Managing Moderate Pain Three Ways

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Managing Moderate Pain Three Ways (NAPSA)—Latest research reveals ful in treating some of the mechani- cal aspects of pain; for example, when that up to 90 percent of pain sufferers don’t get the relief they’re looking for with their current pain medication—but you don't have to be among them. While everyone experiences pain differently, managingit may be simpler than many there are tight muscles which contribute to pain.” In the AnnalsofInternal Medicine, Dr. Robert Saperwrote, “Both yoga and physical therapy are excellent nondrug approachesfor low back pain” Topical analgesics: For many peo- peoplerealize. Understanding Pain Assessment First, it helps to know whatsort ofpain you have. Accordingto Dr. Bob Arnot, an award-winning journalist, author of 12 books on nutrition and health, and pre- ple, hover,thefirst choice should be a topical solution: the Salonpas* Pain NBC and CBS News, “Pain assessment relieve mild to tougher, moderate pain associated with arthritis, sprains,strains and backache. It is labeled to relieve mild to moderate pain for up to 12 Relief Patch LARGE.TheSalonpas Pain Relief Patch LARGEis the only OTC viously Chief Medical Correspondentfor painreliever (oralor topical) labeled to for patients with muscle pain andarthritis is often done by using pain scales that allow thepatientto describe the level of their pain. Oncethe level ofpain is deter- hours, and was FDA approvedjust like mined, an appropriate treatmentoranal- gesic can be identified—including OTC topical medication. “Whendeterminingthelevel ofpain, it is importantto provide ansrs to your doctor, including: What re you doing whenthe pain started? Whatcausedit? Whatmakes the pain better or worse? What does the pain feel like—dull, sharp, stabbing, burning? Whereis the pain located? Doesit radiate? Does the Patch LARGE contains two porful You don’t have to put up with even pain-relievingingredients, and moderate Yoga,physical thera- methylsalicylate, which gomenthol right to the py andtopical medicationcan help. site of pain. In my business, keeping an average toothachetoa sprained ankle to bad back pain. HowTo Treat Moderate Pain pain interfere with activities? Does the Fortunately, there are several ways to manage moderate pain that don't long does the pain last? How often does mosteffective are: pain force you to lie or sit down? How it occur? Are you ever awakenedbyit? “Doctors will seek to measure the severity of pain on scale ofzero to 10, with zero being no pain and 10 being unimaginable, unspeakable pain. There are several pain scales being used today, ranging from numerical and graphics. ‘The scales follow the same order for explaining the intensity of pain: mild, moderate andsevere.” Minorpain levels generally do not interfere with most day-to-day activ- ities. People with mild pain are able to adapt to pain with medication or devices such as cushions. Moderate pain,on the otherhand,interferes with manyactivities and often requireslifestyle changes, as the personis unable to adaptto the pain. Examples range from prescription medicines. ‘Advises physical therapist Dave Endres, “The new Salonpas Pain Relief involve reachingfora pill. Three of the Physical therapy: Physical therapy can be an effective way to alleviate all typesof musculoskeletal and neuropathic types ofpain. A primary goalofphysical therapy is to help chronic pain patients become stronger. In addition, physical therapy can teach people how to move safely and functionally in waysthat they haven't beenable to in some time—help- ingthem toavoidinjury or reinjury. Yoga: Recentstudies reported by the National Institutes of Health suggest that a carefully adapted set of yoga postures may help reduce pain and improve the pain atbay for as long as possibleis a key imperative.If there is a choice beten oralortopicalpain therapies,  encourage the topical route. We encourage the topical route as it avoids the adverse effects that have been observed with oral dosage forms” In fact, according to a recent Danish study of pain relief, “it is time to acknowledge the potential health risk of [oral] diclofenac and to reduceits use. Diclofenac should notbeavailable over the counter, and whenprescribed, should be accompanied by an appro- priate front package warningaboutits potentialrisks. ..In conclusion, our data support that initiation of diclofenac posesa cardiovascularhealth risk, both compared with nouse, paracetamoluse, anduseofothertraditional NSAIDs.” ability to walk and move. Yoga typically Fortunately, the patch is now double the size with the porto target large techniques, and meditationorrelaxation. Addsthe Western Australia Depart- Forfurtherfacts andtips, visit www. combines physical postures, breathing ment of Health, “Yoga is very help- pain areas. salonpas.us. Learn More

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