Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Discovering Perineural Injection Therapy For Joint Pain

By Michael Hayes


In the past, most health care providers would prescribe narcotics such as opiates such as Vicodin, Tylenol 3 or others for pain. While this is the case, there are new and stringent regulations when it comes to prescribing this type of medication. As a result, clients and health care providers are now seeking natural alternatives such as Perineural Injection Therapy or PIT, herbal medications and others.

PIT has been proved safe and effective for individuals whom can not undergo joint replacement surgeries, stem cell injections or other prescription medications. As a primary treatment for inflamed and injured nerves, response with regards to use in pain management has mostly been positive. For, lower back pain is most often associated with injuries from surgery, trauma, occupational hazards, overuse of joints and muscles and injuries related to sports.

When the brain perceives any sensation in the body, it sends a signal to the central nervous system. As such, PIT is helpful in treating major and minor pain in different areas of the body. For, when nerves are stimulated by pain, the nerve cell sends an electrical current through the spinal cord which eventually reaches the brain. For example, imagine a door opening and closing, when the door opens, it allows molecules such as calcium, potassium and sodium to enter and leave the cell.

When a nerve is active, the nerve cell can move between different locations. As a result, the nerve is stimulated by an electrical current. When the stimulation process is finished, the door shuts. In the case of an inflamed or injured nerve, the process is disrupted, thus causing pain and discomfort in joints and muscles.

Nerves and joints host a substance, nerve growth factors which are responsible for generating pain. For, if a nerve is injured, the nerve still sends a signal to the brain even if there is no pain present at the time. After which, the nerve creates a sensation often known as a short circuit to the nerve and joint, much like that of an open electrical wire when submerged in water.

The nerve growth factors which cause pain also have the ability to prevent healing of other tissue, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Most often referred to as neurogenic inflammation, the conditions can often effect far more than the central nervous system. For, while pain causes the inflammation in the nerve, the substance in the joints and muscles are often the instigators of pain.

Nerves throughout the body can become injured or inflamed in different ways. In some cases, pain is generated when inflamed nerves travel through bone, such as the gluteal nerves near the pelvic bone, slightly above the gluteus muscles at the waistline. In fact, these nerves are often a frequent source of lower hip and back pain.

While PIT has been tested for use in pain management in different areas of the body, the back remains the most common. When providing treatment for back pain, a health care provider injects dextrose into the nearest trigger point which activates the cell. Once the cell is awakened, the cell receptor opens the cell, thus allowing restoration of the cell while alleviating and ultimately, eliminating pain.




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