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When you are living with pain, it can feel like your entire life is on hold. Chronic pain can make activities that you once enjoyed seem daunting. It can take a toll on you emotionally. Pain can affect relationships, especially when the people close to you don’t see the condition causing your pain and find it difficult to believe that you are in pain.

 Over-the-counter medications may provide temporary relief for acute pain. However, these can have unwanted adverse health effects over time. Prescription medications can be powerful, but they can also be addictive. For this reason, many people are looking for natural ways to relieve pain. The following are some natural pain relief options that people have found to be beneficial.

Lavender Oil

Lavender oil has been used for centuries by individuals suffering from pain. Many use lavender oil for pain associated with headaches or migraines. Lavender oil may help pain because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant characteristics. Lavender oil, like most essential oils, should not be ingested. In fact, some essential oils can be quite toxic. However, if it is applied topically, lavender oil can produce stellar results.

Cloves

Cloves are a centuries-old remedy for pain, especially for toothaches. Research has found that gels made from cloves are as effective at treating dental pain as some pharmaceutical gels used in the dental industry. There is still more research being done to determine the effectiveness of cloves in minimizing other types of pain. It is believed that cloves have anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties that enhance their pain relief ability.

Ginger

Studies have been done identifying ginger as a substance that can naturally reduce modest muscle pain. According to studies, people who take two grams of ginger every single day increased their muscle resistance and reduced muscle pain when running if they took ginger for at least five consecutive days.

 Ginger, a substance used in many health remedies, is thought to reduce pain because of its ability to reduce inflammation. For this reason, some athletes have added raw ginger to their tea and other beverages in the morning. There are ginger supplements that are available online. However, they have not been proven to have the same effectiveness as raw ginger.

CBD Oils

The human body has a cell signaling system. CBD is thought to interfere with this system, minimizing the pain a person feels. Your cells have tiny protein receptors attached to them. These receptors receive and send chemical signals based on a stimulus. CBD oil and similar products can help reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

Certain states may have regulations on the sale and transport of CBD oil. Therefore, it’s best to source CBD oil locally. For example, if you lived in San Diego, you would want to find a distributor who produces and sells CBD oil in San Diego.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture has only recently garnered acceptance by the mainstream in the United States recently. However, acupuncture has been used around the world, especially in the Orient, for millennia. There are several studies outlining why acupuncture is effective. Acupuncture can help with nerve pain, lower back pain, and neck pain. It can minimize the frequency with which people have tension headaches. Acupuncture has been shown to help prevent migraine headaches.

Recent analysis has shown that acupuncture is an effective way to manage chronic pain. It can help with diverse types of pain, ranging from musculoskeletal pain to the pain associated with osteoarthritis to nerve pain to pain caused by tension.

Some people are reluctant to use natural pain relievers. However, even many in the medical community accept the fact that there are some natural treatments that are effective. Natural treatments may be an excellent option for individuals who are dealing with chronic pain but because of other medications they are taking or because of allergies cannot use over-the-counter or prescription drugs.

There are several individuals who shy away from pharmaceuticals because they are concerned about things like heart attacks, impaired kidney function, or digestive issues. Natural pain relievers may not work for all types of pain. It is best for a person dealing with chronic pain to talk to a medical professional and discuss the benefits of including natural pain remedies in a comprehensive pain management approach.