Vitamin D for Pain Management

Vitamin D for PainInnovations in Pain Theory, Research, & Practice VITAMIN D for Chronic Pain Syndromes According to peer-reviewed clinical research, inadequacies of vitamin D have been linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain of various types, muscle weakness or fatigue, fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, hyperesthesia, migraine headaches, and other somatic complaints. It also has been implicated in the mood disturbances of chronic fatigue syndrome and seasonal affective disorder. Current best evidence demonstrates that supplemental vitamin D can help to resolve or alleviate chronic pain and fatigue syndromes in many patients who have been unresponsive to other therapies. Vitamin D therapy is easy for patients to self-administer, is well tolerated, and is very economical. The documents on this page provide detailed background information and practice recommendations. The rest of the article appears on the link below. Raw Mushrooms are a good source of Vitamin D for vegetarians - http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/vitamins-nutrition-chart.html#vitamind If you are going to take a supplement, make sure it is Vitamin D3 Not Vitamin D2 (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/694). All about Vitamin D - http://home.caregroup.org/clinical/altmed/interactions/Nutrients/Vitamin_D.htm