We have organised all the information you need to know about dealing with pain management and naturally to help you cope with lupus. Hopefully, our information will make it easier for you to figure out how not to suffer so much, you deserve it.

We will show you how to treat pain naturally

Most people who suffer from Lupus experience chronic pain at some point. Chronic pain is defined as longer than three months and not responding to treatment. It’s when your body hasn’t turned off the pain signals to the brain, even though the original source of the pain might be gone.

The pain might be linked with a condition such as arthritis, to a sprain or other injury, or to any number of more elusive causes associated with Lupus. Natural treatments are less damaging to your body and will have a positive effect on your organs.

Some People find that medication doesn’t quite give them enough pain relief, and are looking for natural treatments to top up their standard treatments or replace them altogether.

A massive hole in the issue is that doctors still don’t understand chronic pain, they do know that what works for one person, may not work for another.

Try everything that might benefit you, it might just change your life. Next time chronic pain is dragging you down, consider trying a more natural route to relief.

Turn to nature

If you have a toothache, backache, or any other type of pain, your first impulse may be to reach for a pill. Many people rely on medications, but they come with the risk of side effects, drug interactions, and habitual use or addiction.

Our advice is to experiment with any or all of the below methods and see what works best for you!

People who exercise and maintain a good aerobic standard will improve with pain management. If you work out your body produces its own version of painkillers, such as endorphins, hormones that actually increase your pain capacity.

Endorphins interact with the brain receptors and will change our perception of pain levels. If you are in a lot of pain, making it hard to start exercising, we suggest you start slowly.

Do even, a little burst of walking or other activities, then build up to more vigorous exercise. FISH OIL/OMEGA-3Fish oil/Omega-3 is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, inflammation has a large role in your pain development.

In one study, researchers instructed patients with neck or back pain to take 1200 milligrams a day of fish oil supplements with eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid.

After 75 days taking fish oil, more than half of the 125 patients who reported they had stopped their prescription painkillers and was experiencing much less pain.

You can find this in red wine, grapes and berries and antioxidant foods, resveratrol is known to have many beneficial effects, including anti-cancer, brain-protective and even life-prolonging benefits. Recently, researchers reported that the substances that contain resveratrol works on a cellular level for pain regulation.

Using heat and cold therapy are time-honoured ways to treat pain. Hot mineral salt baths relax the mind and change the nervous input from the body to the brain and ice is a well-accepted treatment that decreases inflammation locally by most athletes eg ice bags, ice baths, the key is to know when to use which.

When you have a minor injury, put ice on it right away. For example, if you twist your ankle and it’s painful and swollen if will give you fast relief and help reduce future swelling/pain. Using heat in this situation will increase blood flow and increase the swelling (not a great idea), use ice instead it will help reduce the swelling and help with the pain.

If you have continued back spasms, heat would be the best for this, try taking a warm shower and massaging your neck or back (or whatever body part hurts) under the warm water.

This generates the blood to flow and help with the pain. Apply an ice pack to reduce swelling/inflammation, shortly after you experience a strained muscle, tendon, or ligament will bring some relief. Interestingly, once the inflammation has disappeared, heat may help reduce the stiffness that comes with sprains and strains.​A cold pack used briefly on the head may also help take away a headache. If you have painful problems with arthritis, moist heat applied to the affected joint will help more than ice will.

Moist heat packs can be warmed in the microwave and used many times, making them effective and easy to used, hot water bottles can also be used.​

Meditation can aid pain, while some people get anxious, thinking they have to do meditation a certain way, that is not true. Meditation is not scripted, you can get instruction, you can also lookup approaches and follow instructions, such as this information on the approach known as mindfulness meditation.

Any form of meditation that works for you is the correct use of meditation.WILLOW BARKPeople has been using willow bark to ease inflammation, the cause of most aches and pains, for centuries.

The bark of the white willow contains the chemical salicin, which is similar to the main ingredient in aspirin (Bayer). People used to chew the bark itself to relieve pain and fevers. Now willow bark is sold as a dried herb that you can brew like tea and has a nice taste.

