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Posted by john on August 26th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
The company he founded has created technologies that teach sufferers to think away their pain, and plans to similarly treat addiction, depression and other intractable neurological and psychological conditions.
Omneuron is one of a number of new companies that are commercializing a brain-scanning technology called real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI. Using large scanners to measure blood flow to different parts of the brain, the technology makes the brain’s activity visible by revealing which of its parts are busiest when we perform different tasks.
While fMRI dates back to the early 1990s, hitherto it has been used mainly by doctors in hospitals to make diagnoses. The commercialization of brain scanning is a recent development, spurred by the refinement of the technology. Omneuron, which Dr. deCharms founded in 2001 and whose research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, uses fMRI to teach people how to play with their own heads. Other entrepreneurs are working on ways to deploy fMRI as a lie detector, a tool for conducting marketing research or an instrument to make brain surgeries safer and more precise.
Here’s how Omneuron uses fMRI to treat chronic pain: A patient slides into the coffin-like scanner and watches a computer-generated flame projected on the screen of virtual-reality goggles; the flame’s intensity reflects the neural activity of regions of the brain involved in the perception of pain. Using a variety of mental techniques — for instance, imagining that a painful area is being flooded with soothing chemicals — most people can, with a little concentration, make the flame wax or wane. As the flame wanes, the patient feels better. Superficially similar to an older technology, electroencephalogram biofeedback, which measures electrical feedback across multiple areas of the brain, fMRI feedback measures the blood flow in precise areas of the brain.
“We believe that people will use real-time fMRI feedback to hone cognitive strategies that will increase activation of brain regions,” Dr. deCharms said. With practice and repetition, he said, this could lead to “long-term changes in the brain.”
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In time, he hopes, a patient could evoke the effect without the machine.
In a 2005 study, Dr. deCharms and Sean Mackey, associate director of the pain management division at Stanford, showed that eight patients with recalcitrant pain felt their discomfort reduced by as much as 64 percent by using Omneuron’s technology.
If fMRI proves effective in treating pain, it could be big business. According to the American Chronic Pain Association, one in three Americans will experience chronic pain at some point in life. At any one time, more than 50 million Americans complain of pain. And Dr. deCharms contends that fully one-third find their pain resistant to traditional treatments like narcotics. Omneuron’s technologies could offer such patients some relief, and without side effects.
The pain-relief industry is huge: the average American spends as much as $900 a year on pain medications, whose effects are generally short-lived.
But Dr. deCharms says that controlling pain is just one of many possible uses for fMRI feedback. Today, Omneuron is also researching treatments for addiction, depression and other psychological illnesses. In addition, he said. the company has contemplated “several dozen applications,” including the treatment of stroke and epilepsy. Brain scanning could even be used to improve athletic performance, he speculated.
Doctors and drug-abuse experts are particularly excited about the idea of treating addiction using fMRI. While scientists have talked about such an application since the technology was invented, Omneuron is the first to work on a real therapy. “We might have a tool to help control the inner sensation of craving,” said Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which helped fund Omneuron’s research into addiction.
A growing number of ventures hope to turn fMRI into a business. The most well-publicized is No Lie MRI, which wants to sell brain scanning to law firms and governmental bodies like police departments or security and intelligence agencies as a replacement for the notoriously unreliable polygraph test. No Lie MRI has already begun selling what it calls its truth verification technology for about $10,000 to individuals keen to prove their innocence.
Joel Huizenga, the chief executive of No Lie MRI, said: “A technology gets known by its first product. For fMRI, that application is going to be truth verification.”
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Posted by john on August 19th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
The Pain Relief Practice has launched its new site concentrating even stronger on the Singaporean Healthcare Market. The renowned medical pain relief practitioner, Dr Terence Tan, is offering his admirers and patient with even more information on the site than before.
Date Released: 08/15/2007
http://www.painrelief.com.sg is launched in August 2007 to focus on providing advanced pain relief treatment like EM signal and Cold Laser technology in Singapore.
As chief physician in charge of The Pain Relief Practice, Dr Terence Tan’s passion for pain relief treatment grew out of his own painful experience.
Today’s busy life schedule has made everybody (from a child to an old man) suffering from any kind of pain or ache. Ailments like headache, migraine, arthritis are the growing concerns among people, especially those who are living or staying in metropolises and fighting to resist. Such kind of physical problems are really serious issues and need immediate care. Most people think that there is no immediate solution to such painful experiences.
