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Alternative Pain
Treatment Directory

The path to pain relief

Find natural pain relief without drugs or surgery here


The Alternative Pain Treatment Directory is the “go-to” website for chronic pain patients to find relief. This website includes information on alternative pain management, natural remedies for pain, inspirational healing stories, provider listings and innovative products for safe and effective pain relief.


Don't let your doctor talk you into unnecessary surgery, invasive medical procedures or dangerous drugs to treat your pain. There are many options for chronic pain treatment and opioid substitutes that are safer and more effective that can provide more enduring relief. Find acute and chronic pain relief today!


Our Alternative Pain Management Providers


Many of our listed providers have experienced chronic pain themselves and their own healing experience has motivated them to help others, including our founder and CEO, Cindy Perlin. Whether or not they’ve experienced chronic pain themselves, you will find that our providers are dedicated to getting to the root of your problem and will be more empathic and caring than is generally true of conventional healthcare providers.


Alternative Pain Management


Some options for alternative pain treatment may seem very familiar to you, such as chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, acupuncture or massage, but you may not have all the information you need to decide whether it’s worth trying those therapies or which providers to select. There are other natural remedies for pain you may not have heard of such as biofeedback, neurofeedback, low-level laser therapy, kratom, or PEMF that may be of significant benefit. This website provides the information you need to find the right therapy for you!

An under utilized and powerful alternative pain treatment is mind/body medicine. You may be dismissive of mind/body interventions because the pain isn’t all in your head, but do you know the real deal on why relaxation training or psychotherapy can help your pain? Trauma and chronic stress can be the root cause of many physical illnesses, including chronic pain, because they cause chronic overarousal that affects every body system. Chronic pain also causes significant emotional distress that in and of itself can increase and prolong pain. Either way, psychological interventions can make a huge difference in your pain levels. This is the place to learn more.

Alternative pain management can also include many self-help tools that you can find in our products section. Self-massage tools, electrical stimulation therapies, homeopathic remedies, herbs and other supplements, opioid alternatives, and much more. Recommended books on alternative pain therapy are also in our products section.


The Possibilities for Chronic Pain Relief


Above all, do not give up on your ability to get pain relief or even recover from your pain completely. It often takes patients many years to find treatments that provide effective pain relief. This website can speed up the process of finding effective help by providing information on all the safe and effective chronic pain therapy options in one place, as well as resources such as providers, opioid substitutes, and other products. Check out our inspiring stories.

Pain Relief Blogs


Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: Benefits and Limitations

Chronic pain is a complicated condition, and finding effective relief often requires looking beyond the part of the body that hurts.One approach...

Posted 11/02/2026


The Root Causes of Chronic Pain That May Be Getting Missed

If you have been living with chronic pain for months or years, you may have been offered medications, injections, procedures, or even surgery....

Posted 10/26/2026


2026 Midterm Elections: What Chronic Pain Patients Need to Know Before Voting

How will the 2026 midterm elections affect healthcare for people living with chronic pain? From Medicare and Medicaid to opioid prescribing,...

Posted 10/20/2026


Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Joint Health, Chronic Pain and Injury Recovery

New Study On Alchohol Consumption and OsteoarthritisMany people think of alcohol primarily in terms of its effects on the liver, heart, or brain....

Posted 10/12/2026


Why Pain Patients Need More Than Pills and Procedures

If you have chronic pain, you may have been given the impression that your choices are limited: take medication, get an injection, have surgery,...

Posted 10/06/2026


What If Where You Feel Pain or Tightness Isn't the Entire Problem?

You’re lying on a treatment table with both legs extended.Your practitioner slowly raises one leg.At about 35 degrees, it stops.You feel...

Posted 09/27/2026


Could Three Minutes of Intense Exercise Deliver More Benefits Than a 90-Minute Workout?

What a New Study Could Mean for People With Chronic Pain and FatigueFor people living with chronic pain, the standard advice to “exercise...

Posted 09/21/2026


The Best and Worst Foods for Pain Relief

When you are living with pain, what you put on your plate may matter more than you realize. Food is not a magic cure for chronic pain, but it...

Posted 09/13/2026


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