Australia is needing Natural Pain Remedies more than ever before.
According to reports, back and shoulder pain is causing misery to 8 out of 10 Australians. They experience it from the time they wake up; sometimes they could not sleep at all because of the pain. Their work would suffer, as well as time for hobbies and sport activities.
Australia is not spared from the worldwide chronic pain problem. Worldwide, it is pegged at around 80% of the Earth’s population. Statistics have shown that one in every five person in Australia suffer from chronic pain once in their lifetime. 10 percent of those would suffer from debilitating pains. Everyone knows that people suffering from chronic pain would have sleepless nights and might miss work. Simple things such as lying down and sitting for a long period of time could be painful for them.
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue problems account for 45% of the long term pain in the country. 15% of Australia’s population is reported as suffering from recurrent issues with back and shoulder pain, as well as in the neck and spine area. Of this percentage, 39% is said to have suffered from work related conditions. In 2005, 31% of those suffering from pain resulted because of injury.
43% of the correspondents have reported that their back and shoulder pain comes weekly and 41% would suffer debilitating pains. The top ten reasons for back and shoulder pains in Australia are:
- stress/tension;
- injury;
- working in front of the computer;
- bad sleeping position;
- manual labor;
- bad posture;
- spinal problems;
- aging;
- overweight; and
- history of repetitive movements.
Back and shoulder pain can cause people to be irritable, frustrated, and easily distracted. At least 50% of those questioned said that it causes them to be depressed as well.
As for pain caused by depression, Australian government statistics tell us that everyone suffers from it once in their lifetime. This is similar to the statistics gathered in the United States and U.K. After heart disease, depression is the number killer in the world. We all know about the relationship of depression with pain. The two are relatively close with each other.
Treatment for pain and depression is available in Australia. There are many Natural Pain Treatment types that can cater to a client’s condition. There are various treatments readily available for Australians. They could try the natural methods such as massage, frequency specific microcurrent therapy, fantastic natural remedies, and other detoxification processes. Or they have the choice to try medical and scientific way of pain relief such as shock wave therapy, electric, and drugs. There are also self-help remedies such as exercise, meditation and deep breathing. There are ways to control your mind in order to help you relieve your pain.
Pain ranks high in the prevalence ranking in Australia, the first being visual disorders. Because of that, the total cost of chronic pain across the nation is pegged at around 34 billion dollars and still raising. 50% of the cost is being paid by the patients while 25% is through Federal and State governments. The amount is alarmingly high and funding should be made to address the needs of clients in pain.
Madonna Guy ND
New Leaf Natural Therapies