Back Pain

While there are many sources for back pain, from the mattress you sleep on, to the type of work you do, most episodes of pain are brought on by inflammation of the muscles and surrounding tissue. Alleviating pain can usually be done by controlling the amount of inflammation to any given area of the body. Magnesium, while it is not an anti-inflammatory, does have the quality of relieving pain. The body can only handle small dosages of magnesium at first use. Large dosages to start can cause violent bowel movements. To increase the effectiveness of the magnesium, you can increase your intake by 200 mg per week, to the maximum intake of 800 mg daily, 400 mg in the morning and 400 mg at night.

Prescription
Magnesium Citrate	200 mg daily to start	Pain Relief
Quercetin	500 mg 2 times daily	Inflammation
Bromelain	250 mg 2 times daily	Inflammation
MSM	1,000 mg 2 times daily	Inflammation
Glucosamine with Chondroitin	2 times daily	Osteoarthritis