Safety (And Efficacy) First
And muscles – musculoskeletal pain – is caused by a range of lifestyle and genetic factors. Creating personalized treatment plans can be simultaneously the most rewarding and challenging aspect of my physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) practice. Several natural, medicinal, and procedural pain treatments are available, and patients respond differently to all of them.
Natural medicinal approaches, commonly referred to as complementary medicine, continue to grow in popularity. Americans spend more than $30 billion each year on complementary health products and practices. In PM&R, we recognize that you know your body, and we want to help you find a treatment plan that relieves your pain without increasing other health risks.
Following are seven natural supplements that our patients have said help them manage inflammatory musculoskeletal pai.
Back And Joint Discomfort
Turmeric is a root that’s part of the ginger family. It curbs inflammation, says Eva Selhub, MD, a clinical associate at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of Your Health Destiny.
You can cook with this dark yellow spice or make tea with it. Or take it in capsule form. Studies have used 30-100 milligrams of the active compound, harpagoside, per day.
Why Do We Need Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a nutrient that helps regulate the amount of calcium in the body. This vitamin is crucial for bone health. This is called osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children.
In addition, the vitamin may affect the immune system and could help to manage autoimmune conditions such as RA, Type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis (MS). Typical symptoms include: fatigue
joint pain
muscle pain and weakness
bone pain
respiratory issues
neurological concerns including numbness
low mood, specifically seasonal affective disorder (SAD).