I had a tumor that destroyed my humerus (upper arm bone) when I was a teenager. I’ve been having problems with it lately as well as severe headaches and back pain. The doctors give me vicodin for the pain but I’m having to take more of it in shorter periods of time to get relief. We tried pain management with naproxen and I broke out in hives. They are leery about physical therapy in case it makes it worse. I seem to be losing muscle and have a decreased range of motion. Heat works well but I can’t stay under a heating pad all of the time. Has anyone had success in controlling pain in any other way? The hardware in my arm is stable and there are no new tumors causing the pain. They think the arm is becoming too weak to support with the muscle I have left.
#1 by Galileo on February 13, 2010 - 5:02 pm
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check out the website below. Print the info. for your doctor, because they’ll only sell it to you upon his/her recommendation. The unit sends an electrical current into your muscles. If you place the electrodes just right you can watch your muscles contract involuntarily. I use mine mostly for back and shoulder pain.
#2 by Cherokee Billie on February 13, 2010 - 8:28 pm
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Nutrition is very important with this condition as with any serious physical condition. Avoid caffeine products, sugar, processed foods and fried foods. Low blood sugar (Hypoglycemia) is often a factor in causing the person with chronic pain to feel fatigued. That is why a good nutrition program is very important, eating frequent small meals with some protein is very important in keeping the blood levels even.
Whole grains, seeds, nuts, yogurt, chicken, Turkey, organic beef, eggs, natural cheese and cottage cheese should form the base of your diet. Accompanied by Appropriate vegetables and a minimum amount of fruit.
A good quality multi-vitamin is absolutely essential with this condition. It’s important to replace what the body loses daily. If a person takes no other supplement but a multi-vitamin they’re helping to support their body daily. Co Q 10, in soft gel form 100mg, taken three times daily can help increase the energy.
I find that deep tissue massage therapy performed regularly really keeps down the pain. When I’m going through a really bad time I always get a massage. It works better than any medicine.
Physical therapy that is performed at home is very important.. Warm water stretches performed at least three times weekly can be of tremendous help keeping the joints and muscles flexible. A Jacuzzi or hot tub is without a doubt one of the best treatments you can do at home, not only does it improve circulation you can also perform warm water stretches in it. If you have access to one and can use this daily you would see a tremendous change in the body. Using a moist heating pad on areas of pain for 20 minutes can ease the pain.
I also find that chiropractic care can bring tremendous relief. I always recommend people with chronic pain seek out a Chiropractor who uses the activator method for physical therapy and pain relief. If you would like to find out about a doctor of chiropractic in your area who uses this method go to http://www.activator.com/qualified_docto…