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Pain
Killers
● Why it is Crucial for the Chronic Pain Patient to Stop Using
Narcotics
One of the most
heart-wrenching experiences any human being can experience
is watching a loved one die. I am going to tell you this
story so that you know we fully understand the power of
narcotic medications.
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Can
I Take Anti-Inflammatories With Prolotherapy?
Anti-inflammatory medicine, like Motrin,
Advil, aspirin, Clinoril, Volteran, Prednisone, and
cortisone, all inhibit
the healing process of soft tissues. The long term
detrimental effects far outweigh the temporary positive
effect of decreased pain.
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PROLOTHERAPY
- VIOXX AND BEXTRA
Vioxx, Bextra
Celebrex
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What
About Prescription Narcotics?
Our mentor, Dr. Hemwall
prescribed analgesics like Tylenol with codeine to ease stiffness and pain after Prolotherapy treatment. We occasionally use codeine, but we more commonly use
Tylenol or Ultram (which do not decrease
inflammation), or natural analgesics
like bromelain or natural muscle relaxers such as magnesium.
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Getting
Off Of Narcotics
Traditional pain
management in this country typically involves suppressing the symptoms of pain
with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
medications (NSAIDS) and narcotics.
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Myths About Pain and Swelling
10 Myths about pain and swelling
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Depo-Medrol - Prolotherapy
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PROLOTHERAPY-NEURONTIN, ELAVIL FOR SLEEP
When a person
is wracked with
chronic pain, especially when
insomnia and
burning pain is involved, physicians will try and alleviate the
pain by prescribing medications such as Elavil and Neurontin. |
