Nerve Damage Pain And How To Reduce It

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Nerve Damage Pain And How To Reduce It

submitted by Ellen DeWise from painmanagement.org

 

Damaged nerves continue to be a difficult condition for medical practitioners to

treat. Severely damaged nerves often have a slower and longer success rate in

healing back into working form. Mildly damaged nerves can result in pain,

tingling and/or itching. This can be annoying or even debilitating.

 

Nutritional supplements should have a place in your effort against damaged

nerves. Mild nerve damage can result in tingling, burning, itching, numbness or

pain. Many times the damage is the result of trauma and will repair itself with

time and proper nutrition. If this type of damage is the result of an internal

imbalance, such as diabetes, it will have a chance to improve if this balance is

addressed first.

 

If you are experiencing nerve damage complications such as neuropathy, itching,

numbness or tingling L-Carnitine, Borage Oil (for Gamma Linolenic Acid content),

and Alpha Lipoic Acid have each been shown to help reduce symptoms in studies on

humans.

 

Other substances that have shown promise in human studies include Inositol,

Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Inositol is a particular form of Vitamin B3. Vitamin

B6 can cause neuropathy if you are deficient or are taking too much. Doses of

150 mg of B6 have helped people with neuropathy. Doses over 500 mg per day have

caused sensory neuropathy. Vitamin B12 is used at the 1000 mcg dose for

neuropathy. We have looked for combinations that will suite these needs but did

not find any.

 

Traditional balances different kinds of weakness in the body.

The body is weak inside if you regularly experience discomfort or pain from

feeling too hot or too cold. This is a key indicator. Once your body becomes

weak, any kind of change--including outside temperature, exposure to toxins or

bacteria or physical injury, can affect you much worse than it would have if

your body had been in balance.

 

Many people experience chronic pain after surgery, even if the surgery was aimed

at reducing pain. Many people also find post- surgery physical therapy painful.

This does not mean that the surgery was not successful nor that the physical

therapy is not working. Rather, it is evidence that an additional, interim

therapy such as Acupuncture and Herbs is needed to restore balance so the body

can truly recover from surgery and heal properly.

 

Acupuncture has been used in the treatment of various pain problems, including

different regional myofascial pain disorders, tendonitis, joint pain and pain

from nerve damage. Acupuncture has also been used for improving problems related

to some internal organ functions, such as nausea and vomiting associated with

chemotherapy, sinus congestion, and diarrhea. In addition, acupuncture has been

used to aid in the management of some emotional disorders. Acupuncture also has

been used to help individuals maintain a sense of well-being and " balance " .

 

Acupuncture and/or movement therapies can be combined with chiropractic

manipulation for an amplified effect.

 

Animal studies showed that Spinal Manipulation by a chiropractor can produce a

number of physical responses, such as decreased blood pressure and renal and

adrenal nerve activity. It may also enhance immune function by increasing

metabolic rates of certain white blood cells and increasing other substances

that play a role in immune regulation and inflammation. These studies also show

that spinal adjustment can reduce levels of inflammatory Prostaglandins and

possibly increase levels of beta-endorphins, the natural painkillers in the

body.

 

Chiropractic care is a cost-effective alternative to the management of

neuromusculoskeletal conditions. It is also safer, increasingly accepted by the

public as reflected in the growing utilization and high patient retention rates

and there is much and repeated evidence that patients prefer chiropractic over

other forms of care for the more common musculoskeletal conditions. The

integration of chiropractic into the health care system should serve to reduce

health care costs, improve accessibility to needed care, and improve health

outcomes. There is an extensive body of literature demonstrating that

chiropractic care for NMS disorders is effective.