Chronic pain affects about 1 in 5 people in the U.S., making it difficult if not impossible to work and enjoy family and social time.
If you have chronic pain — typically defined as longer than three months and not responding to treatment — your body hasn’t turned off the pain messages to the brain, even though the original source of the pain may be gone.
The pain may be linked with a condition such as arthritis, to a sprain or other injury, or to any number of more elusive causes.
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- Rosemary essential oil. …
- Peppermint essential oil. …
- Eucalyptus essential oil. …
- Cloves. …
- Capsaicin. …
- Ginger. …
- Feverfew.