 It also comes as a liquid supplement or in capsule form. You can use willow bark to help relieve discomfort from headaches, lower back pain, osteoarthritis, and many other conditions associated with pain. However, willow bark comes with its own risk of side effects.

It can cause stomach upset, may slow down your kidneys, and can prolong bleeding time, just like aspirin. It should only be used by adults. Similar to how aspirin is taken, in large quantities, it can be harmful to children, willow bark could be poisonous to children.

The recommended dose is 1 to 2 drops of white willow bark tincture daily (works as an aspirin alternative, does less damage to the body). Keep essential oils on hand. Rub chamomile, lavender or sage into temples, chest or sore joints to relax muscles and calm the mind. Aromatherapy relieves stress often the root of our pain.

TURMERIC

Turmeric contains the compound curcumin, an antioxidant that helps protect the body from free radical molecules that can damage cells and tissue. Turmeric is also used for the treatment of many conditions, including, indigestion, ulcers, stomach upset, psoriasis, cancer. Some people with OA turn to turmeric as a natural pain reliever because it helps relieve inflammation effectively.

Turmeric is basically a root, studies have shown it has definite anti-inflammatory properties. Researchers who tested a combination of turmeric with two other substances, Devil’s claw and bromelain, on patients with pain from osteoarthritis found the mixture gave noticeable pain relief. Patients took two 650-milligram capsules either two or three times a day.

CLOVES

As a medicine, cloves can be found in capsule or powder form and clove oil is also available. You can use cloves to treat a wide range of conditions, loves may help ease nausea and treat colds.

They may also help relieve the pain associated with headaches, arthritic inflammation, and toothaches. Cloves can also be used as part of a topical pain reliever.​

The active ingredient in cloves is eugenol, a natural pain reliever that’s also used in some OTC pain rubs. Rubbing a tiny amount of clove oil on your gums may temporarily ease toothache pain until you can get to a dentist.

ACUPUNCTURE

This ancient Chinese medical practice seeks to relieve pain by balancing the body’s natural energy pathways. The flow of energy is known as qi (pronounced CHEE). For this practice, acupuncturists place tiny, thin needles into your skin.

The location of the insertion is related to the source of the pain. Based on the qi, a needle may be inserted far from the part of the body experiencing pain.

Acupuncture may relieve pain by causing the body to release serotonin, a feel-good chemical that eases pain. A 2012 study found that acupuncture helped relieve pain associated with OA, migraines, and various locations of chronic pain.

VALERIAN ROOT

Nature’s tranquillizer, valerian root helps relieve insomnia, tension, irritability, stress, and anxiety.

Through reducing nerve sensitivity, it alleviates feelings of pain. Drink a cup of valerian tea for a natural pain relief and body aches.MAGNESIUMMagnesium supplements can help curb the pain of migraines, muscle spasms and fibromyalgia.

It’s really easy to be magnesium deficient, Heavy consumption of alcohol lowers magnesium levels. The foods that are highest in magnesium are things like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Most of us just don’t eat those very often. Magnesium can be found in supplement form at most health food stores.  And magnesium oxide, though not as well absorbed, can also be found for about a nickel per 500 mg tablet.

BOSWELLIA Commonly known as Indian frankincense, Boswellia contains active components like resin that reduce inflammation and pain.

It can be taken as a supplement as well as used topically. Boswellia comes from the Boswellia tree. It’s also known as Indian frankincense. In one study, people who often get cluster headaches had milder, less frequent headaches when they took Boswellia. SAM-this is a man-made version of a chemical that your body makes. Early research suggests it may relieve arthritis symptoms, as well as some medications, do.

You can get it in capsule form. Usually, 200 milligrams, three times a day. People who exercise and maintain a good aerobic standard will improve with pain management. If you work out your body produces its own version of painkillers, such as endorphins, hormones that actually increase your pain capacity.

Endorphins interact with the brain receptors and will change our perception of pain levels. If you are in a lot of pain, making it hard to start exercising, we suggest you start slowly. Do even, a little burst of walking or other activities, then build up to more vigorous exercise.​