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But Dr. Terence Tan has something different in his mind for his admirers. As he says, “I’ve been treating so many people suffering such aching life. Some of them even had lost their hopes and started living with the pain. When they came to me, they were in serious condition. I found that their disease has become psychological and advised them that any kind of pain can be totally curable. Now they are living their life quite happily. What more I can expect from my practice! My “The pain Relief Practice” website will surely help such people.”
The Pain Relief Practice has been designed and promoted by one of the leading E-Commerce Solution provider: Modulesoft Solutions . Modulesoft Solutions has been providing all sorts of web designing and web development services to its clients. For more details contact Modulesoft Solutions . In this respect, Dr. Tan says, “They are absolutely fantastic; especially, Asrujit Mohanty himself. So much understanding and very good at listening. I like such guys very much and I would surely love to hire them, whenever I feel I need such service.”
Dr, Terence Tan and his The Pain Relief Practice, both are committed to provide quality service to its customers.
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Posted by john on August 15th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
After two people died, Novartis AG has pulled its pain relief drug Prexige from the market in Australia. According to a story published in the Wall St. Journal, “Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration said it had received eight reports of serious liver reactions in patients taking the drug. “It seems that the longer people are on the medicine, the greater the chance of liver injury,” its principal medical adviser, Rohan Hammett, said in a statement.
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The Swiss company said the drug — which isn’t sold in the U.S. — is still available in about 50 countries and is being rolled out in Europe. Australia is the only country where Prexige is available in a 200-milligram dose, as opposed to a 100-milligram dose elsewhere.”
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Posted by john on August 10th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
Health Canada has approved a new cannabis-based painkiller to help alleviate the suffering of cancer patients.
The drug, sold under the brand name Sativex, is administered by spraying it into the mouth. It is intended to be used by cancer patients suffering from neuropathic or nerve pain, which is excruciating and difficult to control.
“It’s an adjunctive treatment, an add-on. You take it in addition to opioids (such as morphine),” Allan Gordon, director of the Wasser Pain Management Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, said in an interview.
“It will be helpful as another way to reduce pain,” he said.
Dr. Gordon said that 60 to 90 per cent of people with advanced cancer experience significant pain and there are far too few pain-relief options available to them.
He estimated there are at least 100,000 Canadians with cancer who are dealing with severe pain at any time.
“There’s an unmet need there and finally we’re seeing some attention being paid to the problem,” he said.
While Sativex contains the active ingredients that give pot smokers their buzz, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), users are unlikely to get stoned. When people are in severe pain, the drug provides relief rather than pleasure, much like opium and heroin used medicinally.
Each spray delivers a fixed dose of 2.7 milligrams of THC and 2.5 mg of CBD. Patients can control the number of doses, but it is recommended they not exceed 14 sprays daily.
“We have to reference this drug as a pain-management therapy. It’s not a recreational vehicle,” Dr. Gordon said.
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He also noted it’s an expensive and inefficient way to get high compared with smoking marijuana or hashish.
Sativex, by U.K.-based GW Pharmaceuticals, is marketed in Canada by Bayer Inc.
The drug costs roughly $125 per vial (prices vary by province and do not include dispensing fees). Each vial contains 51 sprays. The average daily dose is five sprays, which translates into an average cost of about $12.25 a day. The prescription drug is covered by most private insurance plans, but not yet by any provincial drug plans.
In 2005, Canada became the first country in the world to approve the sale of a prescription painkiller derived from cannabis. Sativex was initially allowed on the market for the treatment of severe pain associated with multiple sclerosis.
It belongs to a class of drugs known as cannabinoids. A report issued yesterday said the sale of cannabinoids has soared by 45 per cent worldwide in the past year, to $709-million (U.S.)
In addition to Sativex, the class of drugs includes Rimonabant, a high-profile anti-obesity drug from Sanofi-Aventis, along with Marinol and Cesamet, drugs used to treat nausea and vomiting in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Scientists are excited by the prospect of this class of drugs because there are about 10 times as many cannabinoid receptors in the brain as opioid receptors, meaning the drugs should be more effective at blocking pain.
