Natural Pain Remedies

Home treatment of pain associated with physical activity is best accomplished with cold stimulation—soaking the body area(s) in cold water for ten to fifteen minutes can be miraculous. Ice is not always needed; cold tap water works great and sometimes ice can cause excessive irritation by freezing the skin. Use cold stimulation two or three times the first day, once or twice the second. In most cases, this will significantly and quickly improve pain.

The use of heat for pain is a common remedy. However, it can do more harm than good. Inflammation can be worsened with the application of heat. Unless you’re quite sure an area is not inflamed, avoid using heat. Most areas of pain, including the joints associated with muscle imbalance, are accompanied by some degree of inflammation. Inflammatory pain occurs when fat imbalance produces more pain chemicals—balancing dietary fats helps prevent chronic inflammation.

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Low-fat diets can worsen pain and increase the risk of other muscular injury.

Many people drink alcohol when pain is present, but this can just as easily amplify pain. The pain-reducing ability of alcohol occurs with high intake, something that also creates fat imbalance ultimately increasing pain.

Simple gentle rubbing of the skin, called tactile stimulation, can also control pain. This is accomplished by lightly stroking the skin at or near an area of pain. If you bump your head, you probably subconsciously rub the area. This stimulates large nerve endings in the skin that can help block pain sensation in the brain (the same mechanism as electrical nerve stimulation devices).