Pain Treatment Tips

Persistence of pain even after full healing of an affected area after injury or ailment is known as chronic pain. Chronic pain can also occur due to an undiagnosed underlying condition within the body. Any form of pain which lasts for more than 6 months can be categorized as chronic pain. Chronic pain might be continuous or episodic, excruciating or mild, totally incapacitating or merely inconvenient.

Symptoms of Chronic Pain include:
1. Light to severe pain that keeps occurring fro...more

Ayurveda is a very old system of medicine, which originated in India. Using herbs found in nature to cure various illnesses, knee pain can also be permanently cured with this method indigenous to India. It reduces knee pain caused by various illnesses including arthritis, inflammation of the cartilage and wearing of the patella among others.

Here are some common Ayurvedic remedies, which help reduce knee pain:

1. Alfalfa: Alfalfa is medically known as Medicago Sativa. Alfalfa ...more

Lower back pain is a very common discomfort causing condition that occurs anywhere on the back below the ribs and above the legs. The pain is very common and it faced by most individuals at least once during their lifetime.

The most basic measures to cure your lower back pain are exercising well, eating healthy and maintaining a good body posture at all times. Here are some of the common treatment options for reducing back pain.

- Spinal Manipulation
It refers to an ancient...more

One of the most common foot problems is heel pain either under or behind or on the sides of it. This pain does not indicate any symptoms of severe injury or health issues, but it can affect one s daily life if not taken care of. Usually, the heel pain goes off itself, but it can also become severe in some chronic cases.

Causes:

There could be many reasons for heel pain. It is not something related to old age, but can happen to anyone at any age. One should not avoid it if he/sh...more

Lower back pain is a household condition in today s times. It has become a concern to reckon with, thanks to all the different job descriptions which require sitting for long stretches in front of desks and computers. This automatically puts a pressure on our lower back, resulting in lower back pain.

Symptoms:

Lower back pain is actually a pain perceived in the lumbar region, which is situated below the ribcage. The spinal muscles, tendons, nerves and bones located in the lumba...more

Back pain, whether it be localised or radiating, can be an impediment to a person s daily life. Usually, most cases of back pain resolve by themselves within a few weeks. However, if pain persists, the first course of action that a doctor will suggest before considering surgical options is physiotherapy. Physiotherapy has been proven to be very effective in treating back pain, if diagnosed correctly and treatment started early on.

A typical physiotherapy routine has the following goals ...more

बुजुर्गों के लिए घुटनों में दर्द होना एक सामान्य समस्या है. लेकिन ऐसा नहीं है कि ये समस्या केवल बुजुर्गों में ही है, बल्कि आज ये लगभग सभी उम्र के लोगों में दिखाई पड़ती है. कई बार घुटनों में दर्द इंजरी के कारण भी हो सकती है, जैसे लिगामेंट का टूटना या कार्टिलेज का फटना इत्यादि. इनके अलावा घुटनों में दर्द गठिया, गाउट और संक्रमण आदि जैसे कारणों से भी हो सकता है. घुटनों में हल्के दर्द के ज्यादातर प्रकार सेल्फ केयर और अन्य सामान्य उपायों से ठीक हो जाते हैं. कुछ फिजीकल थेरेपी और घुटने के ब्रेसिज़ भी घुट...more

In most cases, pain anywhere in the body can be explained as a symptom of some other problem, but sometimes, there is no reason for abdominal pain. This type of pain is known as chronic functional abdominal pain. This is a gastrointestinal disorder that cannot be explained through X-ray or laboratory findings. It can be triggered by altered sensitivity to nerve impulses in the brain and gut. People suffering from this condition are often so debilitated by the pain that it becomes the central foc...more

Heel pain is one of the most common ailments of the foot. The most common form of heel pain is a pain at the bottom of the heel. It tends to occur for no apparent reason and is often worse when placing weight on the foot. The pain can be a sharp, shooting pain or ulcerative pain or splinter like pain or present as a tearing feeling at the bottom of the heel. As the condition progresses, there may be a throbbing pain or there may be soreness that radiates up the back of the leg. Pain may also rad...more

An elementary knowledge of biology tells you how important joints are for the overall functionality of a human body. If not for biology experience teaches us the inevitable importance of joints. The link between a tooth and the jawbone is also a joint. Without joints the human body would have been in bits and pieces.

Having known that, you should also try to remember or understand how disabling joint pains can be. They hardly let you move a limb and can also cripple you for life. Knee j...more