Neuropathy is caused by nerve damage and initially results in numbness and pain in the hands and feet. Common causes of neuropathy include diabetes, traumatic injury, autoimmune diseases, toxin exposure, vitamin deficiencies and infection. If the...
Opioid analgesics are commonly known as narcotics. They are most commonly used to treat acute pain after an injury or surgery, but may sometimes also be used to treat pain associated with certain cancers or other chronic medical conditions. While...
Opioid analgesics are strong pain-relieving medications used to treat moderate to severe acute and chronic pain. Drugs in this class include morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, codeine, hydromorphone and heroin. They tend to be effective in most...
Headache is a common problem. Nearly every person will experience at least one headache in their lifetime. Most are successfully treated with some kind of analgesic medication, ranging from over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers to prescription...
Neuropathic pain describes pain that stems directly from problems with nerves. Pain from this condition can be debilitating and is very difficult to treat; it often requires a personally tailored regimen of medications. Analgesic control of...
The spine, which consists of a series of bones called vertebrae stacked upon each other, bears the weight of the body, and provides structure, stability and flexibility. Between each bone resides a small disc made of cartilage and filled with a...
If you're diagnosed with analgesic nephropathy, your doctor will ask you to discontinue all analgesic medications. These include medications containing acetaminophen or phenacetin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as...
Electric muscle stimulators, or EMS, can be useful tools for rehabilitation therapists and other medical practitioners. Thought to reduce pain and encourage circulation, these devices pass an electrical current through the body, potentially...
Analgesic creams come in a very wide range of treatments specifically designed for the relief of pain. Normally they are in an easy to handle plastic tube, which is simple to use and relatively inexpensive. The creams are used for minor cuts and...
Several different classes of medications, each with multiple specific agents in each class, have analgesic (pain-killing), antipyretic (fever-reducing) or anti-inflammatory (inflammation-reducing) properties. These classes of medications include...
Aloe vera, a succulent plant native to Africa, today grows widely throughout the world. For centuries, practitioners of folk medicine have used the gel from the plant's leaves to soothe and speed the healing of wounds and burns. Several...
The use of prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs to treat all types of disease processes is on the rise. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports an increase in the spending for prescription drugs in the United States from about $40...
Painkillers (analgesics) are available over-the-counter and by prescription, and are used to treat the pain and discomfort associated with injury, surgery or various medical conditions. There are two types of painkillers: narcotics (opioid...
Narcotic analgesics are derived from opium and are known as opioids. This is the same source of heroin. The first use of a narcotic analgesic came when Friedrich Serturner, a German pharmacist, isolated morphine in 1803. Morphine came into wide...
People seeking relief from pain led to the creation of medicine. Before morphine was named by Friedrich Serturner, a German pharmacist, in 1803, the only means of killing pain was typically with alcohol. Morphine came to prominence during the...
It used to be thought that muscle soreness was caused by the buildup of lactic acid in overworked muscles. Today, we know that muscle soreness is caused by microscopic rips in muscle fiber, which trigger the release of a muscle enzyme called CPK....
About the size of the human fist, the kidneys are bean-shaped organs that flush toxins, waste products and excess water from the body. In effect, they clean the help keep it chemically balanced. Because most kidney diseases work slowly and...
Arthritis refers to a group of conditions causing inflammation of the joints. According to "The New York Times" health guide, over 37 million people in the United States suffer from some form of arthritis. When shock-absorbing cartilage in-between...
Middle back pain is not common, but can be very uncomfortable. The middle back is the area from the base of your shoulder blades to the base of your rib cage. This area includes your ribs, diaphragm and spine. If pain radiates to the front of your...
According to Harvard Medical School's Health Beat newsletter, pain is a symptom associated with numerous foot conditions, and there are many conservative approaches to its management that can be tried before resorting to powerful pain medications....
Some people think freckles are cute, but those who have many of them might beg to differ. The methods of treatment for body freckles differ, based on where the freckles are, how many you have and your skin tone. You may only need topical...
Ayurvedic medicine centers around the concept of balance, which starts at birth with the inborn qualities every newborn possesses (a state called "prakriti") and continues throughout life in the kind of choices we make about our mates, friends,...
Fibromyalgia is believed to be an autoimmune disorders similar to arthritis, but heightened by pain transmitters gone awry due to neuroendocrine dysfunction in the brain. This condition is characterized by pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and...
Pain is an experience that human beings dislike and try to avoid; however, it is a common complaint for which many seek medical care. Today, multiple medications are on the market for the purpose of treating varying degrees and types of pain....
You probably experienced pain if you injured your back, touched a hot surface or had a surgical procedure. Pain can be sharp, dull, achy or throbbing. It can last for a few minutes or it can lasts for years. According to the National Foundation...
Dental pain ranges from mild sensitivity to a throbbing toothache. Some pain can wait until a convenient time for treatment while severe pain may result in an emergency visit. Several types of dental pain relievers play a major role in treatment...
A tooth can begin hurting quickly without any apparent reason. Tooth pain can also develop gradually after a period of mild sensitivity. The severity may reach a point where relief becomes necessary to carry out normal everyday tasks. Treatment...
Although there are many drugs on the market, available by prescription or as over-the-counter (OTC) medications, all drugs are classified into one of a variety of categories. Millions of OTC and prescription medicines are sold each year around the...
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