| Causes of nerve pain are numerous but the main ones | | | | * Homeopathic Drugs and Applications can be very |
| include: | | | | effective. |
| >Damaged and/or compressed nerves due to a | | | | * Alternative medicines such as Menastil, EZ Pain |
| traumatic event such as a fall, | | | | Relief and Heartland are topically applied. |
| >Nerve damage following surgery, | | | | * Other pain treatments... |
| >Sciatica, | | | | * Acupuncture |
| >Plantar fasciitis or foot pain in general, | | | | * Electrical stimulation devices (TENS) |
| >Fibromyalgia, pain in the muscles, ligaments, and | | | | * Hypnosis |
| tendons, | | | | * Biofeedback |
| >Nerve damage caused by drug abuse, | | | | Special Note: The American Medical Association does |
| >Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN), the onset pain from | | | | not accept homeopathy, but it doesn't reject it either. |
| the Shingles Rash, | | | | "The AMA encourages doctors to become aware of |
| >Diabetes, neuropathy and neuropathic pain. | | | | alternative therapies and use them when and where |
| To get pain relief, you have several options, but none | | | | appropriate," says AMA spokesman Jim Fox. "Even |
| of them work all the time, and most are not without | | | | professionals who practice homeopathy warn that |
| risk to your body one way or the other. The body has | | | | nothing in medicine--either conventional or alternative--is |
| the unique ability to adjust to most medications, in that, | | | | absolute", states Mr. Fox. |
| over time given sustained use; it requires more and | | | | The key to dealing with your pain is understanding the |
| more of the same pain relief medicine to achieve the | | | | root cause of pain. ALL pain, is due to nerve damage |
| same level of pain relief. | | | | agitation, no exceptions. The level of nerve agitation |
| * The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and | | | | and resultant pain is directly related to the inflammation |
| Kidney diseases reports that over the counter | | | | present in the painful area which reduces the level of |
| NSAIDS such as aspirin, ibuprofen and the like may | | | | blood and oxygen flow into the infected area. |
| temporarily ease your pain but their use is not without | | | | The most effective pain relief medications, cause the |
| risk to other areas of your body. | | | | nerve ends to relax and allow the blood and oxygen |
| * Any product with capsaicin as an ingredient may | | | | to flow back into the infected area to effectively |
| offer temporary pain relief. | | | | cut-off the signals to the spinal cord and therefore to |
| * Certain depressants such as amitriptyline, imipramine, | | | | the brain resulting in pain relief. You still have the |
| or nortriptyline are sometimes effective. | | | | problem, you just do not feel it as much. |
| * Clinical trials indicate that Mexiletine is effective in | | | | Non-narcotic, non-addictive, all natural pain relief |
| treating pain. | | | | medications are available from The Centre for Pain |
| * Codeine can be used for a short time to relieve pain, | | | | Relief. Check out their website to determine if one of |
| but it can be very addictive. | | | | their products can help you with your painful condition. |