You may experience pain from time to time due to numerous reasons. It could be injury, workout, or anything. Sudden pain is a very important reaction because it helps you identify that there is something wrong with your body. Eventually, the pain goes away with the injury. However, chronic pain is not like that. The chronic pain can last several weeks, months, or year regardless of the damage. In such a case, your body keeps sending signals to your brain even when the injury is fully healed.
Identifying Chronic Pain
Chronic pain lasts at least 12 weeks. It feels like a sharp and dull burning sensation that may limit your mobility, flexibility, and strength. It can be continuous, or it may come and go at times without any apparent reason. It may appear as:
1. Post-Surgical Pain
2. Post-Trauma Pain
3. Headache
4. Lower Back Pain
5. Arthritis Pain
6. Cancer Pain
Main Causes
1. Injury or Nerve Damage
2. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
3. Endometriosis
4. Fibromyalgia
5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Natural Remedies for Chronic Pain
When it comes to chronic pain, medication is not the only way. There are several natural remedies that can alleviate the pain effectively.
1. Shilajit
Shilajit is a sticky tar-like substance that has been proven to be beneficial for the human body in plenty of ways. It can help you deal with chronic pain as well. In Ayurveda, Shilajit has been widely used in helping people recover from broken bones, fractures, joint dislocations, etc. because it is rich in trace minerals, nutrients, and fulvic acid. Shilajit comes packed with amino acids, magnesium, phosphorus, boron, potassium, iron, zinc, calcium, silicon, manganese, and strontium, which have a direct impact on your bone & joint health.
In various USSR-based clinical trials carried out on humans and animals, it was found that Shilajit effectively lowered the inflammation and muscle pain in patients suffering from painful neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. According to these trials, Shilajit also possesses analgesic and anti-pyretic properties; thus, it may offer relief from pain and discomfort in chronic and acute inflammation.
How to take Shilajit to deal with chronic pain?
Shilajit is available in the market as a powder or a supplement. You can take Shilajit with water or milk. Just dissolve pea-sized portion (300-500 mg) of Shilajit in water or milk and drink on an empty stomach once a day. You can also have 150 mg of Shilajit with water or milk three times a day.
2. Exercise
Exercise is always effective in improving most of the pain conditions. When we exercise, our body produces its own pain-killers such as endorphin, which is the hormone responsible for increasing body’s threshold to pain. It interacts with the pain receptors and plays a role in changing the brain’s perception towards the pain. If you’re in too much pain to exercise, start with simple exercises.
3. Heat Therapy
Heat therapy is very effective in treating chronic muscle pain and stiffness. Applying a controlled heat to the muscles help them relax and encourage the blood circulation to that area. Efficient blood flow to the affected area helps in the removal of lactic acid waste build-up responsible for the pain. Therefore, use a heating pad on the affected area and make sure that you don’t leave pad for too long.
4. Turmeric
Turmeric is probably the most famous pain management herb ever to exist. Turmeric is rich in a compound called Curcumin, which may reduce pain, stiffness, and inflammation related to arthritis and injuries. According to a study, turmeric promotes the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidation activity in the body to promote healing and alleviate chronic pain.
5. Fish Oil
Fish oil is known the exhibit impressive anti-inflammatory properties that help with the pain. According to a study, researchers gave the fish oil capsules to the patients with neck and back pain. After 75 days of regular intake of fish oil capsules, 50% of the patients reported back saying that they have stopped using pain-killers because they feel relieved from pain.
Chronic pain may not be fatal, but it can degrade the quality of life. Therefore, it is a serious condition that should not be overlooked. Try methods as mentioned above to get relief from chronic pain and improve the quality of your life.
