Monday, May 20, 2013

Treatment

At a Glance

Not all treatment options for chronic pain involve ingesting powerful drugs.  In some cases, patients have found help for conditions through diet, exercise, meditation, yoga or acupuncture.  Vitamins and supplements can be helpful in helping to control pain as well.

Treatment Topics
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Acupuncture

In addition to main-stream pain treatments, some patients opt to try holistic pain management treatments such as…

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Alternative Treatment

When a patient is experiencing chronic pain, a simple diagnosis and treatment pattern is not always in line.  It could take months or years for a person to find what…

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Diet

The link between food and pain is still inconclusive, but many people with chronic pain believe there is a connection. The general idea is that eliminating certain foods from…

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Exercise

A chronic pain sufferer may not consider exercise as a priority to treating his or her condition.  With intense pain, exercise does not seem like a logical step towards…

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Meditation

Yoga and Tai Chi have been identified as meditative forms of treatment for chronic pain patients.  Alternative therapy, including meditation, can fill in the gaps where…

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Other Treatments

If traditional treatment for chronic pain fails, there are other options to consider. There are alternative therapies, such…

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Vitamins & Supplements

More people are turning to complementary and alternative treatments in the form of vitamins and supplements.  Before incorporating supplements into your daily routine,…

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Yoga

The best way to combat chronic stress and pain responses is to teach the mind and body healthier responses. By helping transform chronic pain-and-stress responses into…

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Hot Topics

A meta-analysis study of acupuncture recently released in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that acupuncture was more effective in reducing various types of chronic pain than usual care and should be considered a reasonable treatment…