The following is an article from one of the most intelligent and amazing doctors I have ever had the opportunity to learn from, Dan Murphy, DC. If you are having nerve related pain, you need to read this article on the AJCC website. This Article was written by Dr. Murphy and published on the AJCC website. The full text is available via the link below.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Neuropathic Pain
Dr. Dan Murphy
INTRODUCTION
Pain is an electrical signal interpreted by one’s brain. Neuropathic pain is a chronic pain state that usually (but not always) is caused by some sort of tissue trauma. In neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves are often damaged, dysfunctional or injured. These damaged nerve fibers send incorrect electrical signals to the brain’s pain centers.
Inflammation alters the threshold of the pain receptors and nerve fibers. Consequently, it is easier for pain nerves that are inflamed to generate the electrical signal that the brain interprets as pain.
Omega-3 fatty acids, especially the molecule eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) found in fish oil, has powerful anti-inflammatory influences through several different mechanisms, including….
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Written by:
Dan Murphy, DC—
Private Practice of Chiropractic;
Diplomate American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedist;
Faculty Life Chiropractic College West;
Vice President ICA 2003-2009;
ICA Chiropractor of the Year 2009
