Chronic pain, Fatigue, Muscle spasms, Muscle stiffness, atrophy, Sleep disturbances
This listing is for the Cerebral Palsy symptoms Blend: Ginger, Black Pepper, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Helichrysum, Copaiba
If you suffer from Cerebral Palsy, you know that finding any pain relief is so crucial. Natural treatments are even better–allowing for pain relief without the added side effects of procedures or medication. Essential oils for Cerebral Palsy pain promise to help aches, clear your head, and reduce fatigue.
The use of aromatherapy, especially in combination with massage, can be extremely helpful for individuals (all ages) suffering from any kind of handicap. Touch transgresses everything as do the essential oils. They reach into the very deepest part of a person to balance and sooth.
Cerebral palsy affects people in different ways and can affect body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance.
Spastic Cerebral Palsy is a pain condition that causes chronic pain, typically along specific tender points on the body. SCP symptoms can also include Soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments) leading to muscle stiffness, atrophy
Pain – persistent overactivity in spastic muscles can cause pain in the muscle. Pain can also occur as a result of changes in the joint position and deformities due to the abnormal pull of the spastic muscle.
Unfortunately, for the millions of people who suffer from CP, there’s currently no cure. Diagnostic criteria have only recently been introduced, and the diagnosis process can take years for some patients. That means there’s likely many more people who suffer from Cerebral Palsy in the U.S. Some organizations estimate that close to ten million people suffer from this condition.
Because of this, it’s important to incorporate holistic, natural treatments in your overall pain management plan, both before and after you’re diagnosed. Essential oils for Cerebral Palsy can help temper symptoms before you get a diagnosis. And since your pain treatment should incorporate multiple types of treatments, essential oils offer a safer complementary therapy to use alongside any doctor-prescribed treatments.
Based on their ability to treat a number of common CP symptoms, we think these essential oils are truly the best forCP patients:
Ginger – is a wonderful warming spice, can ease pain and improves mobility. Can be used to treat arthritic and rheumatic pain, muscle pain and sprains.
Black Pepper is another warming spice that reduces swelling, stimulating and improves circulation, thereby giving immediate relief for rheumatism and arthritis, particularly during the winter when the symptoms are aggravated the most.
Cerebral Palsy Essential Oil Cream
Jojoba Oil, Hemp Oil, Shea Butter, Ginger, Black Pepper, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Helichrysum, Copaiba
Eucalyptus is another warming spice that soothes sore joints and muscles. It's anti-inflammatory properties and can be effective in the treatment of Bronchial Asthma. Eucalyptus is refreshing and powerfully stimulating. Eucalyptus can help clear the fog and lift your spirits.on a rainy or cloudy day.
Rosemary essential oil is an excellent brain and nerve tonic. It stimulates mental activity and is a good remedy for depression, mental fatigue, and forgetfulness. Inhaling rosemary oil seems to lift your spirits immediately.
The ability of rosemary essential oil to relieve pain has resulted in its extensive use in treating headaches, muscle pains, rheumatism and even arthritis. Massaging the affected area that is in pain with rosemary essential oil can give quickly relieve the pain. Vapor baths with rosemary oil are also found to be effective in the treatment of rheumatism. It has certain anti-inflammatory qualities as well, which makes it very good for relieving the pain from sprains and joint aches.
Wintergreen Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties as an analgesic, anodyne, antirheumatic, antiarthritic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue and a stimulating substance.
The oil of wintergreen is a world famous name, and it is extremely popular with the people suffering from rheumatism, arthritis, gout, and pain in their bones and joints from any number of reasons.
This oil fights rheumatism and arthritis in two ways. First, when applied externally, it easily penetrates through the skin around the muscles and tissues and stimulates circulation of blood in that location. This activity, apart from bringing warmth to the affected area, helps to clear obstructions in the flow of blood, which is one of the major causes behind rheumatism and arthritis, and it does not let toxins like uric acid accumulate at that spot.
The relaxing and stimulating effect of this oil reduces spasms in the respiratory, muscular, digestive and nervous systems while providing relief from congestion in the chest, breathing trouble, asthma, spasmodic coughs, muscular cramps, digestive disorders, spasmodic diarrhea, convulsions and various nervous afflictions.
Peppermint for pain and cognitive issues and It is frequently called a “refrigerant”, meaning that it can provide an intensely cold sensation to any affected area. In case of injury, wound, or healing process, topically apply peppermint oil to the area to reduce swelling, relieve pain, and eliminate the chances of uncomfortable inflammation.
Helichrysum for muscular pain
Derived from the flower named as Helichrysum, this oil has vast array of medicinal properties.
It is an anti-inflammatory essential oil that reduce inflammation and sooth damaged nerves.
This oil is a 'Nervine' means it keeps nerves calm and strengthen them
Copaiba essential oil is a wonderful analgesic and has been used in this capacity for generations. Whether in an aromatherapeutic context or when topically applied, the oil can help to reduce pain and loosen muscles, eliminating pain in joints, and even easing the discomfort of headaches and migraines.
Copaiba is known as an oil magnifier. Therefore, by adding Copaiba with these other essential oils, it magnifies the healing properties of all these oils.
What works best for you will depend on your most common symptoms. And, always talk to your doctor before trying these or any other essential oils. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should avoid their use as well.
While this blend can’t remove your pain completely, the therapeutic benefits are always a helpful addition to any CP treatment plan and hopefully help can help alleviate the symptoms so you can find some relief.