4 Alternative Pain Relief Treatments

Collaborative Post¦ Everyone knows that you need to eat a varied and balanced diet and have a regular exercise routine to ensure that your body is fit and healthy at all times. But is a good diet and the odd workout really enough to help you stay healthy?

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Over our lives, our bodies change in many different ways. It is par for the course of getting older. If you don’t look after your body, chances are you could do some damage that will become apparent in years to come. General wear and tear of life can affect you in a multitude of ways. In both your mental and physical health.

Sometimes it can be beneficial to add different types of therapy to your lifestyle to help rectify any issues you might notice in your body and your mental health. It is ok to need extra help from time to time. Making sure you get the right complementary therapies to improve your physical and mental well-being can really help you make sure you are staying in the best health possible.

Chiropractic Treatments

Chiropractic can help with a variety of muscle and joint pains, including:

  • Back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Elbow pain
  • Osteoarthritis (OA) pain

The manipulation for joints and a Spinal Adjustment can help alleviate various pains, and many people experience positive benefits from ongoing treatments and visits to a Chiropractor.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a type of Chinese medicine that dates back thousands of years. It occurs when needles are gently inserted into certain places on the body, affecting nerve impulses. It’s one of the most popular and well-studied supplementary therapies. Acupuncture is mostly used to treat pain such as;

  • Tension headaches
  • Long term neck pain
  • Sickness after or during chemotherapy
  • Long term lower back pain
  • Migraines
  • Postoperative pain
  • Dental pain

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a method of moving, stretching, and massaging a person’s muscles and joints to discover, cure, and prevent health problems. Osteopathy is based on the idea that a person’s health is determined by how well their bones, muscles, ligaments, and connective tissue work together.

Osteopaths can help with the following;

  • Increased joint mobility
  • Relief of muscle tension
  • Helping the body to heal
  • Increased blood supply to tissue

Reflexology

Foot massage can be referred to as reflexology. The concept is that there are zones that go through your body and are related to different areas of your feet. A therapist can increase your blood supply and provide balance to your body by pressing and massaging regions of your feet.

Although there is no evidence that reflexology can treat or cure any ailment or symptoms, many individuals find it calming and comforting.

It is advisable to consult your GP before undergoing any new alternative or complementary treatments for pain management or help relieve symptoms of health conditions or treatments. You need to ensure you are a suitable candidate and that any treatment you have is to enhance your quality of life and does not increase your pain or suffering in any way.

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