Melany Anderson Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck that KILLS and I can't even turn it. What should I do instead of Tylenol or Motrin? Just suck it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 OTC pain meds are allowed. (I just saw a post by Tom Denham from a few days ago about them.) Take them if you need them. At our house, we have also been trying any type of freshly boiled ginger or grated ginger as a pain killer along with even more potassium-rich foods for my husband's injury. Feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 28, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2013 I will take anything when in pain, but Tylenol is what I keep in my cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melany Anderson Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 OTC pain meds are allowed. (I just saw a post by Tom Denham from a few days ago about them.) Take them if you need them. At our house, we have also been trying any type of freshly boiled ginger or grated ginger as a pain killer along with even more potassium-rich foods for my husband's injury. Feel better soon! Great Thank you! I actually just bought some ginger. How do you prepare it? How much do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 We are using as much as we can in food. I think that goes by taste. Mine is frozen and I use a zester to grater it into meals and drinks. You can make ginger tea by grating it into hot water. I have some extra in ginger pu-erh right now. I also have ginger peach and pear ginger teas and I add extra. If yours is not frozen, you could just slice a chunk and put it in boiling water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furbabyvet Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 If you've not tried it, think about arnica. It's a homeopathic pain remedy. I usually try that first then resort to ibuprofen if the pain is relentless! The arnica is usually all I need. The kind I take does have dextrose in it, but since it's a medicine, I think it's probably tolerated for W30. Correct me if I'm wrong. I guess I'm thinking that tiny amount of dextrose would be less damaging than NSAIDs. There are other homeopathic remedies for different kinds of pain you can buy online or in health food stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmunchie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've used a topical form of arnica when I pulled my quad a while back. I think the massaging the ointment in worked better than the arnica, but it did help. Might be a good alternative if you want to avoid ingesting the dextrose and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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