Pain in bone cancer patients is primarily caused by the actual treatment of the disease. Each patient's experience and degree of pain will vary with his condition. Psychological factors may influence how much pain a patient experiences. While doctors can prescribe a whole slew of conventional pharmaceuticals to address this condition, there are several alternative medicines to alleviate or reduce the pain caused by bone cancer.
Nutritional Medicine
Nutritious foods and vitamin supplements may act as natural medicinal healers for your body. Certain foods, such as beets, artichokes, onions, sea vegetables and dark leafy greens, work to support the immune system and detoxify the body. These foods are also high in antioxidants that may reduce pain.
A healthy heart is essential in preventing pain caused by bone cancer treatment.
To strengthen and protect your heart after chemotherapy, you can take several vitamin and mineral supplements--for example, vitamin C twice a day in 250-500 mg dosages, beta carotene in 50,000 IU doses twice a day and vitamin E twice a day in 400 IU dosages. You can take coenzyme Q10 three times per day in 100 mg doses, L-carnitine three times a day and 30 mg of zinc once a day.
You may reduce discomfort and painful side effects after chemotherapy by adding 300 mcg of selenium twice a day. A 500 mg dosage of glutathione twice a day will have the same effects.
There are also certain vitamins that will aid in the normal growth of your bones after treatment. (Healthy bone growth can reduce painful post-treatment side effects in your bones.) A 400 IU dosage per day of vitamin D will aid bone growth.
Magnesium can be taken in 200 mg doses three times a day, as well as 5 mg per day of vitamin K to provide the same pain relief. N-acetylcysteine can also minimize the effects of chemotherapy.
Herbal Medicine
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a great herb to help reduce the effects of toxins after chemotherapy. Harmful toxins in your body may be a leading cause of pain after treatment. You can take 120 mg of this herbal supplement to achieve its full benefits.
A healthy immune system is also essential in relieving pain from bone cancer. To support your immune system you should combine equal portions of mayapple root (Podophyllum peltatum), Corydalis yanhusuo, tag alder (Alnus serrulata), yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and figwort (Scrophularia nodosa).This mixture, in tincture form, should be taken for six months at a daily dosage of 30 drops.
Homeopathic Medicines
If you experience pain as a bruised sensation, you can take Arnica Montana. Eupatorium, on the other hand, is for an aching pain in your bones that becomes worse when you walk or move. This homeopathic medicine is indicated when the pain is excruciating, and when you feel chill and stiffness in your bones.
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