CHRONIC PAIN

   Chronic pain is pain that lasts for more than three months and can be continuous or intermittent. It can affect any part of the body and can interfere with daily activities like work, social life, and self-care. Chronic pain can be caused by injuries, surgeries, nerve damage, infections, migraines, poor posture, sleeping on a poor mattress, or aging. 

 Traditional treatment for chronic pain are opioids, nerve stimulators, NSAIDs, steroid injections and nerve blocks. None of these modalities help treat the cause of pain as they are mainly aimed at treating and masking the symptoms. Many of these other modalities have their own side effects which are unpleasant and can sometimes leave individuals unable to enjoy social interactions or physical activities.    

Ketamine infusions for chronic pain can be extremely effective if the pain is caused by inflammation of nerve cells. This type of pain is called neuropathic pain. Ketamine treats chronic neuropathic pain in several different ways: 

• Binding to the NMDA receptor and decreasing the amount of glutamate in the nervous system. Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that promotes pain signaling from one neuron to the next and when too much glutamate is circulating in your nervous system it sensitizes the neurons. This all translates to more pain and inflammation.
• Binding to local anesthetic receptors ( ex: lidocaine)
• Binding to the opioid receptors.

Research studies on the efficacy of Ketamine in treating chronic pain are showing that about 80% of patients will have a 50% reduction in pain with Ketamine treatment
 

Ketamine treatment for chronic pain is a well established treatment option that works. It helps treat the cause of pain vs. the symptoms of pain and thus can achieve a better outcome without being dependent on pills every day. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KETAMINE FOR CHRONIC PAIN AND TO BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION!!