Why should everyone with chronic pain or autoimmune disease know about LDN (low dose naltrexone)?
Because for many people it helps them, even if they’ve “tried everything”. That doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. What I say doesn’t mean diddly if it doesn’t help you. But LDN is something that most people don’t know about. And it’s something that helps many many people.Stay open-minded, but not so open that your brain falls out.
Here’s a recent interview from the LDN radio show, that talks a bit about what is LDN and why it helps some people with chronic pain or autoimmune problems.If you want to find out whether LDN may be helpful for you, contact the office or click here for more information.
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Case Study: BURSITIS
Mr E came in with pain in his arm. He was in his 50s and his pain was preventing him from doing much of his household chores, and prevented him from riding his bicycle for exercise. He was feeling a bit depressed about the loss of function. He had been diagnosed in the past with carpal tunnel syndrome on the same arm, but he had refused surgery. He felt that shortly after the shoulder and upper arm pain started, his carpal tunnel got worse. The shoulder pain didn’t bother him at night, but now he had burning in his hand that kept him awake.
BURSITIS–understand it, treat it, feel better
What’s Bursitis?
Bursitis means ‘inflammation of a bursa’. A bursa is a fibrous sack that typically lubricates and cushions muscles and ligaments as they pass over bones. When a bursa gets inflamed, it is painful. Sometimes the bursa can fill with fluid, which makes it even more painful. Often the body develops spasm in the muscles around the area, which are also painful. Left untreated, those muscles and their associated nerves and soft tissues become dysfunctional. They can generate more pain and spasm in the soft tissues related to them. That process can radiate pain to other regions.