Trigger point therapy, which was developed by Bonnie Prudden, a myotherapist, uses no drugs. If you have experienced unwanted side effects or severe reactions to pain medications or opioid medications, a drug-free pain relief option may be better for you. As you consider trigger point therapy, remember that your doctor should refer you to a…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS, can affect your life to the degree that working, relaxing and enjoying time with loved ones is difficult. Pain medications may cause side effects that you don’t like or that make your life even more difficult. Other treatments, such as spinal cord stimulators, can be too expensive for you…
Does Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment Work for RSD? After receiving your diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy and finding out that your pain would be chronic, your doctor may have discussed different treatment options for you. These might include medication, therapy (physical and talk) and the use of mild shocks to stimulate the nerves at the…
What a great interview! The best part of the interview for me was being able to finally see after all these years Paula come to terms and talk about her journey and admitting she should have probably talked about it earlier. Those of us with RSD have been guilty of the same thing. We all…
Who is Pete Egoscue? He is a former U.S. Marine officer who was wounded in action while he was fighting in Vietnam. His injury led to chronic pain, which limited his activity level. It was because of his battle with chronic pain that he began to search for a way of becoming pain-free. He did…
Chronic pain that comes from RSD or CRPS can interfere with your life to the point that you can’t participate in work or enjoyable activities. Fortunately, researchers and doctors have found several therapies and remedies that can help you return to a relatively pain-free state, allowing you to enjoy your life once more. A lidocaine…
You live with pain every day because of your RSD or CRPS, and you want to get relief from the pain. You have heard about the effectiveness of medications like morphine, and you wonder if an opiate might help you gain some relief, even for a little while. While narcotic pain medications and opiate medications…
If you’re trying to manage your chronic pain and inflammation, what you eat daily matters. I believe that what you eat is one of the most powerful tools you have for reducing inflammation. Eating foods that reduce inflammation rather than those that create it is a way to work with your body, not against it….
If you have suffered from CRPS or RSD after suffering a limb or joint injury, your pain may not be managed by traditional means. This includes painkillers, NSAIDS/anti-inflammatory medications, or opioid medications. In addition, should you suffer from an allergy to one of these medications, your doctor is restricted even more in the types of…
