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Natural pain relief means using treatments and lifestyle strategies that tend to stimulate your body’s inborn healing mechanisms to heal your body itself in order to lessen or get rid of your pain.
Examples of treatments and lifestyle strategies that are effective in relieving pain naturally are chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage therapy, naturopathy, functional medicine, exercising and movement, eating healthy, nutritional supplements, and stress management.
Most times, treating the underlying cause of your pain makes more sense than covering your pain up with medicine like tylenol or ibuprofen. For example, many headaches are caused by misaligned bones of the spine near the base of the skull. As a result, these misalignments irritate the nerves that travel into the head and cause headaches. In these cases, it would make more sense to get chiropractic adjustments to treat the misaligned bones and nerve tension, which is the underlying cause of these headaches, rather than covering up the symptom with tylenol.
When you correct the underlying cause of your pain, you are more likely to get pain relief and regain your health.
In general, natural treatments tend to be safe because they stimulate the body to heal itself. In other words, the body being able to heal itself is a safe and natural process that supports the function and life of the person.
On the other hand, drugs, on the whole, aren’t as safe as natural treatments. Whereas, natural treatments support the natural function of the body, drugs aren’t compatible with the natural chemistry of the body. Therefore, many drugs can be toxic and have many side effects.
Although drugs are needed in cases of acute trauma, acute infections, or end of life care, they fail to address the underlying cause of most health problems which are largely chronic in nature. For example, pain medications like tylenol, ibuprofen, and aspirin can help mask your pain, but fail to solve the underlying cause of your pain.
The following posts explain how you can get natural pain relief and start to live pain free, with more strength, energy, and focus.
If you frequently experience headaches along with jaw pain, clenching, clicking, or facial tension, you may wonder: Can TMJ cause headaches? Yes. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can be associated with headaches, and headache attributed to TMD is a recognized category of temporomandibular disorder. However, headaches have many possible causes. Having jaw tension and headaches at the same time doesn't automatically mean your TMJ is responsible. The important question is whether … [Read more...]
Does your jaw click, pop, or snap when you open your mouth, chew, or yawn? Jaw clicking is surprisingly common. In many cases, a jaw that clicks without pain, locking, or difficulty moving isn't necessarily a cause for concern. But clicking accompanied by pain, stiffness, headaches, limited movement, or a jaw that catches or locks may be associated with a temporomandibular disorder (TMD). As an Edmonton chiropractor, I often look beyond the sound itself to determine how the jaw is moving … [Read more...]
If the bottom of your foot hurts, the location of the pain can tell us a lot about what may be causing it. Pain near the heel is often associated with plantar fasciitis. Pain through the arch may involve the plantar fascia or other muscles and tissues that support the foot. Pain closer to the toes can come from the metatarsal area, nerves, or other structures in the forefoot. The key is figuring out where the pain is coming from and why that area is being overloaded. Why Does the Bottom … [Read more...]
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