Aches? Pains? Vitamin D May Provide Relief

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1. Aches? Pains? Vitamin D May Provide Relief

Pain is the most common complaint leading patients to seek medical care and

much of it is chronic, lasting three months or longer. According to an

extensive review of clinical research in a new report from Pain Treatment

Topics,

inadequate vitamin D intake has been linked to a long list of chronic painful

maladies, including bone and joint pain of various types, muscle pain,

fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, and other

complaints.

Lack of vitamin D also has been implicated in the mood disturbances of

chronic fatigue syndrome and seasonal affective disorder.

According to B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, editor of Pain Treatment Topics

and author of the report, “our examination of the research, including 22

clinical investigations of patients with various chronic pain and fatigue

syndromes, found that these persons almost always had inadequate levels of

vitamin D.

When sufficient vitamin D supplementation was provided, the aches, pains,

weakness, and related problems in most of them either vanished or were at least

helped to a significant extent.â€

The report, “Vitamin D — A Neglected ‘Analgesic’ for Chronic

Musculoskeletal Pain,†was peer-reviewed by a panel of 8 experts and includes

the

following important points:

* Vitamin D is a complex nutrient that functions as a hormone to

benefit numerous body tissues and organs, including bones, muscles, and nerves.

* A surprising majority of persons in many parts of the world,

including the United States, do not get adequate vitamin D from sun exposure or

foods. Why such deficiencies are associated with pain in some persons but not

others is not always known.

* The currently recommended adequate intake of vitamin D — up to 600

IU per day — is outdated and too low. According to the research, most

children

and adults need at least 1000 IU per day, and persons with chronic

musculoskeletal pain would benefit from 2000 IU or more per day of supplemental

vitamin D3 (also called cholecalciferol).

* Vitamin D supplements have a highly favorable safety profile. They

interact with very few drugs or other agents, and are usually not harmful

unless extremely high doses — such as, 50,000 IU or more — are taken daily

for

an extended period of time.

* Vitamin D supplements are easy for patients to self-administer, are

well tolerated, and typically cost as little as 7 to 10 cents per day.

In conclusion, Leavitt stresses that vitamin D should not be viewed as a

cure for all pain conditions and in all patients. It also is not necessarily a

replacement for other pain treatments. “While further research would be

helpful,†he says, “current best evidence indicates that recommending

supplemental

vitamin D for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and fatigue

disorders would do no harm and could do much good at little cost. It should be

considered by healthcare providers for their patients early in the course of

pain

management.â€

Editor's Note:

* _Discover the Hidden Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements_

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Thank you so much for this reminder. I have one from the Painand

Stress Center but forget to take it.

Alice