Pain Relief

Read about natural pain relief methods from alternative medicine. Relieve your pain with these effective pain management techniques from M.D.s and other medical professionals.

Do you need pain relief? I did, too, and so did others I know. Because I had access to cutting edge information, and because I was persistent, I managed to get rid of my pain. I had the motto, "I’ll try anything," and I did, seeing one doctor after another, using one thing after another, sometimes trying as many as a dozen approaches or products until I found one that worked. Believe me, it’s worth being persistent and optimistic to get rid of your pain. Never give up! I found a way to fix it, and you can, too.

Never give up. I didn’t. Never believe someone when they say, "Learn to live with it," as one famous sports medicine specialist said to me about my heel pain. (I finally fixed that one with a supplement.) Never give up. Too many miracles have happened. Never, never, never give up.

This page is mostly about alternative treatments--pain relief methods from alternative medicine. I have nothing against traditional medicine. Antibiotics and other necessary drugs have saved millions of lives, but in many cases, drugs may not be necessary because there are gentler, more effective cures with few or no side effects.

Surgeons can do amazing things. My husband, Karl, would not be alive today without the skilled hands and expertise of Dr. Denton Cooley, who, in 1986, patched a hole in his aorta and installed a new heart valve. But surgery may not always be the best choice. There may be gentler, more effective cures with few or no side effects!

Some of the things you’ll read you may have heard before. Others you are unlikely to know about because they are very old (patents) or very new.

If I have relied more heavily on a some sources than others, it’s because they always seem to know the newest and the most effective methods, or the info is not available elsewhere, and I trust them from my personal results with pain relief techniques they recommended.

Always check with your doctor before trying anything you read here. Everyone is different, and what might be good for some people might be bad for you, considering your medical history and medications.

DMSO
DMSO relieves pain, reduces swelling and inflammation and has a variety of other applications. Read about facts, benefits, uses, handling, applying, directions, side effects and safety.

The most frequent use is for pain relief in muscles and joints. Other possible applications include amyloidosis, arthritis, back pain and disc problems, burns, bursitis, cancer pain, cardiovascular diseases, cerebral edema, cuts, herpes, interstitial cystitis, joint pain, multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, including nighttime muscle cramps, muscle pain, osteomyelitis, respiratory disorders, scleroderma, trauma injuries, urinary tract disorders, and more. Read more...

Far Infrared Light Therapy
Far infrared light therapy treatment, also known as FIR, is a noninvasive pain relief treatment from alternative medicine that involves a pad similar to a common heating pad. Naturopathic doctor Mark Stengler, ND, has been using FIR to reduce pain and stiffness associated with a variety of conditions, including arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, lymph edema, and pain in the neck, back or muscles. Read more...

HERBAL PAIN RELIEF
Find information on herbal pain relief for muscle and joint aches and pains, strains and injuries, osteoarthritis, varicose veins and more with treatments from alternative medicine. Includes results of clinical trials on herbal pain remedies. Read more.

PROLOTHERAPY
Learn about prolotherapy and how it may alleviate pain from joint, tendon and ligament problems, which are the cause of most chronic pain. This pain relief method has an extremely high success rate for a long list of painful conditions.

Applications may include all kinds of joint, tendon and ligament problems: neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, groin, knee and ankle pain and foot pain; carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress disorders; compression fractures; degenerated or herniated discs; some kinds of fibromyalgia; certain kinds of headaches, including migraine; iliocostalis syndrome; low back pain; lumbago; musculoskeletal pain, including partially torn tendons, ligaments and cartilage; neuroma; osteoarthritis pain; phantom pain; post-stroke pain; reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD); sacroiliac joint problems; sciatica; slipping rib syndrome; spastic torticollis; spinal cord injury pain; sports injuries; tailbone pain; tendonitis; TMJ; vaginal and testicular pain; whiplash injuries and more. Read more about prolotherapy.

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