Natural Pain Relieving Herbs Help Oxford Pain Patients

August 08, 2017

“As treatments in medicine become more and more complex, the answer may be something simpler.” (1)

Hum. Simpler just may be an answer when it comes to pain relief for some Oxford back pain sufferers. Chronic pain is a condition that necessitates some relief. (Listen in to a PODCAST with a doctor and his patient about chronic pain and how chiropractic helps.) Natural substances may offer a simpler approach for some Oxford chronic pain, back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain sufferers. Satterwhite Chiropractic is ready to assist Oxford chiropractic care patients investigate if this may be possible for them.

CURCUMIN 

Curcumin is certainly one natural treatment that most all Oxford pain patients have heard about in the news. As a natural anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving herb, it’s shown to be quite useful in for treating chronic pain conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancers like colon, stomach, lung, breast and skin. Even Alzheimer’s patients realize some relief with curcumin. (1) Osteoarthritis patients are reported to respond well to curcumin, too, since osteoarthritis is a chronic inflammatory degenerative process that Satterwhite Chiropractic sees often in Oxford chiropractic practice. (2)

OTHER ANTI-INFLAMMATORY HERBS 

Herbs like Urtica dioica (stinging nettle), Boswellia serrata (frankincense), Equisetum arvense (horsetail), Allium sativum (garlic), and Apium graveolens (celery and marshworts) are reported to be anti-inflammatory and analgesic for pain patients including patients dealing with chronic musculoskeletal pain which Satterwhite Chiropractic treats daily! They reduce pain and improve mobility for chronic pain patients. One study combined all of these plus vitamin B1 and found that patients responded well. (3) Another report says that fish oil, curcumin, white willow bark, boswellia serrata, green tea, maritime pine bark, Resveratrol, cat’s claw, and Capsaicin are other anti-inflammatory natural agents assist in decreasing inflammation and pain. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic works with Oxford chiropractic patients to determine just the proper mix of natural agents like these that are effective for them and their Oxford pain.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT 

Some Oxford pain patients and Oxford inflammatory disease patients find that traditional medicines may upset their systems with undesirable side effects. Centuries-old natural approaches may be simpler, effective, and less distressing. If you are a Oxford pain patient exploring options of a simpler way to deal with pain, schedule an appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic to explore how natural anti-inflammatory agents - even in combination with Oxford chiropractic care - may be pain relieving for you.