Stress pain - causes, therapy and symptoms

Pain due to excessive stress

Every person is exposed to certain daily stresses, both psychologically and physically. Exposure - especially of a physical nature - to massive, so they are too much for those affected, this can lead to stress. For stress pain, there is no clearly universal definition, as they occur in individually different intensity and with different levels of stress.

contents

• Pain due to excessive stress
• causes
• Cause: Osteoarthritis
• Treatment: Osteoarthritis
• Joint pain due to hyperuricemia
• Treatment: hyperuricemia
• Cause: Coronary heart disease (CHD)
• Treatment: CHD
• conclusion

causes

Causes of stressful pain are overwork, metabolic and rheumatic diseases or the presence of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Anyone who moves normally in everyday life, does moderate sports and then suddenly helps a friend on the weekend during the move and the whole day upstairs, hauls down loads, need not be surprised about stress pain. Usually they pass within a few days.

Stress pain can be located at different places in the body depending on the particular causes. (Image: Stasique / fotolia.com)

If there is already a chronic illness such as osteoarthritis, the pain is much faster. If a patient suffers regular recurrent stress pain, this should be clarified by a doctor. An underlying osteoarthritis or a rheumatic disease must be treated and the extent determined. In addition, certain rules of conduct must be defined.

In the presence of coronary heart disease, stress pain indicates inadequate blood flow to the coronary vessels (coronary vessels). This leads to reduced perfusion of the heart muscle and belongs unconditionally and immediately in the hands of a doctor.

Cause: Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis can occur on any joint. Typical symptoms include the onset of pain (until the joint is "broken in") and pain during exercise and exercise. The more the affected joint is overloaded, the more severe the stress pain. At an advanced stage, sufferers even complain of pain at rest, mobility is limited and palpable thickening may occur around the joint.

Treatment: Osteoarthritis

The goals of the treatment of osteoarthritis are the minimization of pain and, if possible, preservation of the function of the affected joint or a functional improvement. Patients are given painkillers, injections, heat or cold treatments, physiotherapy and physiotherapy.

A diet change is also recommended. The following applies: Fruits, vegetables and whole grains should be regularly on the menu - dairy products in moderation, meat and fish maximum twice a week. An adequate hydration is to think.

Silicon, a substance contained in silica, is important for the cartilage substance that is affected by osteoarthritis. Foods that contain a lot of silica are potatoes, millet, corn, whole grains and stinging nettles (also as tea or in capsule form). If you also want to do something extra for your silicon budget, get the Schüßler Salt No. 11 Silicea.

Since osteoarthritis can always come back into an inflammatory phase (arthritis), some spices are recommended that have an anti-inflammatory effect. These are turmeric, cinnamon and chilli. Here is the "golden milk" recommended. This is a spice blend that consists of turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, pepper and other ingredients. It is stirred in milk or even in almond milk, rice milk or soy milk and drunk hot. The spices relieve the liver, have a cleansing effect on the organism and additionally anti-inflammatory. Light pain and stressful pain can also be contained by regularly drinking green tea.

What can contribute to the regeneration of cartilage are hyaluronic acid and glucosamine. The hyaluron can be injected, glucosamine is available in various preparations for oral use.

In naturopathic practice, arthrosis uses acupuncture, foot reflexology, homeopathy and phytotherapy. Devil's claw relieves the joint problems and thus somewhat the stress. Nettle preparations have an anti-inflammatory effect, frankincense counteracts the inflammation and relieves the pain. Schuessler salts, such as No. 1 Calcium Fluoratum, No. 2 Calcium Phosphoricum, No. 3 Ferrum Phosphoricum, and No. 11 Silicea, often belong to an osteoarthritis treatment. The injection with remedies from anthroposophy also has a pain-relieving effect. Last but not least Baunscheidtieren around the affected joint often shows a positive effect.

Joint pain due to hyperuricemia

Hyperuricemia is one of the metabolic diseases and is characterized by too much uric acid in the body. Better known is the term gout. Stress pain may be associated with hyperuricemia. Uric acid in the body always results from the breakdown of purines. For their part, purines are produced when meat, sausages and offal is broken down, but also because of the breakdown or decay of cells in the body. For example, a massive diet can suddenly produce a lot of purines.