Cannabis-based drugs also appear to have fewer side effects than those derived from opium. Some users of Sativex complain that the spray leaves an odd taste and can cause minor gastrointestinal problems. Drugs such as codeine and morphine, on the other hand, can cause severe constipation and drowsiness. Many physicians also hesitate to prescribe opioids because they are highly addictive.
An estimated 159,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and 72,700 will die of cancer in 2007, according to the Canadian Cancer Society
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Posted by john on July 29th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
She embraces each day, but doesn’t always like to wake up.
That’s because every morning as Cathy Cartwright of Vallejo stirs and ventures out of bed, a throbbing, aching pain radiates from her knees, lower back, arms and neck.
Cartwright, 54, of Vallejo, is among millions coping with chronic pain, a major public health problem and the primary reason people seek medical care. Chronic pain can rob people of their livelihoods, their hobbies, and drastically change relationships with loved ones and friends.
“My life has changed 360 degrees. Everything has changed - my relationships with my family and friends. You have to be able to tell people ‘no,’ ” Cartwright said. “It’s like a grieving process. You have to work through to
Kathy Wilde of Vallejo at a pain management group. (J.L. Sousa/Times-Herald)
acceptance.”
Chronic pain impacts every aspect of a person’s life, said Dr. Scott Fishman, UC Medical Center pain medicine specialist and author of the book “The War on Pain.” He said, people “say they hurt, but the real problem is that they can’t function” in their lives.
Getting the right help is often the biggest pain for those who suffer. Chronic pain treatment demands complex, multi-disciplinary care that doctors are often unprepared for, and insurance companies are unwilling to cover,
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Fishman said.
“When someone is in pain, the mind and body are inextricably linked,” Fishman said. “It’s a mind/body phenomenon and doctors are not well-prepared to deal with that complexity.”
A new bill in Congress aims to improve treatment and increase awareness of the affliction among physicians and the public. Most agree the long-held belief one should “grin and bear it” is wrong.
The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 would convene a medical conference on pain care, promote pain
Velia ‘Vee’ Young of Vallejo attends a pain management group. (J.L. Sousa/Times-Herald)
research and training, and try to eliminate treatment disparities based on gender, age and race.
Pain over the long haul
“The old concept of pain was hush, hush,” said Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Vallejo pain specialist Dr. Kevin Cheng. “They discouraged people to voice anything about their pain.” He said things are slowly changing. “They are taking pain more seriously,” he added.
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Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting for weeks, months or
Laura Woolverton of Vallejo attends a pain management group. (J.L. Sousa/Times-Herald)
years, according to the American Pain Society and other organizations. Nearly half of all Americans seek care for it.
Difficult though it is, pain plays a vital role in health care, doctors say. Often called the fifth vital sign, pain highlights injuries and other problems, particularly when people first seek care in an emergency room or doctor’s office.
But chronic pain becomes a problem when it never subsides. “It’s like having a home alarm system blaring all the time. It’s hard to focus and people start to get depressed, their lives start to crumble,” Fishman said.
Unrelenting pain often accompanies cancer, diabetes, arthritis and is, sometimes, more feared than death itself, said Daniel Smith of the American Cancer Society, in an announcement about the pain bill.
Its cost to the economy is estimated in the billions while it also causes untold suffering among those desperate for relief. But, despite its prevalence, pain remains somewhat shrouded in mystery perhaps because of its very nature - unseen.
“Some people say it’s all in your head,” said Penney Cowan, American Chronic Pain Foundation founder and executive director. “You can’t see pain. You can’t measure your pain. It’s invisible. People may look good, but they are full of pain.”
Pain may be invisible, but it is a strong part of Wright’s life. She was injured at work in 1998, and then got carpal tunnel syndrome, and fibromyalgia, a painful muscle condition that is often a byproduct of back injuries and other traumas. On a scale of 1 to 10, her pain, most days, is at a 7 or 8, she said.
In her pre-pain life, Cartwright was a full-time counselor, loved to dance and was about to travel to Europe. Now, she has to plan days ahead just to go to the store or to walk down a flight of steps to do laundry. When it’s cold, she stays mostly bed.
Neurontin and ultram make the pain tolerable and she, sometimes, uses a lidoderm patch to numb her back, but she has resisted surgeries because some people have not benefited from them, she said. It’s when she stopped expecting a cure that Cartwright said she got the upper hand. From that point on, her goal became to manage her pain and, so, be in better control of her life
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Posted by john on July 25th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
Alaska — A new pain-relief treatment on the market is worthy of a sci-fi film.
