Apr 6

Music therapy is a low-cost natural therapy that has been found to reduce the disability, anxiety, and depression associated with chronic pain.

A study evaluated the influence of music therapy in hospitalized patients with chronic back pain. Researchers randomized 65 patients to receive, on alternate months, physical therapy plus 4 music therapy sessions or physical therapy alone.

Music therapy significantly reduced disability, anxiety, and depression. Music had an immediate effect on reducing pain, although the results were not statistically significant.

Apr 6

Eucalyptus oil for stress and pain relief is a time honored practice dating back thousands of years. It has been a staple in traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. In some cases it is combined with a holistic lifestyle and yoga exercises in an effort to provide a calming of the mind and the body. Having recognized these go hand in hand, it is not at all surprising to find many new natural pain relievers are now coming on the market with the inclusion of this age old knowledge about eucalyptus.

Eucalyptus oil in particular has been cited with extraordinary pain relieving faculties. These abilities stem from the substances’ ability to have a positive stimulant effect on the body’s circulatory system. The result is an increased blood flow and therefore also oxygenation of the bodily tissues. This can greatly help to heal any painful injuries. Remember, pain is little more than your body’s warning system all is not well. There are some areas of the body where greater care is indicated! By fostering a healing of these affected tissues, the pain will go away naturally as the cause is removed.