8 Natural Pain killers

It may come as quite a surprise to some that there are many effective natural painkillers available for a countless number of illnesses that can at least do just as well as pharmaceuticals. Then unlike those potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals with their side effects, natural painkillers have been known to be a lot safer.

-In short, whatever pharmaceuticals can do as painkillers so can plant; herbs and oils, a lot safer.

The problems of dealing with pain, particularly the chronic sort have been a constant problem for doctors on knowing how to help the patient by prescribing the right medicine... The medical community has been criticized for not solving the problem very well.

It doesn't help when patients suffering from ailment pains of sorts eat junk foods long term with their nasty cheap trans-fats, high refined sugar content devoid of fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. This makes it difficult for any painkiller to do its job effectively.

For natural painkillers to do the job of pain relief first it is necessary to rid one's self of junk food. Once this is done it's time to move on to try the appropriate painkiller from a vast selection of analgesic herbs and oils available.

Here are just some of the highly effective painkillers available and how they can be used for specific ailments.

1. Ginger

This natural painkiller has been used for over a thousand years. It can be used to treat anything from arthritis pains such as osteoarthritis to general aches... Some people are more sensitive to ginger than others so if using be careful by building up the dosage on a slow and steady gradient.

2. Capsaicin

Another centuries-old natural medicine, capsaicin is what gives peppers their hotness. It's another one for treating arthritic pains and has been shown to be highly efficacious.

3. Devil's claw

In spite of its ominous sounding name this herb provides highly effective relief for a number of conditions including heartburn and liver problems. Having anti-inflammatory properties it can also be used to treat arthritis as well as back pains and headaches.

4. Wintergreen oil (essential oil)

Wintergreen contains some 85 plus percent methyl salicylate. This painkilling compound is found in aspirin. Known for its mentholated aroma it is used for treating sportspeople. Wintergreen can be used for muscular and joint pains, rheumatism, arthritis, headaches, tendonitis and drives away stress or tension.

5. Cherries

Containing anthocyanins belonging to the phytonutrients group of compounds cherries inhibit pain-causing enzymes. This has the same effect as aspirin. Cherries are said to be one of the best anti-inflammatory foods there is.

6. Cloves and 7. Peppermint

Cloves and peppermint provide relief for toothache.

8. Glucosamine sulfate

Available as supplements convincing evidence has shown that glucosamine sulfate provides pain relief for joint pains such as knee pains, osteoarthritis... It works well in conjunction with chondroitin giving extra benefit.

-That ends an all-too-brief guide of natural painkillers. It is hoped that the reader follows on with his/her own research...

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10 Things You can Do for Back Pain Relief

Maybe you bent the wrong way while lifting something heavy, or you're dealing with arthritis or another degenerative condition. Whatever the cause may be, once you have low back pain, it can be hard to shake. About one in four Americans say they've had a recent bout of low back pain.

Sometimes, it’s clearly serious: You were injured, or you feel numb or weak in the legs. Call the doctor, of course. But for routine and mild low back pain, here are a few simple tips to try at home.

1. Ice is best in the first 24 to 48 hours after an injury because it reduces inflammation. After 48 hours, you can switch to heat if you prefer. Whether you use heat or ice -- take it off after about 20 minutes to give your skin a rest. If pain persists, speak with a doctor.

2. Keep doing your daily activities. After you're feeling better, regular aerobic exercises like swimming, bicycling, and walking can keep you -- and your back -- more mobile. Just don't overdo it.

3. You can help avert future episodes of back pain by working the muscles that support your lower back, including the back extensor muscles. Having strong hip, pelvic, and abdominal muscles also gives you more back support. Avoid abdominal crunches, because they can actually put more strain on your back.

4. Don't sit slumped in your desk chair all day. Get up every 20 minutes or so and stretch the other way. Don't forget to also stretch your legs. Some people find relief from their back pain by doing a regular stretching routine, like yoga.

5. Design your workspace so you don't have to hunch forward to see your computer monitor or reach out for your mouse. Use a desk chair that supports your lower back and allows you to keep your feet firmly on the floor.

6. Slumping makes it harder for your back to support your weight. Be very careful of your posture when lifting heavy objects. Never bend over from the waist - bend and straighten from the knees instead.

7. Exchange your four-inch pumps for flats or low heels (less than 1 inch). High heels may create a more unstable posture, and increase pressure on your lower spine.

Kick the habit.

8. Smoking can increase your risk of osteoporosis and other bone problems. Osteoporosis can, in turn, lead to spinal compression fractures. Recent research found that smokers are more likely to have low back pain compared with nonsmokers.

9. Use dieting and exercise to keep your weight within a healthy range for your height. Being overweight puts excess stress on your spine.

10. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), and naproxen sodium (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn) can help reduce back pain. Acetaminophen (Actamin, Panadol, Tylenol) is another over-the-counter option for pain management. Make sure to check with your doctor or pharmacist about any interactions with over-the-counter pain relievers with other medications you are taking. People with a history of certain medical conditions (such as ulcers, kidney disease, and liver disease) should avoid some medicines or medications.

Call your doctor if:

Your low back pain is severe, doesn't go away after a few days, or it hurts even when you're resting.
You're weak or numb in your legs, or you have trouble standing or walking.
You lose control over your bowels or bladder.

These could be signs that you have a nerve problem or another underlying medical condition that needs treating.

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10 Best Knee Pain Strengthening Exercises – Ask Doctor Jo

How To Avoid Foot Pain After Running

Proper footwear is very important when it comes to avoiding foot pain after running. If you are wearing inappropriate foot wear, you may not have enough support for your feet or ankle. This can not only lead to foot pain after running, but also an ankle sprain or strain or other type of injury in the lower extremities. Another thing to be mindful of is wearing running shoes that are worn. If the cushion and soles are worn, your feet may have a harder impact with the ground. Also, be sure to check the bottom of your shoes for proper tread. If your tread is worn, you may not be receiving enough traction while running, which can lead to slips and spills.
Just because you have a brand new pair of running shoes, doesn’t mean you’re not at risk for experiencing foot pain after running. Keep in mind that fitment is just as important as wearing the appropriate running shoes. If you are unfamiliar with finding the proper shoe to fit the shape of your feet, speak to someone knowledgeable with the subject like an athletic trainer or specialist at a shoe or sporting goods store. You also want ot avoid wearing shoes that are too tight, which can create pressure on the nerves in your feet leading to foot pain.


To avoid any potential blisters, it’s important to have proper fitting shoes and the proper socks. Look for socks that have been labeled as “blister-proof” or look for some comfortable fitting socks made of cotton. Avoid the nylon varieties, which may be more abrasive. You can also lubricate any sensitive areas around your feet. Compression socks can be another viable option to protect your feet and manage the blood flow around your lower limbs. Surface

If you’re experiencing chronic foot pain after each and every run, you might want to consider running on softer terrain. Concrete and asphalt are some of the hardest surfaces to run on. However, asphalt tends to be softer than concrete, so choose the road as opposed to the sidewalk when running, but only do so when it is safe.

Another option would be to locate a running trail. While you might not be used to the uneven surface, rocks and gravel, your feet will take less of a beating because of the softer surface. An open running track beats out the running trail option, although these aren’t always easily accessible. Running tracks tend to feature all-weather running surfaces that can be described as running on a rubbery surface. A good idea would be to locate various surfaces and trails for you to use, and rotate the surfaces you use for your weekly runs.

Of course, you can forego any hard, outdoor surfaces by taking your running indoors through the use of a treadmill. Using a treadmill may be easier on the limbs, although some people prefer running out in the open as opposed to indoors. Know Your Hot Spots

There may be certain areas of your foot that are prone to pain or discomfort. These are commonly referred to as "hot spots," and can be the cause of pain during or after running. These areas may also be prone for developing calluses. Here are several things you can try to prevent pain in the hot spots of your feet:

Wear comfortable socks that provide extra cushion and support, and do not irritate your feet while running. Try taping up the known hot spots of your feet. Toughen your feet by soaking them in tea everyday for several weeks. Look for different inserts that you can place within your running shoes to add extra cushioning and support.

Make Sure You Warm Up And Stretch

To avoid injury, it’s important to start your run with a warm up before going at your full pace. Starting with a walk or a light jog works, or you can try dynamic warm-up exercises. After warming up, take a few minutes to stretch out your muscles. It is important to stretch out other leg muscles to prevent foot pain. Many athletic trainers and specialists recommend warming up your muscles before performing any stretching exercises. This is often considered the best method for preventing injuries. Don’t Overexert Yourself

Keep in mind that pain is not necessarily a bad thing. It is merely your body’s way of telling you that something might be wrong. If you begin to experience foot pain for no apparent reason in the middle of a run, stop and take a break to assess the problem. If you try and push through the pain, you run the risk of causing further injury to your feet. If you’ve been running for a longer distance than you’re used to, your body may be telling you it’s time to call it quits. Whenever you plan to extend the duration of your run, make sure to do it in gradual increments. In other words, don’t jump from a 1-mile run to a 5-mile run in just one day. Slowly work your way up to allow your body to adjust to greater distances.

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Stem Cell Therapy for Knee

Knee injuries and chronic knee pain are a huge problem in the United States and worldwide. The knee joint is one of the most “poorly designed” joints in our body and are very prone to serious injuries and debilitating wear and tear even under the best of circumstances. The knee is the joint where the bones of the upper leg and lower leg meet. The largest joint in the body, the knee moves like a hinge, allowing you to sit, squat, walk or jump. When knee problems arise, they can interfere with almost all of your daily activities, and certainly can compromise your participation in more advanced activities or sports. Sports injuries at a younger age will predispose patients to arthritic changes (and the disability and pain that invariably accompanies this condition), and this will occur earlier in life than it would have otherwise.