It doesn’t look like much, but the K-laser is quite a powerful little machine
It’s also quite popular at Back in Motion Chiropractic.
Kim Perkins has been dealing with her back pain for 20 years. She doesn’t recall any specific injury that caused the pain but said there have been lots of little ones.
After trying other forms of treatment, Perkins decided to try the K-laser.
“It doesn’t hurt when she does it and it doesn’t hurt the next day, where sometimes with treatment where I’ve been real tight — I’ll have immediate pain relief with the adjustment, but I’ll have pain the next day. With the lasers I don’t have any of that,” Perkins said.
The lack of pain is the K-laser’s greatest appeal.
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“You feel just a little tingling when she’s moving the laser back and forth across your back, but that’s basically all you feel,” Perkins said.
The K-laser is made up of infrared lasers powerful enough to penetrate the body up to five inches and get deep therapy into the muscles and down to the nerves.
They help improve blood flow in the area, which speeds up healing time and cuts down on pain.
The lasers can also cause vision damage, so K-laser treatments are administered while patients wear protective glasses.
The treatment is complete in just 10 minutes, and with this laser, “less is more.”
“The pain level has dramatically decreased. In fact, last weekend I went dip netting and I didn’t have the pain that I normally do,” Perkins said.
All it takes is a few minutes with a little machine that packs quite a punch in pain relief.
Dr. Rigges of Back in Motion Chiropractic said patients with acute pain often see immediate results, but chronic pain sufferers may require up to five sessions.
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Posted by john on July 22nd, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
Migraine treatments are generally differentiated by their goals of either prevention or immediate relief. The primary approach is usually to prevent migraines from happening in the first place or at least to reduce their frequency. Secondary to this is relief of pain and associated symptoms such as nausea and vomiting should an attack occur. There are various drugs available and your doctor will discuss the side effects and any contraindications that may be present with other health conditions you have.
More likely than not, you will also want to use non-medicating methods such as lying quietly in a dark room and placing a cold cloth on your head. The visual and other sensory disturbances that can accompany a migraine are often very destructive and many sufferers find that they need a place of solitude and rest until their symptoms abate.
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol is an over-the-counter drug that can be taken immediately at the onset of an attack and it works to lessen migraine pain. Caffeine may also be added to the preparation, which helps to increase efficacy and is thought to produce faster pain relief.
Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Over the counter preparations such as aspirin and ibuprofen are examples of NSAIDS that can ease migraine pain and also alleviate inflammation. Be careful with regards to long-term use, however, as aspirin can irritate the stomach and may lead to ulcers. Other NSAIDS your doctor may suggest are diclofenac, naproxen or indomethacin.
Antihistamines
Antihistamines affect migraine headaches indirectly. It is thought that histamine, which is involved in allergic reactions, also triggers migraines. As such, antihistamines can be helpful in treating allergic symptoms that may accompany a migraine as well as decreasing the trigger source itself during an attack, which should help to lessen migraine symptoms. Antihistamines may have a somewhat sedative effect so it’s best to avoid driving or anything requiring a clear head and focus. Most likely, you will wish to lie down anyways and the drowsy effect will likely help rather than hinder your relief.
Ergot Preparations
Ergot preparations have been used for decades to treat migraines. Their mechanism involves the constriction of blood vessels, which corresponds with the belief that blood vessels dilate during a migraine attack, causing pain. Ergots are not commonly used now because they do have some potentially very serious side effects and can also lead to misuse and rebound headaches. They are also not considered as effective as new migraine drugs that are more targeted for migraine pain. They do, however, still provide pain relief for some individuals and your doctor may feel that an ergot preparation is appropriate for your specific symptoms. If you are taking ergot compounds, be sure to use care and caution when following instructions for use.
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Triptans
Triptans are one of the newer classes of migraine drugs. As with ergots, they do work to narrow blood vessels when you are experiencing a migraine. In addition, it is also believed that they block any inflammatory effects around the blood vessels. A bonus to triptans is that they also act on additional migraine symptoms such as nausea. Some of the triptans you may be prescribed are sumatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan and zolmitriptan. Overall, the triptans are considered highly effective, safe and do not have any widespread serious side effects. There are, however, contraindications with some other conditions, namely cardiovascular based ones, so your doctor should do a thorough history with you before prescribing a triptan medication.
Drugs For Nausea
During a migraine attack, a person’s stomach may not function normally; digestion can slow and the time taken for specific migraine drugs to take effect can be delayed. Various migraine drugs work to get your stomach functioning more normally again. For some migraine sufferers, nausea and vomiting can also be worse than the head pain and it is important to treat these severe symptoms. Some of the drugs used to treat nausea are:
* Domperidone
* Metoclopramide
* Promethazine
* Hydroxyzine
Your first line of defense against a migraine is still prevention, but your doctor will discuss ways to treat immediate migraine pain and other distressing symptoms. Remember to follow all medication instructions carefully and alert your doctor to any unusual side effects. Also, don’t be afraid to ask questions and voice concerns about medications that your doctor suggests.
Ultimately, you have to feel comfortable with the treatment plan and your doctor’s knowledge is there to guide, not rule the final migraine management plan. It is hoped that by increasing your own knowledge on migraine treatments, you will feel more control and comfort when handling your head pain.
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Posted by john on July 17th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
In the second year of their joint program to promote better pain control, the American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure today released the 2007 Pain and Policy Report Card and Evaluation Guide of state- level pain management policies across the country.
The organizations, which represent the nation’s leading information and advocacy groups for people with cancer, are funding a three-year grant to the Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) at the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center to examine policies that govern pain management practices for cancer patients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The 2007 report card shows that California and Wisconsin had the greatest grade improvement. Other states whose grades improved from last year were Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
In addition, Kansas and Wisconsin now join Michigan and Virginia as having the most balanced pain policies in the nation.
“These states have laws that are consistent with current medical practice standards and do not impede pain treatment,” said Aaron M. Gilson, PhD, director for U.S. Policy Research at the PPSG. “Also, the licensing agencies in these states encourage healthcare professionals to practice good pain management by making pain relief an expectation of quality patient care and reassure practitioners that treating patients’ pain will not result in disciplinary sanctions.”
Chronic pain is a part of daily life for more than 50 percent of all cancer patients and survivors and for more than 75 percent of those with advanced stages of the disease — figures that have remained unchanged for decades, despite advances in therapeutic options to address pain.
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With support from the American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PPSG issued a report card last September and will issue another report card in 2008. For more information on the University of Wisconsin’s PPSG, visit http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/.
About the Pain & Policy Studies Group
The University of Wisconsin’s Pain and Policy Studies Group (PPSG) is headed by David E. Joranson, MSSW, and Aaron M. Gilson, PhD, internationally known experts on pain control policy who implemented a first-of-its-kind study in 2003 comparing pain policies throughout the country. The results of that study, reported in Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card, showed that more than half of all states had policies that encouraged pain management, addressed physicians’ fears of regulatory scrutiny and drew distinctions between physical dependence or tolerance and addiction.
But the report also showed that much more progress can be made. A total of 38 states received a grade of C or worse, demonstrating inadequacies in their pain management policies. Many states reacted to the 2003 report by amending their policies to be more balanced. PPSG has collaborated with health care professionals, non-governmental organizations and government officials to help adopt policies that promote the appropriate use of pain medications. The grant announced today is intended to identify where progress is needed to encourage positive momentum for pain relief and palliative care.
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Posted by john on July 15th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
The physicians at HealthMakers in Forest Hills have a singular goal for every person who walks through their clinic’s door: relieve pain so that their patients can lead the healthiest and happiest lives possible.
But reaching that goal has many different paths, depending on the person and their malady. Some are athletes who have injured their lower back in a sporting event. Others are automobile accident victims with a nasty case of whiplash or senior citizens suffering from chronic arthritis.
HealthMakers takes them all — and treats each one of them in their own tailor-made way.
“We don’t just lump people together,” said Vincent Livio, patient services coordinator. “It’s a long process, where we take the time to really sit down and figure out exactly what treatment is going to work best for each person.”
That process begins with an evaluation by the clinic’s internists, who then design an individualized therapy program.
During therapy, patients work with a team of board certified neurologists, orthopedists and physical therapists, receiving a wide range of treatments — from acupuncture to parrafin baths and steroid injections. Meanwhile, a “team leader” ensures that all physicians are kept abreast of a patient’s progress and their efforts are coordinated.
