One of the leading causes of pain among Americans is chronic inflammation. Many who experience persistent joint pain or nerve pain may find lasting relief with ketamine therapy.
Klarity Clinic offers intravenous (IV) ketamine therapy for adults and adolescents. Our experienced medical team specializes in ketamine treatments for addiction and mental health disorders like anxiety and depression.
We can also discuss your options for ketamine infusions and NAD+ therapy to relieve chronic inflammation that contributes to pain and other health issues.
Inflammation is a biological response to toxins, illness, or bodily injury. This natural process is important for healing, but it can lead to additional illness and pain when inflammation becomes persistent.
When a virus or other harmful substance enters the body, your immune system releases inflammatory cells and cytokines to eliminate the toxin or heal damaged tissue. Side effects of an acute inflammatory response can include a temporary fever and mild swelling or pain.
If your immune system continues to send out cells even when there’s no threat to your health, it can lead to chronic inflammation. For instance, in people with rheumatoid arthritis, the constant release of inflammatory cells can attack the joints, causing tissue and bone damage, persistent swelling, and pain.
Many triggers play a role in chronic inflammation, including autoimmune disease, heart disease, metabolic disease, and gastrointestinal disease. Other factors that can influence an inflammatory response include:
People with mental health conditions like anxiety and depression may also be at an increased risk for pain associated with chronic inflammation.
Long used as a surgical anesthetic, the prescription drug ketamine is also recognized as an effective approach to managing chronic inflammation and pain when other therapies aren’t effective.
Ketamine works by interacting with the opioid receptors in the brain that regulate pain sensations, which helps relieve chronic pain in the nerves and joints. Ketamine infusions can also decrease levels of cytokines to reduce an inflammatory response in the body.
We can also incorporate NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) into your infusion to optimize your health. NAD+ is a coenzyme that repairs DNA, increases stem cell production, and regulates the body’s stress response to better support your recovery from illness or injury.
Although ketamine infusion therapy may not be appropriate for everyone, people with certain inflammatory conditions might benefit from this treatment approach. You can speak with our medical team about ketamine therapy if you have:
Those who respond well to ketamine report rapid relief of inflammation and pain, so they can be more active and participate in rehabilitative therapy for ongoing pain control. Ketamine can also regulate your body’s inflammatory response to prevent additional flare-ups of chronic inflammation and pain.
Call the Klarity Clinic office in Las Vegas, Nevada, or Upland, California, today to learn more about the benefits of ketamine for chronic inflammation. You can also use our online booking feature to schedule an appointment.
