Stephen’s response:
People have reported success from these therapies for many things but they are outside my area of expertise so I can’t really comment on them effectively.

Here is what I would suggest for the chronic pain; I have had some of these symptoms myself and I have found these helpful for myself and others with similar conditions.

1. Glucosamine sulfate 500 mg 3x daily.

2. Biosil (stabilized orthosilicic acid) 6-20 drops daily in 1/4 water.

3. Cal mag supplement with 500 mg calcium, 500 mg magnesium (Country Life brand is good, also contains 250 mg phosphorus and 99 mg potassium), would suggest 3 caplets per day

4. A tincture combination of motherwort and american wood betony (equal parts of the tincture combined together). Begin with 1 dropperful (or 1/8 tsp) 3x daily in water and work up to whatever dose begins to relax musculature – to 1/2 ounce daily. Meadowsweet-herbs.com carries the fresh tinctures. I would suggest buying 4 ounces each of the herbs and mixing them together in a measuring cup and then pouring the combined mix back into the bottles for use. Motherwort is a relaxant and American wood betony (pedicularis species) is a muscle relaxant.

5. Pasque flower tincture. 2-10 drops (about 1/3 dropperful max, which is 10 drops) no more than once per hour. It can cause nausea if taken in too large a dose or too often. Begin with about 1/3 dropperful 3x daily and see how that works for you. It is a relaxant nervine, so see how you respond before driving, etc. Available from Living Earth Herbs.

6. Vitamin B-12, (as B-12 microdots, Twinlabs is the brand I like) 1000mcg daily, dissolved on the tongue. Reduce to 500mcg daily after 60 days.

Try these for a couple of months and see how things go. You should notice considerable relief.