In part 1, we covered how rampant the pain addiction culture has become. If you missed it, you can read it here. Now, let’s switch gears and talk about solutions. Eliminating Pain A critical concept in pain management is that pain is not an outside...
How Bad is the Problem? About 20 years ago, with one quarter of Americans having chronic pain, the US government declared a war on pain. Unfortunately, it gave physicians absolutely no guidance on how to relieve pain effectively. So, with drug...
Q I have a ganglion cyst on my right wrist that is apparently pressing on a nerve and right over a tendon. It’s too painful to bash with the family bible. I'm due to see a hospital consultant with a view to its being either aspirated or removed.
Q I have been suffering from intense pain in my coccyx for several years. The pain started after a bad epidural and the subsequent therapeutic blood patch, but became infinitely worse after back surgery four years ago. I have sought help from...
I suffered a hernia when in my 50s. Having only Culpeper to hand, I crawled into the garden and ate horsetail (high in silica). I stayed sitting for most of three weeks. My son bought me some New Era Silica 450 tablets. I took the acute dose until...
The drugs don't work, as one rock group moaned - so bring back the leeches and maggots. These creepy-crawlies have made a successful comeback as a healing therapy.
Neck pain is a common problem, and one that tends to affect more women than men. But how are you going to treat it? The three most popular options are: your family doctor (a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with advice on ergonomics, possibly...
Instead of a potentially toxic drug for you and your children, try:
Strained tendons of the wrist Q I strained the tendons in my left wrist a year ago and my doctor diagnosed de Quervain’s stenosing tenovaginitis. I wear one of those elastic wrist supports with a metal strip to keep it rigid but, as I live alone, I...
I am one of the thousands of casualties of the gym. There was never a point where I felt the moment of injury - just a sudden realisation last February, while walking our dog Ollie on the common, that I was no longer able to walk without limping. An...
Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MD
What Doctors Don't Tell You