Nerve pain/ neuropathy is a damage of nerves that develops in people mostly with diabetes or as a result of chemotherapy side effects. Signs and symptoms include: Tingling and pain in affected body parts. Digestion and sexual problems. Sensitivity to even light touch. Severe throbbing and burning sensations. Loss of feeling Though neuropathy can be developed in body’s any part but most of the patients pain in hands and feet. Although, lifestyle modifications and conventional treatments are helpful in managing and relieving the symptoms, supplements are also being useful in alleviating this condition. Here, we’ll discuss the vitamins and supplements for nerve pain which may be helpful in decreasing the nerve pain, preventing or reversing it from occurring. Acetyl-l-carnitine Acetyl-l-carnitine...
Hi, Dr. Yu again So NSAIDS AND NARCOTICS ARE THE 2 MOST COMMON MEDICATION THAT WE ARE USING. Nsaid is usually over the counter and Narcotic will always require a prescription. What are NSAIDS? You may have heard that some drugs, like Ibuprofen and Aspirin, are NSAIDS. The term NSAID means non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. These medications are not steroids, hence the term non-steroidal. They work, instead, by impacting certain enzymes that are involved in the inflammation response. NSAIDs act to block the action of enzymes called COX-1 and COX-2. You may not know what enzymes are and what they do. I will explain this quickly to you. An enzyme is basically a molecule that helps a chemical reaction...
Introduction Many of my patients have enquired about remedial therapy for arthritis, so today, I will answer their queries. Hi, Dr. Yu again, and today I am going to shed some light upon a much-discussed topic and, i.e., arthritis. Are you gulping a lot of pain killers and other pills to get rid of gout? Are you feeling like you cannot imagine a painless life without taking those pills? Well, then you have no idea how you are damaging your body and poisoning it slowly. Yes, you read it right. All these anti-pain pills have a fatal side effect on your system. So stop taking them and try an alternative treatment that is Turmeric. But before diving deep into the...
You may be wondering what anti-inflammatory medications are and how they work and why these medications are not advisable over the long-term Hi, Dr. Yu here. If you are like most people, you have no doubt been told by your doctor to take an anti-inflammatory medication or some other type of pain killing drug. What I would like to do is really tell you what exactly these medications are and how they work in the body. I also would like to explain why these medications are not as safe as many people think and why they are not a good idea for you to take continuously or over a long time period. Pain medications help to block the feeling of...
