If you suffer a great deal of pain from your spinal stenosis, chances are you’re getting both spinal stenosis treatment and taking prescription drugs.
Prescription drugs can work to relieve pain, but they can also have nasty side effects.
Spinal Stenosis treatment – of which there are many options – is hit and miss.
In this 2-part series I’m going to tell you about:
- A spinal stenosis pain reliever (this article), and
- A progressive spinal stenosis treatment option.
Spinal Stenosis Pain Reliever
There’s a product called Heal-n-Soothe which is an all-natural pain reliever. This is not a prescription drug. You can get a free bottle by clicking here. Or, read on to find out the results of my investigation about the purported effectiveness of the ingredients toward reducing spinal stenosis pain.
Okay, if you’re not typically into natural medicine, then you might by scoffing about this. After all, there are dozens if not hundreds of “herbal remedies” that tout pain relief. That’s true, but Heal-n-Soothe actually has natural ingredients that for many offer pain relief.
Perhaps like you, I’m sceptical about herbal medicine claims. If I’m sick, I’m much more likely to go the route of Western medicine first, and then explore alternative options (or pursue both at the same time).
That said, I’m keenly interested in keeping tabs about the latest news with natural treatments – especially in the back pain and spinal stenosis pain reliever and treatment arena. The reason is prescription pain relievers have nasty side-effects. Therefore, if you can get pain relief naturally with no or much less severe side effects, it’s worth checking out.
So, I investigated Heal-n-Soothe. I do a fair amount of medical literature research and therefore am familiar with looking into the veracity of medication claims. My two favorite tools are PubMed and Wikipedia. So that’s where I went when investigating this spinal stenosis pain reliever.
My investigation methods were simply to research several of the key ingredients of Heal-n-Soothe.
The Heal-n-Soothe ingredients are as follows:
- Vitamin E
- Enzyme Blend – Protease AM, Bromelain, Protease 6.0, Alkaline Protease, and Papain
- Citrus bioflavonoid complex
- Rutin
- Boswellia serrata extract
- Ginger extract
- Mojava yucca root
- Turmeric extract
- Devil’s claw extract
- L-glutathione
The pain relieving approach to Heal-n-Soothe is called Systemic Enzyme Therapy (hence the main ingredients being an enzyme blend). Systemic Enzyme Therapy, in theory (and which has helped many people) is to reduce and defend against inflammation. This is reported in the Bromelain Wikipedia entry (scroll down the page and you’ll find the discussion).
Systemic Enzyme Therapy doesn’t target back pain specifically. It targets inflammation body-wide. So, if inflammation is contributing to your back pain, then this type of therapy may help relieve your pain.
Given much spinal stenosis pain can result from inflammation, it follows that for some people, reducing inflammation can reduce pain. There’s a reason doctors suggest anti-inflammatories often.
About the specific Heal-n-Soothe ingredients:
Protease: Protease is an enzyme, which studies have shown, reduces inflammation. I discovered this researching in PubMed – specifically reading this article and this article.
Bromelain: Bromelain is also an enzyme which according to Wikipedia is a “potential anti-inflammatory agent.”
Boswellia serrata: This is an ayurvedic herb used to treat arthritis and improve joint function. You can learn more about the effectiveness and substantiated claims of boswellia serrata in this Wikipedia article.
Devil’s claw is known and purported to have pain-killing properties. This isn’t an anti-inflammatory, but instead is purported to actually reduce pain.
Lastly, both ginger and turmeric are well-known for being an herbal treatment option for arthritis. Arthritis pain often stems from inflammation in the joints. Read about the medicinal properties of ginger here and turmeric here.
Will Heal-n-Soothe reduce or eliminate your spinal stenosis pain?
Maybe or maybe not. There is no single pain reliever that works for all people. The folks behind Heal-n-Soothe understand this and that’s one reason they offer a free bottle (you pay S&H only).
