Managing Pain
Nobody enjoys living with pain. Depending on the origin of the pain managing it can be either an easy or difficult task to manage. Many people have turned to natural products like biofreeze in an effort to reduce their pain. This product is made from a natural herb, Ilex and is extracted from the South American holly shrub. Furthermore, Ilex does not contain aloe or petroleum. Biofreeze provides long lasting pain relief.
The management and treatment of pain is determined by its history within the individual, pain intensity, and how long the individual has dealt with it. Nerves generate pain; therefore pain management is focused on the nerve area that is creating the pain. In other words, to properly treat pain its source must be identified, and then the specific area is targeted for treatment.
While most of us know what pain is, there are different basic types of pain. Knowing the type of pain allows doctors to properly treat it. Nociceptive pain is when the nervous system is working as it should. A broken bone or a cut is a nociceptive type of pain. Nerves send the brain signal to the brain indicating there is a problem. The individual with the injury realizes that she is hurt. This is how the body should respond to an injury.
On the other hand, Neuropathic pain occurs when the nervous system is malfunctioning. There are two types of Neuropathic pain, radicular and somatic. Radicular pain is caused from nerve irritation. A good example of this is the pain caused by a disc herniation. Pain will shoot down the leg even though the pain is caused at the spinal cord. In addition to pain, numbness, tingling, loss of feeling and weakness is common.
Somatic pain occurs in the back and thighs only. It is very difficult to make an exact diagnosis regarding back pain. Most back pain does not go away with conservative treatment. X-Ray guided injections can help target the area where the pain is coming from. Once this is accomplished it is possible to treat or manage the pain.
Finally, nerve irritations are a common source of pain. Biofreeze provides natural and long lasting pain relief. Nerves cause pain and send this signal to the brain. Pain management is dependent on finding the specific nerve area that is causing the pain. Once these nerve groups have been isolated it is then possible to treat and manage the pain.