Stress pain may also be related to gout disease and related inflammation. (Image: ThamKC / fotolia.com)

If too many purines are produced in the body, too much uric acid is released, which has a harmful effect on the organism. An excess of uric acid can lead to a gout attack, but also to kidney stones. A gout attack occurs suddenly, usually occurs on the big toe base gel and extremely in pain and fever - the joint is red and swollen. In chronic hyperuricemia chronic joint pain with onset, rest and stress pain is possible.

Treatment: hyperuricemia

In acute attack, the doctor prescribes an anti-inflammatory drug. The affected joint must be cooled, stored high and the patient spared. A low-purine diet and adequate hydration are important. If the acute phase is over, try to counteract excessive uric acid production. Medications that prevent gout attacks, suppress uric acid, or lower uric acid levels are used.

But above all, it is important to change the eating habits. The diet must be purinarm, which means that meat, sausages and offal are only occasionally allowed on the table. Luscious meals, but also fasting and thirst are to be avoided. We recommend fruits, vegetables (except spinach and Brussels sprouts), potatoes, salads and dairy products. An existing overweight must be reduced and the consumption of alcohol stopped. Physical activity, which should also be fun, supports the treatment. Every day one to squeezed lemons, mixed with still water, slightly reduce uric acid.

Here too, naturopathy treats with acupuncture. Homeopathic remedies such as colchicum, lycopodium, berberis and lobelia inflata help in the basic treatment. Releasing uric acid are Equisetum arvense, Borax, Coffea, Ruta graveolens and Solidago. However, these remedies can only help if the patient changes their life and follows the above dietary guidelines, pay attention to body weight and move. Without their own help, the stressful pain will not be less.

Cause: Coronary heart disease (CHD)

Coronary artery disease is a serious disease of the heart. The perfusion of the heart is disturbed by narrowed coronary arteries (coronary arteries). The cause of this is usually an underlying arteriosclerosis, triggered by blood lipids, connective tissue and / or thrombi, which accumulate in the vessels and thus narrow the diameter, whereby the blood flow is disturbed.

Stress pain in the chest can indicate a coronary heart disease. (Image: Adiano / fotolia.com)

Patients often suffer from a so-called heart disorder, angina pectoris, mainly triggered by stress. Chest pain and stress are the result. Often the cramping pains in the left arm radiate, but may also radiate in the neck, neck, back, jaw, teeth or upper abdomen. The danger of a heart attack is given.

Risk factors for the development of CHD and the associated stress associated with overweight, unhealthy, high-fat diet, lack of exercise, diabetes, smoking, hypertension (high blood pressure) and high cholesterol.

Treatment: CHD

In the early stages of coronary heart disease, medications such as beta-blockers, nitrates, aspirin and cholesterol-lowering drugs are administered. Those affected should change their diet and try to reduce existing body weight to move moderately, quit smoking and also limit the consumption of alcohol massively.

The alternative practitioner can help with the conversion of nutrition. Plants such as artichoke, dandelion, burdock and fenugreek help lower blood lipids. Spices such as garlic, turmeric and ginger also contribute to this. Cedar nut oil is recommended as a dietary supplement. In the natural healing practice for the treatment of CHD and the associated stress in addition Schüßler salts are also prescribed, especially the No. 7 Magnesium Phosphoricum, No. 9 Natrium Phosphoricum, No.10 Natrium Sulfuricum, No. 11 Silicea and No. 17 Manganum sulfuricum. As every organ in natural medicine also has a psychic and psychological association, this is of course a very special case for the heart. Unprepared feelings, "heartache", sadness, loss - all this must therefore be considered in a naturopathic treatment with.

If the measures taken do not help, an operation can be required either minimally invasive or open-heart in an emergency.

conclusion

In conclusion, stress pain in the musculoskeletal system, if it occurs more frequently, must be taken seriously and clarified by a doctor. Chest pain in the chest, with tightness and radiating pain, requires the immediate visit of a doctor or clinic. (Sw)
Specialist supervision: Barbara Schindewolf-Lensch (doctor)