While most of us go to pain killers and analgesics as the drug of choice when it comes down to treating pain but there are other methods that you can use to alleviate pain without entering this huge amount of chemicals into your body. Although the pain killers are of great effect but it should pass through liver to be degraded there and produce the effective substances that removes the painful feeling.
Before taking a pill or two of your regular pain killer try first to know what cases the regular pain that you feel. Try to get an adequate period of rest on daily basis; six to eight hours of sleep could be of great effect in decreases the incidence of pain attacks and relieving the existing pain.
A warm shower before bed time would relax the muscles and alleviate any cramps or sprains that occurred during your day. If you feel that your muscles are tense at the end of the day then dip your body in a warm bath tub for fifteen minutes and you will see a great improvement.
Some doctors prefer not to give pain killers and concentrate on treating the real cause behind the pain. They do this because they believe that the pain could be a good indicator for the success of the treatment, if the pain fades away then they are on the right track and if it persists or increases then the treatment should be changed or they should look for another cause to treat.
Pain attacks are always due to muscle or bone problems but sometimes they are due to internal organ problems. Pain killers would be a choice in case of bone and muscle ailments while they are not preferred in case of internal organ problems. In case of bone and muscle problems, it is mostly inflammation so it needs rest and the problem will be self controlled. A good period of rest with the proper pain killer would solve the problem. In case of internal organ ailments, the problem should be approached in another way as giving strong pain killers may convince the patient that he or she is cured and they neglect following up the problem.
Pain relief could be done directly by the usage of spasmolytics in case of muscle ailments and problems as they act on relieving the spasms and enabling the muscle to move normally again. Giving a proper diet that contains potassium and calcium would help the muscle to regain it functionality sooner.
Pain control is a sensitive issue that is not cured every time with a pain killer; visit your doctor when you feel a recurrent pain to determine the real cause and the proper treatment.