Pain management is sometimes called a “Growth Industry”. Indeed, it is a huge area of study as well as of treatment, brought about by many factors. Modern medicine has succeeded so well in extending longevity of our life spans that it has often done so at the expense of noticing the influence and duration of the normal pains of aging and the occurrence of injuries in those who are of an age where what were once normal tasks suddenly take on a more challenging role.
Not only that but our lifestyles any more have become more sedentary and therefore more complicit in producing pains in certain predictable locations, such as backs – from sitting for long hours at desks and at driving – and in the joint and general muscle areas deriving from so many repetitive tasks of factory work and construction.
Abnormal causes such as accidents and mishaps in general have always factored into injury and therefore into pain itself as have the stressful and debilitating diseases that can affect any one of us at any time. In short, pain is a “pain”. Dealing with pain itself from all these different causes and directions has become a long-sought and finally-acknowledged necessity in the field of medicine and the community at large. In times past, we brought a typically stoic view of pain top our troubles, typical for any society who features productivity at work as a socially rewarded and very redeeming merit. But the realities of the above have prompted a new and hopeful look at the methods of dealing with pain itself, from its many causes.
Muscles relaxants can now alleviate the intense and unforgiving pain resulting from sprained and torn muscles. The strains which can seem to incapacitate someone any more do have a definite helper in these muscle relaxants which loosen the tenseness in afflicted muscle groups and which can actually allow near full functioning in those who suffer from nagging pain.
Local anesthetics, applied by patches or by lotions and creams devoted to “freezing” or numbing a specific area are now quite in vogue and supply much-needed alternatives to merely accepting pain as an everyday and potentially depressing element.
We hope to feature aids to that end in this blog, at least for those ailments and injuries which are of the size and duration where others have also successfully navigated those troubled but temporary times when pain management seems to get out of control.
Blue Chill’s Roll On Pain Relief With 4% Lidocaine provides temporary pain relief from sore muscles, aching joints, back pain, arthritis, and other related pains. Also containing Glucosamine, this is a long lasting and easy-to-use product, eliminating pain for hours at a time from one application. The roll-on effect allows one to more directly attack the very sources of pain by feeling the areas affected. It is a way to relieve muscle and joint pain quickly and effortlessly.
Other ingredients, from the site: Lidocaine HCL (4%), Deionized Water, Aloe Vera Gel, Emu Oil, SD-Alcohol 40B, Glucosamine Sulfate, MSM, Capsaicin, Arnica Extract, Sorbitol, Chondroitin Sulfate, Menthol, White Nettle Extract, Witch Hazel, Coriander Oil, Willow Bark Extract, Propylene Glycol, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Diazolidinyl Urea, Carbomer, Chamomile, Marigold Extract, Triethanolamine, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin – E), Ascorbyl Paimitate (Vitamin – A)
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Well Patch Capsaicin Pain Relief Patches come in a pack of 25, small .04 ounce patches, ready to adhere. They stick firmly on muscles or joints offering soothing pain relief for localized problem areas. The soft and flexible pain relieving pad is not messy or greasy and leaves no stains in its clear, greaseless manner. Wellpatch Caspian relieving pad is thin enough to wear unnoticed under clothes day or night. It adheres firmly on muscles or joints yet removes easily. This pad is a soft, flexible pain relieving pad that provides fast, long-lasting, soothing pain relief right where it hurts. It is extremely easy to administer and requires little or not further concern once it is tightly fit. Forget about the pain and the cure as you go through the day, pain-free.
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BIOFREEZE Pain Relieving Spray is a wide ranging pain relief compound which is particularly effective for arthritis sufferers. It is a unique, effective analgesic formulated to provide a variety of benefits for therapy & pain relief related to many various muscle pains and ailments, in a far more universal range. It is indicated by doctors and chiropractors for use in neck pain, back pain, leg /knee pain, plain old sore muscles and more. Its grease-less, stainless, vanishing scent delivers fast pain relief, providing a “cool-revitalizing” feeling of well being in general and allowing one to concentrate on other things besides hurting. It can be particularly effective in combating the relentless and debilitating pains of Fibromylagia as well, as is testified to by the many positive user reviews.
Easy to apply in this spray form, it can also get to areas once only covered by the applications of salves by others. It is a deeply-penetrating analgesic which really gets inside the body to administer the pain relief so sought by chronic sufferers from muscle and arthritic pain. This is a highly-recommended product.
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The Experian Health Dual Combo Tens Unit and Muscle Stimulator is essentially the same machine used in a chiropractor’s office to relieve arthritic pain, muscle aches and muscle pain in general. The process is rather simple and has been in use in sports medicine now for quite some time to stimulate and re-educate muscles. Basically, this machine represents 2 somewhat synergistic therapies in one – a TENS Unit and a Muscle Stimulator. Together they work to relieve acute and chronic pain, stress, tension, sports injuries, fibromyalgia , leading, hopefully of course to rehabilitation and recovery.
As a pain reliever for muscular pain these machines are a fabulous possible replacement for pharmacology. This cannot be stressed enough. Too often, the experience of pain is conjoined with pills which stress other organs. The impact of a physical approach to muscle and fiber pain has untold merits, not only in the approach to the area in pain itself and the potential healing aspects of electrical stimulation, but also in the avoidance of deleterious pharmaceuticals.
Users rave about this machine. For more product information and for their reviews, click here.
This blog is dedicated to discussing various methods of pain relief, including medication (but not only). I guess the most important thing to state right away is that this blog is NOT written by a doctor and no medical advice is going to be dispensed. Ever.
Instead, I plan on reviewing news, products and methods, based on other web resources and on personal experience.
Pain is here to tell us something. If you experience pain of any kind – sudden or chronic – you should always consult your physician about it. The right diagnosis is crucial as with most types of medical issues, you will need to address the cause of the pain rather than just superficially treat the symptom. Even something as trivial as headaches should be properly diagnosed. Hopefully, it’s nothing more than stress-induced headaches, but it could possibly be a symptom of something else which may require medical attention.
So, hope I’ll manage to turn this into an interesting enough blog for you to become a regular reader. Please post your comments to posts too!