Did you know that over 75 million people in the USA alone have some sore of chronic pain and reoccurring pain. Pain is one of the major causes of employees missing work and disability. This is according to research from the Journal of General Internal Medicine published in their issue for June 2008. Believe it or not, no one has been able to figure out the best way to relieve pain.

However, there are a few products that are well know for relieving pain, Here is a brief product profile for some over the counter gel products taken from www.gnrcatalog.com, a health professional product site.

IBUNEX and GLUCONEX - TOPICAL IBUPROFEN AND GLUCOSAMINE
Ibunex and Gluconex creams deliver the benefits of Ibuprofen and Glucosamine without the negative side effects associated with taking oral pain relievers.

BIOFREEZE
The natural ILEX base allows BIOFREEZE to be absorbed quickly for fast, deep penetrating pain relief.

SOMBRA NATURAL PAIN RELIEVING GELS
Fast-acting gel begin to work immediately when massaged onto affected areas, a light, refreshing citrus scent of orange peel extract.

ROLL AWAY THE PAIN
For the temporary relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with arthritis, simple backache, spasms and strains. Contains Methyl Salicylate, Menthol, Lidocaine and HCI.

I really hate to see people in pain. Please keep in mind, that I am not a physician or have any experience in pain, pain management or physical therapy. I just think, that instead of just treating the pain area, that some more effort should go into locating the real source of the pain. This just seems to me to be an efficient way of locating the cause of the pain.
a) Find out where the pain is really coming from by determining if the pain is caused by the area where the pain is located or if it is caused by the nervous system.

b) If the pain is coming from the pain area, find out which activities are causing the most pain by having your patient list every activity that causes their pain and next to each activity put a number next to the activity that would rate the extent of the pain.

c) Create a Rating list for the physician and the client. So both can refer to them as they do that activity and as treatment is provided to see if the rating has improved or not.

d) Re rate the pain after the number of visits that the physician determines improvement should be noted.

I realize that this doesn't stop the pain but finding the cause instead of just treating the pain maybe a step in the right direction. In the meantime the gels listed above and more can be purchased from the GNRCatalog.com site by health care professionals or for the end user you can go to SelfCareCentral.com. I would like to hear from anyone their thoughts, ideas, solutions and/or remedies for Low back Pain, pain management.

Author: Donna Nocero