 • Pain during activities and at rest

• Limited range of motion with stiffness and swelling • Tenderness along the joint

• A feeling the joint may “give out”

• Deformity of the joint (knock-knees or bow-legs)

The most common causes of knee injuries are from sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, and over-use leading to arthritis. Also, many people are overweight, which significantly contributes to the unpleasant symptoms associated with knee arthritis. Your weight bearing joints include your ankles, knees and hips and these are not designed to carry any more than 20% over your ideal body weight. This is why 60% of Americans over the age of 60 have arthritis in their knees.

In 2007, there were 550,161 total knee replacements performed in the United States with mixed results (including complications), and that number is on the rise–particularly as the Baby Boomer population continues to age. The very high cost of a total knee replacement ($40,000), along with the prolonged hospital stay, pain, and recovery period, can be avoided with our treatments. Our success rate for our knee procedures is very high, and the procedure is associated with very little discomfort and rapid recovery periods. That is why the knees are the number one joint that people seek treatments for at Utah Stem Cells. Let Utah Stem Cells have the opportunity to restore the functionality and pain relief that you are seeking, whether it be to get back to your favorite sporting activity, or simply playing with your children or grandchildren.

Traditionally, Rest, Physical Therapy, Non-Steriodal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID’s), Opiates, Steroid Injections, and Hyalurinic Acid Injections, have been the mainstay of treatment. And some of these can be very helpful–specifically rest and physical therapy can help and is always worth trying. However, often your body is overwhelmed by the degree of degeneration in the joint and/or the accompanying inflammation, and is not able to repair itself on its own.

The problem with some of these treatments (namely NSAID’s, Steriods, and Opiates) is that they often allow a quick return to the activities that caused the injury in the first place. This often leads to continued additional micro-trauma to the ligaments and tendons, and a chronic mechanical shearing (lateral sliding) on the joint surface, which will accelerate the loss of cartilage causing worsening arthritis.

Stem Cell Knee Surgery is often necessary when the Knee joint has reached a point when painful symptoms can no longer be controlled with non-operative treatments. This is an option that should only be entertained as a last resort. There is no “turning back” once you’ve undergone one of these highly invasive procedures, especially if less than optimal results are achieved. Utah Stem Cells has the cutting edge technology with its Stem Cell Prolotherapy procedures to successfully combat the disability and pain associated with arthritis, tendonitis, meniscal tears, and ligamentous laxity.

In 2007, there were 550,161 total knee replacements performed in the United States with mixed results (including complications), and that number is on the rise–particularly as the Baby Boomer population continues to age. The very high cost of a total knee replacement ($40,000), along with the prolonged hospital stay, pain, and recovery period, can be avoided with our treatments. This is why most people try to stave off having a knee replacement surgery performed for as long as possible, or try to avoid them altogether. Most patients that have previously been told that they should have knee replacement surgery, are able to get significant improvement in their pain and functionality with our stem cell treatment, and are able to avoid having a knee replacement.

Stem Cell Therapy for Knees

Utah Stem Cells offers a much better treatment option than these “traditional” non-surgical and surgical treatment options. Utah Stem Cells specializes in an advanced form of Prolotherapy, called Stem Cell Prolotherapy, which is a relatively unfamiliar and under-utilized non-surgical treatment for musculoskeletal disorders.

This form of treatment combats this chronic inflammation by promoting a healing cascade directly targeted to the needed areas. Prolotherapy has been practiced for over 80 years by a small but growing group of physicians with excellent results. Healthy ligaments and tendons are strong and tight, yet flexible enough to allow for proper joint movement and function. After an injury, the ligament or tendon will be compromised worn-out rubber band that has been left in the sun. The previous supple, flexible and strong tissue will become stiff, inflexible, weakened, and unable to perform the function of keeping the joint in a bio-mechanically correct position throughout the range of motion.

Arthritic changes in joints were once thought to be irreversible, but now we can regenerate cartilage and other damaged tissue. Ligaments and tendons are different from other tissues such as muscle and bone because they have a very limited supply of blood and oxygen. This means the key nutrients required to repair an injured ligament or tendon are usually not available to fully heal these tissues even after a minor injury. Prolotherapy (proliferative therapy) injections can repair the weakened sites and produce healthy new ligament and tendon tissue. This results in the strengthening and stabilization of the joint and permanent pain relief.

Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair the painful injured area(s) when the body’s natural healing process is not able to do the job on its own. Prolotherapy is an accurate injection of a non-toxic substance into the injured tissue, which causes a temporary and purposeful therapeutic inflammation. The resultant inflammation initiates a beneficial healing cascade causing an increase in blood supply, growth factors, and stem cells. This eventually produces an increase in collagen that essentially grows stronger tissues and cartilage.

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