Pain Management and Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-04-07 06:03

Back pain, headache pain, leg pain and other pain are very common among people with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Sometimes they make you feel so pain that you do not know how to alleviate it. Here is some information about the pain management for PKD patients.

What causes pain for PKD patients?

For PKD patients, their pain is caused by various factors. You should find the underlying causes and then take corresponding measures. Pain in PKD patients can be both acute and chronic. The acute pain may be caused by infection, hemorrhage and kidney stone, while the chronic pain may be resulted from mechanical back pain and cyst formation. Sometimes you pain may be associated with polycystic liver and aneurysm.

Can painkiller manage your pain?

Your pain is so severe that you may seek help from painkiller, but this is wrong. Though painkiller can alleviate your pain, it can also bring some side effects. Some of them even have renal toxicity. If you can not bear your pain, you had better consult your doctor and take medicine under your doctor’s instruction.

Can acupuncture and massage manage your pain?

Acupuncture and massage are common therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine. They can dredge the meridian and improve blood circulation so as to alleviate the chronic pain.

How to manage your pain more effectively?

Besides controlling the underlying causes, you should try to control your state of illness. So far there is not a treatment that can cure PKD, but we can shrink the kidney cysts and control its symptoms and complications. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can not only shrink kidney cysts but also repair the damaged kidneys to improve kidney function. As a result, you have a reduced risk of infection, hemorrhage and kidney stone. The Chronic pain can also be eased. For more information, please contact us.

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