After a seemingly minor injury like an ankle sprain or a broken wrist, you expect your pain to diminish over time as the ligaments, muscles, and bones heal. In some cases, however, the pain doesn’t go away as your injury heals. Instead, it gets progressively worse to the point where you cannot use the affected…
Ketamine is an anti-inflammatory medication that has the potential to dramatically reduce the pain you experience from your complex regional pain syndrome or reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Because of how it acts on your brain it also has the potential to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, both of which you can develop as…
What Is Mirror Therapy? Mirror therapy is a form of artificial visual feedback that allows you to move your healthy limb while keeping your afflicted limb hidden. As you move your healthy limb, it appears as if your afflicted limb is also moving. This can change your perception from painful positions to neutral ones. While…
No matter what your religious beliefs are, meditation for pain management can help relax and calm your mind and body. Meditation relieves stress, serving as both a preventive practice and a pain-management method. Studies show people who meditate can lower their blood pressure and improve their immune system functioning, according to “Arthritis Today.” With roots…
Chronic pain conditions caused by medical conditions such as cancer, chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy, complex regional pain syndrome, and failed back syndrome impact your life. This impact takes you to the point where maintaining function becomes difficult. Traditional pain relief methods – surgical, psychological, physical, or pharmacological – have not helped to reduce the level…
RSD is an abbreviation for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, also known as CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). RSD/CRPS is a chronic pain condition that some feel is the result of the nervous system malfunctioning. Others believe it is the result of an immune system response being triggered. Which part of the nervous system malfunctions is not…
Most people have felt what it’s like to be stressed. What many people don’t know is that stress and chronic pain are connected. Stress is more than a mental or emotional experience; it’s a physical one that impacts how much pain you feel, how well your body heals, and how quickly inflammation takes hold. If…
According to Dr. Howard F Robins, the director of The Healing Center in New York, there is hope for RSD Pain Sufferers. In a recent press release, Dr. Robins states, “Using ‘Direct Intravenous Ozone Therapy’ (DIV) combined with lifestyle and natural dietary regimens, many of our patients are finally alleviated of their torturous pain.” RSD,…
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or Spinal Cord Stimulators (SCS) for Chronic Pain What is Electrical Stimulation It is the application of mild electrical current to the nerve fibers using electrodes, either internally (Spinal Cord Stimulator) or externally (TENS Unit). This stimulation is characterized by current, pulse width, and changes in frequency. The rationale for…
