T05:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.chiropractorintempeaz.com\/?p=10288"},"modified":"2019-09-02T16:09:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T23:09:43","slug":"natural-solution-for-chronic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/30\/natural-solution-for-chronic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Solution for Chronic Pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addictive Pain Killers, or a Natural Healthier Solution for Chronic Pain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pain killer approach or opioids such as: Morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl, make up one of the most commonly abused drug classes. These drugs are not only addictive, but do not address the true underling cause of one\u2019s pain.\u00a0 At their best they are a short term band-aid only covering up\u00a0the underlying problem.\u00a0 \u00a0At their worst they can\u00a0lead to slowed breathing and death if too much is taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drug\naddiction has been called the fastest-growing drug problem in the US by the\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of deaths from\nopioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone rose nearly four-fold in 10\nyears, between 1999 and 2009. Hydrocodone itself is a synthetic heroin, it\u2019s\nindistinguishable from any other heroin as far as your brain and body is\nconcerned. Therefore, if you\u2019re hooked on hydrocodone, you are in fact a heroin\naddict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>So\nwhy do medical doctors prescribe these harmful drugs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctors\nwho are in school right now are, in the best case scenario, only getting 12\nhours or less of pain management control in a 6 year curriculum. Because of\nthis, doctors are ill trained to deal with chronic pain and therefore give out\nprescription medication to their patients that are both harmful and addictive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Natural\nways to deal with chronic pain include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chiropractic adjustments<\/strong>: According to a study published in the<em> Annals of Internal Medicine<\/em>\npatients with neck pain who used a chiropractor and\/or exercise were more than\ntwice as likely to be pain free in 12 weeks compared to those who took\nmedication.<\/li><li><strong>Massage<\/strong>: Massage releases endorphins, which help induce relaxation,\nrelieve pain, and reduce levels of stress chemicals such as cortisol and\nnoradrenaline \u2013 reversing the damaging effects of stress by slowing heart rate,\nrespiration and metabolism and lowering raised blood pressure. It is a\nparticularly effective therapy for stress-related tension, which experts believe\naccounts for as much as 80 to 90 percent of disease.<\/li><li><strong>Acupuncture<\/strong>: Researchers concluded that acupuncture has a definite effect\nin reducing chronic pain, such as back pain and headaches, more so than\nstandard pain treatment.<\/li><li><strong>Relearn proper posture: <\/strong>The <em>Gokhale\nMethod<\/em> addresses the root cause of physical pain, which is\ntypically caused by improper posture. The method teaches you to reclaim your\nprimal posture, which is the way your body was designed to stand, sit and move.\nYou can also try <em>Foundation Training<\/em>\ndeveloped by Dr. Eric Goodman to treat his own chronic low back pain.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\nhave chronic pain of any kind, understand that there are many safe and\neffective alternatives to prescription and over-the-counter painkillers. These\nare the types of pain remedies that provide excellent pain relief without any\nof the health hazards that pain medications often carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Curcumin<\/strong>: Curcumin is the primary therapeutic compound identified in the\nspice turmeric. Osteoarthritis patients who added only 200 mg of curcumin a day\nto their treatment plan had reduced pain and increased mobility. In fact,\ncurcumin has been shown in over 50 clinical studies to have potent\nanti-inflammatory activity.<\/li><li><strong>Boswellia:<\/strong> This herb contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties.\nBoswellia works well with many rheumatoid arthritis patients.<\/li><li><strong>Bromelain:<\/strong> This protein-digesting enzyme, found in pineapples, is a\nnatural anti-inflammatory.<\/li><li><strong>Cetyl Myristoleate (CMO):<\/strong> This oil, found in fish and dairy butter,\nacts as a \u201cjoint lubricant\u201d and an anti-inflammatory.&nbsp; Used as a topical\npreparation to relieve ganglion cysts and a mild carpal tunnel syndrome.<\/li><li><strong>Evening Primrose, Black Currant and Borage Oils:<\/strong> These contain the fatty\nacid gamma linolenic acid (GLA), which is useful when treating arthritic pain.<\/li><li><strong>Cayenne Cream:<\/strong> This spice comes from dried hot peppers. It alleviates pain by\ndepleting the body\u2019s supply of substance P, a chemical component of nerve cells\nthat transmit pain signals to your brain.<\/li><li><strong>Astaxanthin:<\/strong> Has very potent anti-inflammatory properties and in many cases\nworks far more effectively than prescription drugs like NSAIDs.<\/li><li><strong>Ginger:<\/strong> This herb is anti-inflammatory and offers pain relief and\nstomach-settling properties.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on a article written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercola.com\/\">Dr. Joeseph Mercola<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on using Chiropractic Care as a natural solution for chronic pain <a href=\"https:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pain killer approach or opioids such as: Morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl, make up one of the most commonly abused drug classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[91,173,190,92],"class_list":["post-10288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chiropractic-care","tag-chiropractic","tag-chronic-pain","tag-opioids","tag-tempe-chiropractor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Natural Solution for Chronic Pain? - Reed Chiropractic Tempe AZ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chiropractic and\/or exercise are a 2 times more effective natural solution for pain than taking medications. 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