Natural Pain Management in Roswell, GA

Natural pain management works by finding what is causing the pain and treating the person rather than the site of the symptom. Non-toxic methods come first. That means diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, sensible movement, nutritional supplements, homeopathy, changes to daily habits, therapies such as massage and acupressure, and a fair amount of education and counseling along the way.

Part of the work is identifying triggers. Inflammation is often the culprit, and it can come from something entirely unrelated to the injury or condition you are being treated for. Plenty of people discover that particular foods set off an inflammatory response, and that their pain rises with it.

Some of the alternative therapies we use as natural pain management solutions include:

• Acupressure
• Electro Medical Technology
• Therapeutic massage therapy
• Herbal/botanical medicine
• Cupping
• Aromatherapy
• Physical management (physiotherapy, heat and cold, electrical pulse, hydrotherapy, exercise therapy, manipulation)

Endorphins are the body's own painkillers. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland release them in response to pain or stress, and they dull pain while producing a temporary sense of wellbeing. Some natural pain relievers work by prompting that release, though each method reaches pain relief by its own route.

Before starting any natural pain relief, work with a doctor who understands natural pain management. Natural does not automatically mean safe for you, and some therapies are a poor fit for particular conditions. Your medical history and everything currently going on with your health need weighing before you begin anything.

A few approaches sit at the core of treating pain with natural pain management. We start individually, with you rather than the category you fall into, and we look for the root of the pain. Our background in natural medicine and alternative pain treatment means we account for how hormones, adrenal fatigue, genetics and stress feed chronic pain conditions. We also weigh things a conventional practice may never connect to your pain, from food allergens to environmental toxins, and how much the inflammatory response is contributing.

Any painful condition benefits from a conversation with a natural pain management doctor, but some respond particularly well to the approach, among them:

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions
• Migraine or tension headache
• Cancer pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Labor pain/Childbirth)
• Musculoskeletal pain, including joint pain and neck pain
• Gastrointestinal disorders, such as pain from IBS
• Menstrual pain
• Weight-related pain
• Pain after surgery
• Chronic pain from any cause

Mental wellness matters here too. Stress is a known contributor to how pain is experienced, and a great many people living with depression carry physical pain alongside it. To be clear, this is not psychosomatic pain. It is physical. We are trained in counseling, nutritional balancing, stress management and biofeedback, and we use them for physical complaints as readily as for depression and anxiety.

At Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center, Dr. Ravello works toward long-term results rather than short-term relief. Our natural pain management approach means understanding what is actually causing your pain instead of treating it blind, and reading your experience of pain against everything else happening in your health rather than in isolation. Pain that keeps returning usually has a reason behind it, and that reason is what we go looking for.

Your treatment is built around your body, your lifestyle and your goals. Dr. Ravello's evaluation is deliberately broad, taking in physical, social and psychological factors along with family and genetic history.

From that evaluation, Dr. Ravello builds a natural pain management plan matched to your specific health issues. Depending on what she finds, your plan at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center may include any of the following:

The plan is always built for you specifically, and that is what Dr. Ravello aims for at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center.

• Vitamins and supplements to ease pain or treat the conditions producing it
• Herbal remedies
• Identifying food allergies and sensitivities, along with environmental allergies that may be feeding your experience of pain
• Stress management
• Balancing hormones
• Reviewing medications and supplements that may be driving your pain
• Testing for and treating conditions that may sit underneath your pain
• A detoxification program aimed at clearing accumulated toxins
• Medical weight loss to ease weight-related pain
• Customized physical activity recommendations
• Any other therapy or option that fits your natural pain management treatment plan.

At your first natural pain management consultation, Dr. Ravello goes through your personal and family medical history. Expect questions about current symptoms, stress and daily habits. Testing is sometimes necessary, and if it is, she will explain what she wants to run and why before anything is ordered.

Dr. Ravello knows both conventional and natural pain management options well, and she looks for root causes. Working out why your body is producing pain is what makes relief possible, and from there the aim is the most natural and least harmful route back to balance.

To get started with our natural pain management solutions, and to find real relief from pain rather than another way to mask it, call (770) 674-6311 or contact us online .