can infared lamps help with pain?

Question

What disorders is infrared thermography used for?

Answer 1

Where is the pain?: What, where and why do you hurt? And for how long. Infrared light has been shown to help some kinds of pain significantly: chronic low back pain, knee pain from osteoarthritis. See this study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2539004/

Answer 2

Possibly: The calmar device is an fda approved medical device for the treatment of chronic pain. I'm unable to find any published literature that evaluated whether it works or if it is more effective than alternative treatments, such as tens units.

Answer 3

Physical Therapy: Most TMJ pain (85 to 95%) is muscular in origin and responds to physical therapy modalities. A soft diet (rest), ice/heat (whichever feels better), massage, stretching, traction (dental appliance) and anti-inflammatory medications (ibuprofen or naprosyn) are recommended.

Answer 4

Meds and rest: Start by taking an NSAID like ibuprofen. Take 400-600 mg every 4-6 hours. Alternate between applying heat and cold to the area and eat softer foods for a while. Avoid opening too wide. This should help to reduce the pain, if not then you should contact your dentist to address the problem.

Answer 5

TMJ Pain: Proper diagnosis is the best treatment for treating TMJ pain. You need to rule out ascending vs. Descending issues also 50% of TMJ pain patients have undiagnosed sleep apnea which is a life threatening disease. Treating 1 disorder without proper diagnosis can set you up for failure...

Answer 6

A few tips.: Depends on symptoms, and cause of symptoms. 3 signs of TMJ dysfunction: joint noises, joint pain & limited oral opening. Self treat with soft diet, jaw exercises, massage, heat/cold, OTC pain meds. A splint or physical therapy would be next. Occasionally muscle relaxants, biofeedback. Xrays are done for diagnosis. Surgery usually reserved for serious symptoms not responsive to other treatments.

Answer 7

Trim the: Hangnail, apply antibiotic ointment and band aid.

Answer 8

See below: Soaking and topical antibitic cream or ointment will be helpful. Hang nail needs to be removed. Consult with a physician.

Answer 9

Generally that day : Occasionally it triggers typical episode of "exacerbation" of pain which for a small percentage can last 2-5 days. If pain worsens or changes it could be discogram procedure caused a disc to herniate or herniate further. This is very rare & even rarer is risk of disc space infection -under 1%. There is also a small risk of a spinal headache or nerve root irritation. Rest & time is treatment.

Answer 10

Pain: Gel mats can be used to decrease the impact of standing as can gel inserts in shoes. Consider seeing a pedorthist to get shoes that are optimal for prolonged standing.

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