Aromatherapy 101: Muscle Aches and Pains

Hope you had a fantastic weekend!  The weather here was wonderful and I tried to enjoy every minute of it . :)

One of my favourite moments was actually inside.  A long, hot bath spiked with lavender oil to soothe my weary body.

I am a big believer in the benefit essential oils, so I thought I would did a little deeper into the world of aromatherapy and some of the oils that can help with muscle aches and pains.

Note:  I am not an aromatherapist.  Check with you health care professional before you try any new treatments.

What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy uses pure and natural essential oils to provide a range of therapeutic effects on the mind, body and spirit.

What are Essential Oils?
These are the oils, which are extracted from leaves, petals, nuts, seeds and bark.  Essential oils can be dissolved in alcohol or mixed with fats and used in a variety of ways including inhalation, massage, baths and perfumes.

Here are three essential oils that are fantastic for muscle aches and pains:

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Coping with Chronic Pain, Part 8: Alternative Therapies

It is a wordy post today, but I promise it is worth the read. :)

It is the final installment in the series on Coping with Chronic Pain (or any kind of pain for that matter).

Today I going to talk about  my favourite form of treatment:  Alternative Therapies.  These involve a more non-traditional approach to healing and pain relief.

There are many of of therapies from homeopathy to reflexology, but I am going to focus on three.

On a side note:  Make sure you check with you insurance company as many of these therapies are covered up to a certain dollar amount.  It can get very expensive, so any help you can get is fantastic.

Alternative Therapies

Coping with Chronic Pain, Part 7: Medications

As many of you know, Blogger was down yesterday, which explains the last of postage from many of your favourites :)

But I am back, and have some good news to share.

I finally got an appointment with a chronic pain specialist (you can read all about my adventure in the links at the bottom of this post).  There are a few steps we are going to take, but the first one was this: