New studies by IMA researchers Matthew Halma, Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Joseph Varon, and Dr. JP Saleeby spotlight integrative care and herbal medicine as promising tools for chronic pain and opioid abuse.
Great news - that I honestly can’t do much with. Every integrative medical practitioner in my area is booked solid and taking no new patients. The closest one is about 3 hours away, which is a slight obstacle if my husband needs to be seen often. The biggest factor is that it cost $600 for an initial consultation before any tests or treatments. Every office I contact, including virtual options, has a similar price tag. And insurance covers exactly $0. What will it take for integrative medicine to become an affordable option?
Perhaps after studying some of the suggested papers, you can use them to develop your own treatment plan without a specialist. Diet, lifestyle, some supplements, and other options likely are safe enough to use without a doctor’s help. Worth a try, especially given the obstacles you mentioned.
Dr. Ryan Cole often says the best doctor is the one you see in the mirror (after careful research, of course).
Yes, I am dealing with exactly the same thing. It is not as simple as just doing the research and self-medicating, as even supplements alone can break the bank. And in the meantime we must see a doctor to get the testing necessary to try to determine what is wrong and get the much derided but sanity saving opioids to take while we are working out what else we can do with the pain..
Christine, we understand the struggle. We are not deriding opioid use exactly, but rather recognizing that many people do struggle, and there is indeed a crisis of opioid abuse. Does that mean opioids are bad in all situations? Definitely not; they have many applications. What we are keen on addressing is the root of chronic pain to help people have less pain and perhaps have less need for opioids, which have side effects, like all medicines do. Please let me know what you think about that!
Of course, it's not simple. Truly understand. The issue is that reader Margaret Steele Lorimer has no other options, so we were trying to offer something that could help.
Many people -- especially vaccine injured -- have spent a fortune on testing only to find out that "nothing's wrong, go away" or to find out "something's wrong, we don't know what, and we cannot (or will not) help you."
It's just a terrible state of affairs.
P.S. For the vaccine injured, React-19 (https://react19.org/) offers some wonderful resources, including doctors who might be willing and able to help.
Strontium, a mineral very similar to calcium in its biological properties, can be used to treat chronic pain. The research is very vast, although most of it is from the 1920s or only found in abandoned patients from big pharma.
In 1924, Dr Alwens of Frankfurt Germany made the following claim:
“Although Strontium bromide may not be regarded as a fully-fledged substitute for morphine, there is still the possibility of preventing morphinism in patients suffering from long-lasting illnesses accompanied by pain.”
Dr Alwens was a top doctor, and was associated with various Nobel Prize winners. His work was published in a top medical journal.
Strontium appears to be very safe, even at much higher levels needed to achieve moderate pain relief. (However, its full d analgesic effect is only achievable by moderately large injections, which also appear to be moderatly safe.) Trace amounts are always found in the calcium pool of every biological system, and it has even been called an essencial mineral.
Strontium changes the personality of calcium signaling, resulting in reduced mitochondria swelling, changes in the calcium waveforms in synapes, reducted neuro cytokines, reduced neuro-inflammation, reduced neurotransmitter release, and reduced perception of pain.
My blog is for information and presents more of a historical and theoretical overview of strontium that is mostly written for medical professionals. It is not medical advice, and I have am not a trained medical provider.
Of course, you are welcome to read and strontium is sold OTC, so you can buy it legally online and in some stores. Be be aware that the recomended dosages on the bottle are much lower than the dose used by Dr Alwens.
As my bog stated, I recomend strontium lactate. Dr Alwens achieved significant pain relief with oral doses of strontium lactate, but the oral doses were not enough for his patients with severe pain. Long term use at higher dosages could weaken your bones, and you will always be risking unknown side effects. The studies haven't been done.
I read your profile, and I am sorry for what you must have suffered. I really do hope you find something that helps. I will be praying for you.
After thinking about my reply, I wasn't sure if what I said fully answered your question.
Unfortunately, there are absolutely no medicial providers in the USA that use strontium for pain or mitochondria health.
There is a massive amount of papers written about strontium, and judging from what I have read, theoretically, it should probably help. But....
Buy some, and experiment with it if you want to. There is a limit to how much the body can absorb from oral supplementation, and that should make short term toxicity almost impossible, and the small portion (probably much less than 1%) of people that react to stronitum will only experience temperary problems. However, if larger doses of strontium provide you significant pain reduction, you will need to monitor you bone health.
Please read the links I provided carefully and if at all possible, work with a medical professional, or at least keep them informed.
I am busy, I get tired, writing is hard, and probably a little burnout. In the near future, I need to set up a nice desk and office space and find some motivation. I tend to cycle between writer's block and writing obsessively.
Why is opioid use automatically a disorder. I have maintained myself on a very low dose or opioids for 8 months now because my doctor and rheumatologist have been unable to diagnose what is wrong with me and offer any treatment for the pain. In the meantime, I have no choice but to use opioid painkillers which are the only ones that work with my genetics. My disorder is the pain (myofascial pain) NOT the medication being used as my only means of staying alive. If taking insulin or taking statins is NOT a disorder, why is taking opioids, particularly as doctors are too damned lazy to work out what is wrong with you. Why blame us for medical ignorance, medical laziness and medical malfeasance?
Just rename this so that you are not blaming the victim of corrupt medicine.
Learning about neuroplasticity ties together why and how pain is a biological, psychological, and sociological experience — which opens up a lot of new treatments options and angles that actually work to recover, not just manage, chronic pain.
DMSO / trauma oil for joint pain . Grateful.
Great news - that I honestly can’t do much with. Every integrative medical practitioner in my area is booked solid and taking no new patients. The closest one is about 3 hours away, which is a slight obstacle if my husband needs to be seen often. The biggest factor is that it cost $600 for an initial consultation before any tests or treatments. Every office I contact, including virtual options, has a similar price tag. And insurance covers exactly $0. What will it take for integrative medicine to become an affordable option?
Perhaps after studying some of the suggested papers, you can use them to develop your own treatment plan without a specialist. Diet, lifestyle, some supplements, and other options likely are safe enough to use without a doctor’s help. Worth a try, especially given the obstacles you mentioned.
Dr. Ryan Cole often says the best doctor is the one you see in the mirror (after careful research, of course).
Good luck 🍀!
Hi Margaret, you are not alone in this struggle. I hear you on all points, but have you considered telemedicine? That will open up new opportunities!
Yes, I am dealing with exactly the same thing. It is not as simple as just doing the research and self-medicating, as even supplements alone can break the bank. And in the meantime we must see a doctor to get the testing necessary to try to determine what is wrong and get the much derided but sanity saving opioids to take while we are working out what else we can do with the pain..
Christine, we understand the struggle. We are not deriding opioid use exactly, but rather recognizing that many people do struggle, and there is indeed a crisis of opioid abuse. Does that mean opioids are bad in all situations? Definitely not; they have many applications. What we are keen on addressing is the root of chronic pain to help people have less pain and perhaps have less need for opioids, which have side effects, like all medicines do. Please let me know what you think about that!
Of course, it's not simple. Truly understand. The issue is that reader Margaret Steele Lorimer has no other options, so we were trying to offer something that could help.
Many people -- especially vaccine injured -- have spent a fortune on testing only to find out that "nothing's wrong, go away" or to find out "something's wrong, we don't know what, and we cannot (or will not) help you."
It's just a terrible state of affairs.
P.S. For the vaccine injured, React-19 (https://react19.org/) offers some wonderful resources, including doctors who might be willing and able to help.
Strontium, a mineral very similar to calcium in its biological properties, can be used to treat chronic pain. The research is very vast, although most of it is from the 1920s or only found in abandoned patients from big pharma.
In 1924, Dr Alwens of Frankfurt Germany made the following claim:
“Although Strontium bromide may not be regarded as a fully-fledged substitute for morphine, there is still the possibility of preventing morphinism in patients suffering from long-lasting illnesses accompanied by pain.”
Dr Alwens was a top doctor, and was associated with various Nobel Prize winners. His work was published in a top medical journal.
Strontium appears to be very safe, even at much higher levels needed to achieve moderate pain relief. (However, its full d analgesic effect is only achievable by moderately large injections, which also appear to be moderatly safe.) Trace amounts are always found in the calcium pool of every biological system, and it has even been called an essencial mineral.
Strontium changes the personality of calcium signaling, resulting in reduced mitochondria swelling, changes in the calcium waveforms in synapes, reducted neuro cytokines, reduced neuro-inflammation, reduced neurotransmitter release, and reduced perception of pain.
https://joeanstett.substack.com/p/your-nerves-on-strontium-part-1
https://joeanstett.substack.com/p/your-nerves-on-strontium-part-3-a
https://joeanstett.substack.com/p/benefits-of-strontium
Goody goody - where do we find the affordable doctor to do the injections. I can't even find a doctor to do intravenous Vit C, let alone strontium.
My blog is for information and presents more of a historical and theoretical overview of strontium that is mostly written for medical professionals. It is not medical advice, and I have am not a trained medical provider.
Of course, you are welcome to read and strontium is sold OTC, so you can buy it legally online and in some stores. Be be aware that the recomended dosages on the bottle are much lower than the dose used by Dr Alwens.
As my bog stated, I recomend strontium lactate. Dr Alwens achieved significant pain relief with oral doses of strontium lactate, but the oral doses were not enough for his patients with severe pain. Long term use at higher dosages could weaken your bones, and you will always be risking unknown side effects. The studies haven't been done.
I read your profile, and I am sorry for what you must have suffered. I really do hope you find something that helps. I will be praying for you.
Thankyou
After thinking about my reply, I wasn't sure if what I said fully answered your question.
Unfortunately, there are absolutely no medicial providers in the USA that use strontium for pain or mitochondria health.
There is a massive amount of papers written about strontium, and judging from what I have read, theoretically, it should probably help. But....
Buy some, and experiment with it if you want to. There is a limit to how much the body can absorb from oral supplementation, and that should make short term toxicity almost impossible, and the small portion (probably much less than 1%) of people that react to stronitum will only experience temperary problems. However, if larger doses of strontium provide you significant pain reduction, you will need to monitor you bone health.
Please read the links I provided carefully and if at all possible, work with a medical professional, or at least keep them informed.
Why aren't you writing on your substack anymore?
Good question. It's hard to explain.
I am busy, I get tired, writing is hard, and probably a little burnout. In the near future, I need to set up a nice desk and office space and find some motivation. I tend to cycle between writer's block and writing obsessively.
I get ya. Thank you for everything you can do.
Why is opioid use automatically a disorder. I have maintained myself on a very low dose or opioids for 8 months now because my doctor and rheumatologist have been unable to diagnose what is wrong with me and offer any treatment for the pain. In the meantime, I have no choice but to use opioid painkillers which are the only ones that work with my genetics. My disorder is the pain (myofascial pain) NOT the medication being used as my only means of staying alive. If taking insulin or taking statins is NOT a disorder, why is taking opioids, particularly as doctors are too damned lazy to work out what is wrong with you. Why blame us for medical ignorance, medical laziness and medical malfeasance?
Just rename this so that you are not blaming the victim of corrupt medicine.
Learning about neuroplasticity ties together why and how pain is a biological, psychological, and sociological experience — which opens up a lot of new treatments options and angles that actually work to recover, not just manage, chronic pain.