Natural Pain Relieving Herbs Help Richmond Pain Patients

August 08, 2017

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

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

CURCUMIN 

Curcumin is surely one natural treatment that most all Richmond pain patients have heard about in the news. As a natural anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving herb, it is shown to be quite effective for for treating chronic pain conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancers like colon, stomach, lung, breast and skin. Even Alzheimer’s patients discover some relief with curcumin. (1) Osteoarthritis patients reportedly respond well to curcumin, too, since osteoarthritis is a chronic inflammatory degenerative process that Johnson Chiropractic witnesses often in Richmond 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 written to be anti-inflammatory and analgesic for pain patients as well as patients suffering with chronic musculoskeletal pain which Johnson Chiropractic sees a lot! They reduce pain and enhance mobility for chronic pain patients. One study combined all of these plus vitamin B1 and found that patients responded well. (3) Another report states 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 are helpful in decreasing inflammation and pain. (4) Johnson Chiropractic investigates with Richmond chiropractic patients to discover just the right combination of natural agents like these that work for them and their Richmond pain.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT 

Some Richmond pain patients and Richmond inflammatory disease patients find that traditional medicines may distress their systems with unwanted side effects. Centuries-old natural approaches may be simpler, effective, and less upsetting. If you are a Richmond pain patient exploring options of a simpler way to manage pain, schedule an appointment with Johnson Chiropractic to discuss how natural anti-inflammatory agents - even in combination with Richmond chiropractic care - may be the pain relievers you need.