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Pain sufferers can also use the 7,000-square-foot facility’s new physical training center to exercise in their doctor-designed exercise regimen. For those suffering from trauma-related depression, HealthMakers even retains an in-house psychologist to help patients talk through their problems.
But what sets HealthMakers apart from other physical rehab clinics is its accessibility, according to Livio. Multilingual staffers are on hand to provide non-English speakers with translated consultations in Italian, Spanish, Greek, German and French. Better yet, the facility is easy to reach, no matter how you choose to get there.
For those who prefer mass transit, HealthMakers can be reached by five subway lines, two buses and the Long Island Rail Road, and straphangers receive free MetroCards worth $4. For those who drive, the clinic offers free parking — “a pretty big deal in a place like Forest Hills,” Livio said. And for seniors with mobility problems, the clinic provides free door-to-door car service.
“That’s a really big deal,” he added. “It’s amazing that most of the senior citizens who come here don’t even live nearby. They’re from Corona, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Kew Gardens — and making it easy for them to get here and back is vital.”
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Posted by john on July 9th, 2007 — in Tramadol Top News
Natural medicinal herbs and herbal supplements for fibromyalgia treatment and relief can play an important role is readdressing a body that is hyper sensitive to pain and inflammation and can be adjusted to meet specific symptoms which often vary with fibromyalgia.
Physical therapy, dietary changes, exercise and rest are vital to making a recovery from fibromyalgia. Herbal fibromyalgia treatment forms an essential part in long term recovery from this illness.
Eighty percent of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, with the age of diagnosis being thirty five to fifty five years of age. This debilitating syndrome is often hard to diagnose, as fibromyalgia will mimic the symptoms of other conditions such as low thyroid function, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Lyme Disease and a wide range of illnesses associated with generalised muscular and join pain.
Commonly Prescribed Natural Herbs for Fibromyalgia
Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens)
This herb is a well known treatment for arthritic pain; lately it has attracted notice for its role in relieving muscle pain. In a trial designed to test this herbs ability to take care of muscular pain, low doses of devil’s claw showed improvement in pain over a four week period. Devil’s Claw has no significant side effects, however, if you are using warfarin it is advised to consult your medical practitioner before taking this herb. In some cases there have been reports of gastric upsets associated with high doses of devil’s claw and like many medications it is not recommended in pregnant or breastfeeding women.
White Willow Bark (Salix alba)
This herb works by reducing inflammation in the body. Salicin, the active principal in this plant, lowers fever and reduces inflammation, and in turn, eases pain. This herb works by lowering prostaglandins in the body that cause inflammation. Willow Bark is not recommended for people using anticoagulant therapy, and may cause gastric upsets in high doses. Do not use white willow bark if you are allergic to Aspirin.
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Cayenne (Capsicum minimum)
Topicallly, the resinous compound found in cayenne, capsaicin, has shown to reduce pain associated with fibromyalgia. It works by exhausting the neurotransmitters that transmit pain signals to the brain. A word of caution though, this is applied as a cream and will initially make pain symptoms worse before they improve and rubber gloves should be used to apply the cream to the affected area; pain relief can be sustained with ongoing use. Like chilli, cayenne creams will burn when they make contact with mucous membranes so be careful when applying these ointments.
Jamaica/Jamaican Dogwood (Piscidia erythrina)
This herb is particularly indicated for strong pain such as neuralgias, sciatica, dysmenorrhoea (painful periods), muscular pain and spasms. The dried root (2-4gr) can be taken three times daily or fluid extract of 1-2ml three times daily. Some people have experienced nausea, vomiting and headache using this herb and pregnant and breast feeding women and congestive cardiac illnesses should not use Jamaican Dogwood. (Mediherb, 2002)
The Use of Herbal Supplements to Treat Fibromyalgia
Natural herbs for fibromyalgia treatment are best combined with physical therapy that has proven to be beneficial. Massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic/osteopathy and nutrition all help to manage the debilitating symptoms associated with fibromyalgia.
Herbal fibromyalgia treatment, along with exercise, nutrition and relaxation can form a powerful broad spectrum approach to this chronic illness. Remember to have a full health assessment to confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia before commencing any treatment.
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