Almost one person per household suffers from chronic pain according to Partners Against Pain. Of these, around 4 out of 5 people are not happy with their conventional pain-relieving medication. This can affect sleep and affects mood. So what can Ayurveda suggest?
Well consider these questions:
Why are you suffering? Are all neck, back and shoulder pains the same? Other than painkilling medication can you do anything about it?
The body is normally telling us something when in pain. Are you suppressing some emotion, or tensing muscles due to stress, drinking too much caffeine or insufficient water or eating too much-refined food or just not breathing deeply enough? If any of these are possible culprits in your life – change your lifestyle! In all these cases the Vata energy gets affected.
Try these natural remedies
1. Relax more. Try some yoga positions such as a Palm Tree or Camel position to help in reducing muscle spasm or relieving tension. In these positions stretch the body to look like a palm tree or a camel.
2.Massage helps reduce Vata imbalance. Contact us for your local Ayurvedic therapist or see our list of therapists. If you want to massage at home, use Ayurvedic Herbal Balls with natural pain relieving herbs in them. Simply heat the ball in a flat pan and apply to the areas that hurt. They will add heat and pain relief to the affected area. Alternatively, massage with warm Pain Relief Ayurvedic oil. These are all available in some salons, natural health food shops or on line from www.coolherbals.com.
3. Diet – have a Vata reducing diet. Focus on eating warm, mild nourishing foods. Contact us for a full Vata Reducing Diet Sheet.
4. Remove excess toxins. Sitting around a lot can cause toxin build up and pain in this area. Stretching exercises for 15 minutes daily should help move the toxins through the blood and lymphatic system. Alternatively use a drawing out paste with ingredients such as Gopichand Clay, Sea Weed, and Ginger to gently remove toxins out of the system. You could use a Coolherbals Thermal Pain Relief Wrap daily to remove toxins.
5. Natural Pain Relieving Herbs. Boswellia, also known as Indian Frankincense, is a herbal extract taken from the Boswellia Serrata tree and has been traditionally used to ease the pain. Valerian and Ginger’s capsules help in relaxation of muscles. Valerian contains Valerenic acid and Iridoids which act as a mild sedative and Ginger contains Cineole which has a calming effect. Bathing in relaxing bath salts would help too in muscles relaxing, such as Himalayan bath salts.
Karen
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