Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS, can affect your life to the degree that working, relaxing and enjoying time with loved ones is difficult. Pain medications may cause side effects that you don’t like or that make your life even more difficult. Other treatments, such as spinal cord stimulators, can be too expensive for you to consider them as options. Yet, you need to find some form of pain relief so you can function in […]
Chronic Pain | RSD / CRPS
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Are you tired of living with chronic pain? Looking for a natural solution to manage your discomfort and regain control of your life? Look no further. This blog shares coping skills shared through years of support groups as well as a range of traditional and natural approaches that can help alleviate some of your chronic pain and restore your quality of life.
Living with chronic pain can be a daily struggle, affecting everything from our physical well-being to our mental health. While there are traditional medical treatments available, many people are seeking alternative methods that offer relief without the risks associated with medications or invasive procedures. From herbs and supplements to acupuncture and meditation, there are countless natural remedies that have shown promising results in managing chronic pain. We will share some of those with you.
Does Calmare Pain Therapy Treatment Work for RSD? After receiving your diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy and finding out that your pain would be chronic, your doctor may have discussed different treatment options for you. These might include medication, therapy (physical and talk) and the use of mild shocks to stimulate the nerves at the affected site. Depending on the area of your RSD, the nature and the severity of your injury, some treatments may […]
What a great interview! The best part of the interview for me was being able to finally see after all these years Paula come to terms and talk about her journey and admitting she should have probably talked about it earlier. Those of us with RSD have been guilty of the same thing. We all get tired of explaining what RSD is or talking about it all the time. I often think sometimes we ourselves […]
Who is Pete Egoscue? He is a former U.S. Marine officer who was wounded in action while he was fighting in Vietnam. His injury led to chronic pain, which limited his activity level. It was because of his battle with chronic pain that he began to search for a way of becoming pain-free that did not involve surgery or medications. He decided that he did not want a life filled with pain to become his […]
Chronic pain that comes from RSD or CRPS can interfere with your life, to the point that you can’t participate in work or enjoyable activities. Fortunately, researchers and doctors have found several therapies and remedies that can help you to return to a relatively pain-free state, allowing you to enjoy your life once more. Lidocaine is an anesthetic that helps to block the pain sensation. You’ve probably received an injection before undergoing dental work or […]