DR PRYA GUPTA - AYURVEDA’S APPROACH TO PAIN RELIEF(PAIN MANAGEMENT)


Pain is a very common condition. The occurrence of pain rises as people get older and women are more likely to experience pain than men.Pain may be anything from a dull ache to a sharp stab and can range from mild to extreme. You may feel pain in one part of your body or it may be widespread.

 Causes of pain
The most common causes of pain in adults include:
  1. ·    Injury
  2. ·  Medical conditions (such as cancer, arthritis and back problems)
  3. ·   Surgery. 
The most commonly reported types of pain are headache and back pain (although pain involving the limbs, shoulder and neck is also common). 

How pain affects the body

Pain is a complex protective mechanism. It is an essential part of evolution that protects the body from danger and harm.The body has pain receptors that are attached to two main types of nerves that detect danger. One nerve type relays messages quickly, causing a sharp, sudden pain. The other relays messages slowly, causing a dull, throbbing pain. 
Some areas of the body have more pain receptors than others. For example, the skin has lots of receptors so it is easy to tell the exact location and type of pain. There are far fewer receptors in the gut, so it is harder to pinpoint the precise location of a stomach ache. If pain receptors in the skin are activated by touching something dangerous (for example something hot or sharp), these nerves send alerts to the spinal cord and then to part of the brain called the thalamus. 
Sometimes the spinal cord sends an immediate signal back to the muscles to make them contract. This moves the affected body part away from the source of danger or harm. This is a reflex reaction that prevents further damage occurring. It happens before you feel pain. Once the ‘alert!’ message reaches the thalamus, it sorts the information the nerves have sent, taking into account your previous experience, beliefs, expectations, culture and social norms. This explains why people have very different responses to pain.
The thalamus then sends the information on to other parts of the brain that are linked to physical response, thought and emotion. This is when you may feel the sensation of pain, think ‘That hurt! What was it?’, and feel annoyed.The thalamus also contributes to mood and arousal, which helps to explain why your interpretation of pain partly depends on your state of mind. 
Managing pain without medicines
Many non-medicine treatments are available to help you manage your pain. A combination of treatments and therapies is often more effective than just one. 
Some non-medicine options include: 
  1. ·  Heat or Cold – use ice packs immediately after an injury to reduce swelling. Heat packs are better for relieving chronic muscle or joint injuries
  2. · Physical therapies – such as walking, stretching, strengthening or aerobic exercises may help reduce pain, keep you mobile and improve your mood. You may need to increase your exercise very slowly to avoid over-doing it
  3. · Massage – this is better suited to soft tissue injuries and should be avoided if the pain is in the joints. There is some evidence that suggests massage may help manage pain, but it is not recommended as a long-term therapy
Your doctor or other healthcare professional can guide you through the best treatments for you. 


Ayurveda’s Approach to Pain Relief

Ayurveda suggests a different approach to pain relief. It begins by viewing pain as a mind-body experience that's highly subjective. Pain is approached through a phenomenon called "self-efficacy." The brain contains many pain-relieving chemicals, and these can be triggered mentally, which is why taking a placebo leads to pain relief in a significant proportion of people.Subjects unknowingly self-regulate their pain. This isn’t just the mind fooling us. Brain scans show that a placebo, when effective, changes the brain in the same way as do active pills, and these changes can be found in the spinal cord, not just the brain. The implications are strong for chronic pain over an extended period, too. Studies in arthritis patients have shown that the placebo effect can last more than two years. In fact, self-efficacy is more powerful and more long-lasting than is generally realized, even among physicians. Ayurveda recognizes this power of the mind to relieve pain, and strengthens this force through meditation practices and positive ideation.

DR PRIYA GUPTA 
SWASTHASYA AYURVEDA CARE CLINIC & PANCHKARMA
ATM 6 LGF,GALAXY PLAZA, MAIN GATE, Gaur City 1, Greater Noida West
http://www.swasthasyaayurveda.com

Location: Gaur City 1, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201009, India

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