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Is chiropractic treatment mostly placebo? Are there studies to prove the theory of subluxation?
I have seen studies that shown benefits for low back pain. But it seems that it is only marginally better than conventional medicine. So could it be a placebo effect? Also, is the diagnosis of a short leg substantial or of clinical value?
What is the best treatment for injured, herniated, bulging, or degenerative discs?
Help. I’m a college student who has tried everything from pain management to chiropractic to orthopedic to physical therapy.
I started Chiropractic treatment a month ago and am now experiencing jaw pain..?
Has anyone else had this experience? I started treatment a little over a month ago, just general chiropractic check-ups, based on a referral by my primary care physician for stress and anxiety.
It HAS done wonders for that, along with a new dietary plan and lifestyle changes, but I’ve been experiencing on and off jaw pain, moderate to severe at times, when trying to close my jaw (as when chewing) or sometimes when I open it too wide. It kind of varies. I went back yesterday and she used some sort of tool that taps on the sides of my neck and jaw several times, and said something about a rotating atlas (or something like that), but it doesn’t seem to have helped much.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
im lance, i have herniated discs in my back, tired of pain,anyone have advice on treatment options to help me?
i do see a doctor to treat pain, but i get prescription and nothing else, i cannot workout at the gym, or exercise like i did in the past, im hopeless at this point as ive tried, chiropractic, decompression, strong pain meds, epidurals, nothing works, it getting worse as i have shooting nerve pain in my neck, hands, lower legs, ankles and get depressed, ive never heard of anyone fully recovering from this type of injury, im very worried. the sad thing is, the last 3 doctors that i have seen simply want to run up my bills to earn huge profits, ie. epidurals at 1600.00 each time, and one pain physician was arrested for improper contact with female patients, these doctors just want money, and to write scripts, im tired of the racket and want a SOLUTION!
Neck pain! Is chiropractic cervical traction treatment for me?
I have neck pain and stiffness. My chiropractor insists I need 3 months of neck adjust (which didn’t seem to help) before getting cervical traction treatment. I like to do cervical traction asap because I always feels so relief when I ask my wife to “pull my neck”. Can I forget about the chiropractor and just buy one home cervical traction device and do it myself?
Pain Relief | Fibromyalgia Pain Treatment for Severe Pain
Is this you? Experiencing severe pain all over your body. You feel exhausted all of the time. You have gone through numerous tests and your doctor cannot find anything wrong with you.
If you can relate to these statements, you may have a condition called Fibromyalgia. And, if this is so, you are probably on the look out for Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain.
You are not alone. Over ten million people in the United States alone have reported symptoms of Fibromyalgia.
So, if you are one of the many sufferers of this painful condition, it is important to know that Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain does exist. And, if you suffer from Fibromyalgia pain, your doctor or better yet a pain specialist can prescribe treatment for any level of pain including severe pain.
Medication as Fibromyalgia Pain Treatment for Severe Pain
Generally you will need to undergo a physical examination to determine if you qualify as a Fibromyalgia patient with positive findings of 11 of 18 tender points based on a digital examination.
As a second opinion, Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Harbor, at UCLA states that this useful concept is artificial. He further states: “We easily find more widely distributed areas of swelling, spasm, and tenderness scattered all over the body.”
Most doctors will prescribe some type and level of pain medication for Fibromyalgia pain treatment. Some of these medications include:
* Muscle Relaxants. Medication, such as Flexeril, taken at bedtime has been proven to be a successful Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain. This kind of medication treats muscle pain and spasms.
* Antidepressants. Doctors may prescribe antidepressant medications, like Prozac or Paxil, as Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain, as well. These medications for example have been effective at helping sufferers sleep through the night and rest is a key ingredient if you are diagnosed as Fibromyalgia pain.
* Anti-epileptics. Typically, anti-epileptics are prescribed to treat epilepsy, however, these drugs have proven effective as Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain conditions.
Treatment for relief of pain can extend to (Tylenol, Advil, Darvocet-N); antidepressants; injection of local anesthetic with or without steroids into the tender points and trigger points; exercise stretch and intermittent cold therapy.
Dr. St. Amand also recommends the use of Guaifenesin, which is available in a 600 mg. tablets, and reducing intake of aspirin and reduce the use of all salicylic acid products to zero.
One of the best non-drug products on the market is Tramaden, taken orally, this is a clinically proven pain medication that can be used to provide speedy relief to aching, painful joints and muscles associated with severe Fibromyalgia pain. Tramaden contains FDA complaint non-prescriptive ingredients including the highly powerful Celadrin and Bromelain for faster pain relief and will dramatically reduce inflammation of muscle and tissue.
Topical Treatments for Fibromyalgia pain relief
A number of topical, non-oral, non-narcotic pain relief creams have proven very effective for the relief of Fibromyalgia.
Menastil is one of these products that was originally produced for the topical treatment of Endometriosis and severe Menstrual cramps but has proven tobe highly effective for Fibromyalgia pain due to one of the ingredients, Calendula Oil, which penetrates the epidermal and delivers it’s pain relief ingredients to the source of pain anywhere on the body, except the face.
The other is CorProfen, which once again has a penetrating agent to deliver its pain relief agent to your source of Fibromyalgia pain.
For more information about Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain, check out The Fibromyalgia Network’s website. This site can help answer many of your questions concerning Fibromyalgia pain treatment for severe pain.
Remember that persistent re-curring pain of any kind of any kind is a your body warning signal that something is wrong and needs investigation. See you doctor, when pain persists.