I was working in the living room the other day consulting the archives on Pain Antidotes and I set down this blog post. What are your thoughts?

Informed clinicians (like doctors, nurses, physios and others) who understand pain science will never decide that your pain is not real because they can’t see an injury. Instead they’ll help you make sense of your pain, so you can make informed decisions about your care and together develop a recovery plan. Endorphins are brain chemicals that help improve your mood while also blocking pain signals. Exercise has another pain-reducing effect - it strengthens muscles, helping prevent re-injury and further pain. There is a growing body of literature demonstrating long-term effects of early-life pain exposure on nonsensory clinical outcomes If you suffer persistent pain, however, it may be that you are never completely pain free. Reflexology is based on the idea that different points on your feet, hands, face and ears are linked to other parts of your body through your nervous system. Reflexologists recommend this treatment as a way to relieve tension, improve mood and help you to sleep. Deep breathing can be a very easy and convenient way of reducing pain levels by reducing tension and anxiety which may commonly exacerbate the intensity of pain recognition.



Stimulus leads to pure sensation, which leads to perception. Tissue damage leads to pure pain, which leads to pain and unpleasantness. Pain is never “all in your mind” or “just in your body”. It’s a complex mix involving your whole being and how your brain interprets the signals. Increasing understanding of the physiology and pharmacology of pain is making new therapeutic strategies accessible. There are a variety of ways to manage chronic pain, while many are accessible and easy to use. The pain experience can be relieved with treatments such as Prolotherapy which are available in the UK.

Herbal Remedies

Prolotherapy is an injection technique used to treat chronic pain related to damage to underlying ligament and/or tendon structures. It involves injecting a small amount of a mixture of Novocain and dextrose (sugar), or other similar solution, directly at the site of damage. The sugar stimulates the body’s natural healing and repair processes. If you’re suffering from chronic muscle pain, it’s important to know that this is not normal. There are lots of things you can do to relieve your pain and improve your quality of life, starting with identifying the condition or practice that is contributing to your pain. Pain is usually the result of a combination of different things, most of which don’t show up on scans or X-rays. The goal of prolotherapy is to inject an irritant into the joint, which temporarily increases inflammation. This inflammatory response increases blood flow and stimulates new growth and healing in the damaged tissues. Dealing with chronic pain can be stressful for many reasons, such as not feeling in control regarding a person’s discomfort. The impact of any pain that persists is profound. Recently, a large English health survey estimated that 14 million people have long-term pain, with 67% of these reporting anxiety or depression. Prolotherapy is a relatively new injection option, so there aren’t a lot of large scientific studies about its effectiveness. But small studies so far have revealed positive results for those with knee osteoarthritis. Many people will experience one or more episodes of low back pain (LBP) in their life. Pain and disability, physical as well as psychosocial dysfunction, are the most important symptoms of non-specific LBP. LBP may also have a major impact on the quality of life of patients. Shooting pains, numbness, weakness, tingling, and strange sensations are linked with neurological pain, which can have more than one cause. The pain resulting from different tissue injuries may differ in its characteristics and mechanisms. Postoperative, incisional pain is a unique but common form of acute pain. Ozone therapy consists of the introduction of ozone into the body via various methods, usually involving its mixture with various gases and liquids before injection, with potential routes including the vagina, rectum, intramuscular (in a muscle), subcutaneously (under the skin), or intravenously (directly into veins). Prolotherapy injections work by stimulating the body to make new collagen fibres that are laid down within the substance of the ligaments, thickening and strengthening them. In most cases, pain ceases when the problem is treated, and this type of pain is called acute pain. However, in some cases, people experience chronic pain, which is a constant pain that lasts for weeks, months, or years. This might be due to an ongoing problem such as arthritis or cancer, but sometimes the cause cannot be identified Recognising the emotional impact of chronic pain can be a first step towards being able to manage both pain and emotions better. This might include becoming more aware of how you are feeling in the first instance. You can check out more insights about Pain Antidotes in this Wikipedia article.