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Do you know of some herbs and suppliments to ease back pain?
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Vit D and magnesium: Vitamin d is helps reduce chronic pain. Magnesium can help muscle pain (spasms) and nerve related pain. Both are good for you in many other ways as well.
Answered 4/6/2013
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Many can help: As dr. Shahbandar says, many with back pain have low vit d & magnesium relieves muscle spasm. B complex may help.Many herbs help, depending on cause, including anti-inflammatory herbs (turmuric & boswellia) & anti-spasmodics (valerian & skullcap).For detailed article see http://www.Herbcraft.Org/backpain.Html medical marijuana can help (where legal)- when used topically doesn't alter consiousness!
Answered 12/9/2013
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