Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

Dr. David Spitz — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:16:10 GMT

Pain is an emotion it is felt in the limbic area (or emotional centers) of the brain.

Adding emotional stress increases cortisol and other stress hormones making one more hypersensitive to pain.

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

stars — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:32:20 GMT

I've heard hot tubs are also good for arthritic pain. However, due to the chemicals being used in them they may not be the best option. Are there any good ones that can be used? I've seen many on the internet, but are skeptical about their use.

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

Russ Bianchi — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:47:47 GMT

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re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

helpingheart — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:03:57 GMT

Carbs contribute to arthritis: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/09/04/arthritis-part-three.aspx

Other Dr Mercola articles:

This one has wonderful recommedations -
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/01/12/anti-inflammatory-part-one.aspx

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/01/01/fish-oil-part-thirteen.aspx

Just do a search and you'll find many great articles by Dr Mercola!

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

Witch Doctor — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:16:05 GMT

When I call home, and ask about Mom's arthritis among other things, my Dad always tells me (quietly) "it's all in her head" "she makes it worse than it is". My Dad is usually right, but in this particular case I ignore him out of feelings for my Mom. Well - maybe he's right again!

However, I should add that he doesn't need positron emission tomography to detect the increase in her cingulate cortex, amygdala and thalamus. He can tell by the look on her face and her voice. Duane

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

mmc88121 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:22:40 GMT

While I agree that pain is a warning sign that something is wrong and you should attempt to fix it. Arthritis pain is usually a long term problem that does not always respond to traditional methods of pain control. What probably needs to be fixed is the underlying emotional distress, along with eating correctly for your body.

Mary

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proatc — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:42:53 GMT

How about a treatment for pain, the Fenzian Treatment System, which stimulates neuropeptide release to get the pain to resolve and the system to adapt. Pain is a warning sign you shouldn't ignore.

re: Emotional Issues Major Factor in Arthritis Pain

Josh Rubin — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:51:28 GMT

We could sit here for hours and talk about the western views, nutrition views, etc of arthritis. But more interesting, the kidney in TCM is correlated with fear and the bones!