Putting the Fire Out With Natural Pain Relief
By Joan McDaniel
Where Do I Go To Put the Fire Out
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During my illness, I have experience pain. First the pain in my lower extremities, then as I got stronger the pain moved to my core muscles and lower back. I could hardly walk. As I rebuilt my body’s strength the lower back pain left. I began to start detoxing and suddenly the pain in my shoulders and upper back returned after being gone for over 30 years. I was told then to learn to “live with it” there was nothing the doctors could do.
This time the muscle spasm and the resulting pain was mind numbing. There were times when I felt I was on fire and wanted to scream, “where do I go to put the fire out?” There were times I felt as if someone had put a knife between my shoulder blades and twisted.
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I like having these conversations with my body but this one got my undivided attention. I’m glad to report; I have control of it now. The pain if it occurs is in the moderate to mild range. This article shows my research into what I found about pain.
Chronic Pain can be life changing
In the medical world we have what is called a “Universal Pain Assessment Tool” its pictures illustrate degrees of pain.
http://www.fromthispointforward.com/2010/04/rate-your-pain-on-scale-of-1-to-10.html
Pain is your body crying out for help. As shown on the chart, Pain can be debilitating and result in complete bed rest. In other words, pain can take control of your body leaving you at its mercy. Pain is one of the leading causes for seeing your doctor or even going to the Emergency Room.
Pain with an injury can be understood, but most often the pain most people feel is a general. It is a chronic pain that moves around and changes in intensity. No one knows where it came from or why.
Pain is not a disease, it is a symptom, it is an indication of something in your body being out of balance. It is also a symptom of decreased circulation, and oxygen.
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