I have always known that depression, pain and aging were linked.  I found this article, which also confirms current medical opinion on the issue.

Depression, Pain, and Aging

Jordan F. Karp, M.D., and Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D.

The prevalence of persistent pain increases with age. Painful conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis, and neuropathic pain are frequently comorbid with depression. When comorbid, these conditions slow the treatment of each other, worsen physical and psychological disability, and increase caregiving burden. Anatomic, neurochemical, and psychological similarities lead to high rates of comorbidity. Anxiety, disordered sleep, fatigue, and cognitive impairment are frequent “cotravelers” with depression and pain in late life; these conditions require vigilant screening and treatment. Psychiatrists should be familiar with current analgesic prescribing patterns and be able to effectively collaborate with primary care physicians and physical therapists to optimize treatment outcomes for patients with these complex problems.

Madonna’s comments:

I’m impressed that psychiatrists are aware and working with the combination of Depression and Pain, two of the problems we treat most in our clinic.  Obviously one could ask, is it the chicken or the egg - which came first, but it doesn’t really matter.  I regularly have clients in with pain problems and the only drug they’re taking from the doctor is an anti-depressant.  One side-effect is exhaustion, so it just adds to their depression and often the pain is still there anyway!  Another side-effect is often weight gain, since anti-depressants slow down the entire metabolism of the body and so we burn less calories so without any other changes to dietary intake, weight gain is exceptionally common.

People are often of the anti-depressant pain and depression merry-go-round for several years.  These conditions slowly worsen, extra drugs are added to the mix and other symptoms develop: insomnia, fatigue, digestive disorders, hormonal problems and liver issues are quite common.  Not to mention the toxic side effect of the drug cocktail that they now find themselves on…  aging badly is then inevitable! 

There are many nutrients, herbs and supplements that can help in such a massive way!  I’ll blog about this soon…   Natural Pain Treatment for Depression, Pain and Aging.

Madonna Guy ND

New Leaf Natural Therapies

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I have found it is 100% possible to get Immediate Pain Relief for Back and Shoulder Pain and Frozen Shoulder with Frequency Specific Microcurrent - I’ve been using Frequency Specific Microcurrent in our pain clinic now for some time, and am very impressed with how quickly and immediately long term (and acute) pain symptoms can be relieved.  We use 2 Frequency Specific Microcurrent machines simultaneously - which may be why we get such good results.  Back and shoulder pain is often eliminated or improved with only 1 hour of treatment, and is compared to about 5 hours worth or remedial massage therapy, which the body would of course, be unable to tolerate.  Back and shoulder pain issues such as calcification, tendonitis, ligament damage, tearing of the muscles can all be helped with Frequency Specific Microcurrent.  Calcification of the joints and arthritis can be reduced dramatically quite quickly so that long-term issues such as Frozen Shoulder can be eliminated.  One such client in his early 70’s had 1 treatment on his frozen shoulder - barely unable to lift his arm to shoulder height on the day he walked into our clinic, the next day popped in to hold his arm above his head to let us know how well he was doing.  Fantastic results!

A few weeks ago I did several massage treatments with some difficult clients (health issues, not personality issues) and as a consequence had throbbing pain down my right arm for 4 hours or so.  I used the Frequency Specific Microcurrent, for 80 minutes which completely resolved the pain and it has never returned.

I also have a massage therapist in my clinic who does deep remedial massage and uses the machine at the end of a big day to repair ligament and tendon problems before they become long-term health problems, which she has suffered from in the past.  We use the machine to help solve Emotional Pain as well - we have used it for grief, anger, tears and depression, hormonal issues, self-esteem issues and fear… all with fantastic results.  So try to find a local Frequency Specific Microcurrent Practitioner - preferably one who uses two machines simultaneously to save you time and money and get a healthy, Natural Pain Treatment today!!

We have had many other types of pain relieved with Frequency Specific Microcurrent, many cases of Immediate Pain Relief for Back and Shoulder Pain and Frozen Shoulder, Knee Problems, Spinal Cord Pain, Fibromyalgia etc etc etc

Madonna Guy ND

New Leaf Natural Therapies

Your Natural Health Care Specialists