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According to the Center for Work and Health, thirteen percent of the total US workforce experiences a loss in productive time due to common pain complaints. Headache is the most common of these pain complaints, followed by back pain.

The conclusion of the study? Pain is an inordinately common and disabling condition in the US workforce. And while there are many prescription medications available, recent scares about serious side effects have brought natural pain relief remedies into the spotlight.

Most of the pain-related lost productive time occurs while employees are at work and is in the form of reduced performance. Using a prescription remedy can contribute to this reduced performance as they tend to dull your senses. Many Americans prefer a natural pain relief remedy in order to stay alert.

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Neck Pain Treatments including New Surgery Technique
January 11th 2006




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Neck pain is very common and one out of two people will experience it at some point in their lives. In severe cases surgery may be required to treat a pinched nerve. The recovery from this procedure can be very difficult.

Dr. Frank Phillips of the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has begun implanting an artificial disc made of the same metal and plastics used in hip and knee replacements. Right now the procedure is in the clinical trial stages, but WABC in New York reported that Dennis Kistulinec had the procedure done and does not suffer any more pain.

According to the report Kistulinec is not only back to work, he's back lifting weights just two months after the surgery. Before the surgery he had difficulty picking up his kids or loading groceries in the car. 

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients may Benefit from using Statin Drugs
January 30th 2006



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Researchers from Japan have found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from use of statin drugs.  These drugs have been used to lower cholesterol, but also may benefit arthritis sufferers because of their role in inflammation and other cellular processes, including the immune response. 

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes the proliferation of synovial tissue, which lines the joints. Statins have been shown to cause apoptosis in both normal cells and tumor cells.  Apoptosis is another word for cell death.  Statins may induce apoptosis in synovial cells of patients with RA.
The study published in the February 2006 issue of the Arthritis & Rheumatism  journal, examines whether statins are able to induce apoptosis in synovial cells.  This may prove to be “novel way of treating the disease.”


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Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Supplements Don't Relieve Pain in People with Minor Knee Joint Osteoarthritis Pain

February 22nd 2006


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Not all participants in a recent study benefited from the popular dietary supplement combination of glucosamine plus chondroitin sulfate. Although, in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, patients with moderate-to-severe pain showed significant relief with the supplement.

The data was extrapolated from the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT). Elias Zerhouni, M.D. said “GAIT is another example of NIH's commitment to exploring the potential of complementary and alternative medicine to prevent and treat disease in a manner that is fair, unbiased, and scientifically rigorous.” Elias is the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study was conducted at 16 sites across the country over a 4 year period.

The GAIT project enrolled 1,600 participants with documented osteoarthritis of the knee. These participants were randomly assigned to receive one of five treatments daily for 24 weeks. Some were assigned glucosamine alone (1500 mg), chondroitin sulfate alone (1200 mg), glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate combined (same doses), a placebo, or celecoxib (200 mg).

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Natural Pain Remedies won't kill you with side effects - Alternative Medicines
February 23rd 2006

Dr. Jutkowitz Endorcement
A health Journalist and author recently announced that there are no safe over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers. Virtually every home medicine cabinet in America has a bottle of pain-relieving pills that can cause serious problems, even when properly used. Millions of Americans live with chronic pain and rely upon over-the-counter pain relievers to alleviate discomfort mostly caused by joint, nerve or headache pain.

To the shock of most Americans, they have been relying on unsafe pain remedies and paying a steep price from the side effects associated with these drugs. Many Americans are turning to natural pain remedies and may never return to aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen or COX-2 inhibitors that hospitalize hundreds of thousands and cause thousands of needless deaths annually.

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Fake or Sham Acupuncture Treatment For Migraines Work as Well as the Real Therapy or Drugs – Research from Germany
March 2nd 2006


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Researchers from Germany say that acupuncture works as well as standard drugs for migraines.  Apparently placement of the acupuncture needles is not important either.  The researchers compared fake acupuncture treatments with drugs and real traditional acupuncture. 
The fake or so called “sham” acupuncture involved placing the fine needles in places that were not traditionally used by therapists.  Reuters reported that Dr. Hans-Christoph Diener said “This tells us that Chinese acupuncture is not a very specific treatment”, since the sham acupuncture worked just as well.

The researchers believe that acupuncture is a viable treatment for migraines.  Dr. Diener went on to say “The main finding is that Chinese acupuncture is as effective as drug treatment for the prophylaxis of migraine.”

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Thank heavens, I still have my 'STIMULATOR' just in case.

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In China, they use acupuncture with patients undergoing open heart surgery....while they're still AWAKE

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(Best Syndication) Canadian researchers say that chronic pain may cause more than physical discomfort, affect your ability to work, sleep and perform other activities essential to leading a full life, but it can also your memory and your concentration.

The study, conducted at the University of Alberta’s Multidisciplinary Pain Centre in Edmonton, Canada, involved 24 patients. Drs. Bruce D. Dick and Saifudin Rashiq say they have “zeroed in” on one of the cognitive mechanisms affected by chronic pain. Evidently pain can disrupt the maintenance of the “memory trace” that is required to hold information for processing and retain it for storage in longer-term memory stores.

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It can eventually lead to dementia....which is basically a dead man walking syndrome.

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I thought of my dad with the Shingles right now. It did not go away right away and got worse. Plus half of his face is paralyzed because of the Shingles. It is likely to go away, but it could take a year, or possibly longer. He ended up getting what is called "Ramsay Hunt Syndrome". He is in so much pain that he recommends all of us kids get vaccinated for the Shingles. It hits when you get older and are weaker as well.
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(Best Syndication) Pain relievers could increase the risk of stroke and heart attack, according to researchers at Harvard. Recently Vioxx was pulled from the market, but a report from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that there could be problems with other pain relievers as well.

The AHA recommends starting with either aspirin or acetaminophen (Tylenol) for muscle or joint pain. They say that aspirin is good for the heart, and acetaminophen doesn’t affect blood clotting. If the pain persists, they recommend most people take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

There are lots of NASIDs on the market, but the report suggests Aleve (naproxen) first and then ibuprofen (Advil). Down the list they say try diclofenac, but more caution is needed with this drug (which is available only by prescription only).

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