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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Back Pain
Spinal cord stimulation is recommended for back pain when other treatments have failed. WebMD examines this procedure and its role in pain management.
Repetitive Strain - Bad News - Hope With Chiropractic Care
Repetitive strain injury, or RSI, is a musculoskeletal condition caused by repeatedly putting your body parts in positions with the intention of causing preventable stress and strain. Poor posture, inappropriate lifting and poor sleeping positions can all lead to this injury. These stress activities
Exertion Headaches - Pain in the Head After Exercising
Imagine this scenario - you meet up with friends for a quick but intense game of soccer. Everyone has a great time and everyone leaves feeling worked out and re-energized -- except for one person -- YOU. You are blindsided by a painful headache, and this is not the first time.
Chosen To Become A Caregiver
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is a shock. There are no easy solutions when confronted with an illness. Remember to take one step and one day at a time. Stay focused, hopeful and trust for a brighter day. You can get through it based on your belief, medical teams, hospital staff, and social
Dealing With Back Pain - What Can You Do?
At some point in their lives, a large majority of people, both men and women, will suffer with back pain. It can be completely debilitating when it strikes, and varies in severeness from mild stiffness to the kind of back pain that completely restricts your ability to move. So what can you do?
Natural Health - How to Use Essential Oils to Heal Back Pain
Millions of Americans live with chronic back pain. We have so many advances in modern medicine yet so many suffer with unrelieved pain.
Kampo Cure for Migraines
Kampo is a Japanese form of herbal medicine that originated in China. It is an integral part of Japanese health care management, and some treatments are even covered by health insurance. It is gaining attention in Western medicine because of its reported effectiveness for treating migraine headaches
Got Pain in Your Lower Back? Do These 3 Simple Exercises For an Instant Pain Relief Right Now!
So you had a little too much fun over the weekend and now your lower back is acting up again? One of the simplest and safest ways that can help you is by doing some simple exercises to loosen up the tight muscles and immediately stop that pain in your lower back.
Endometriosis Associated With Prevalence of Comorbid Conditions in Migraine
This examines the headache characteristics of women with migraine and endometriosis, and differences in prevalence of comorbid conditions compared to migraineurs without EM and nonheadache controls.
Using Spinal Decompression For Herniated Disc And Degenerated Disc Treatment
A relatively new treatment is available for difficult back pain, low back pain and neck pain. It is called spinal decompression. It is somewhat like traction, but more sophisticated in its engineering. The reason it usually helps patients is based on a simple, factual premise- as we age, our spines
Majority of Lower Back Surgeries Are Successful
Most people experience low back pain at one time or another. In fact, Kansas University Medical Center researchers estimate 75% of all people will experience back pain at some time in their lives.
Benefits of Glucosamine Supplementation
Glucosamine is an amino sugar found in glycosaminoglycans that are naturally found in healthy cartilage. Glucosamine is also found in the stomach where it combines with hydrochloric acid to make hyluronic acid which is present naturally in the joint cartilage, ligaments, tendons and synovial fluid.
Osteoarthritis - Was a Previous Injury to Blame For Your Knee Pain?
Most people when told they have osteoarthritis of the knee respond with something like "must have been that old football injury" or "its all those years of working in a tight space" Is this the case? Could you have prevented your arthritis by remaining injury free or doing a diff
Steroid Injections for Back Pain Linked to Spinal Fracture Risk
Study of older adults doesn't prove that steroids are to blame, but experts advise caution
Low Back Pain Diagnostic Evaluation- How To Prepare Medical History Correctly
Men and women, irrespective of age, are affected by lower back pain. Debilitating affect on the earning capability as well as living itself, makes it imperative to go in for a thorough evaluation of low back pain from a physician.
Education and Counseling to Prevent Low Back Pain
This analysis of data looks at low back pain and suggests education and counseling as effective preventive measures.
Can Your Brain Really Relieve Back Pain and Suffering, Help You to Heal and Regain Strength?
The principle seems simple enough:Your subconscious mind already controls about 95% of your bodily functions.So what if you can tell your subconscious to work on a specific area to increase certain cells, hormones, strength, healing and other bodily functions to your advantage? Of course the trick i
How To Prevent Back Pain For Frequent Travelers
Many individuals who don't typically suffer from chronic back pain find that long flights trigger either back or neck spasms. The situation is even worse for those who are frequent travelers, and the airport seems like their second home. If you belong to one of them, it is fortunate that there
Laser Spine Surgery And Its Advantages
There are times when people may experience back ache or some painful feelings that are somehow related to their spines. This can be caused by quite a lot of factors. Fortunately, there are quite a few ways people can use to recover from this back or spine ache. This ache can be liberated from numero
Why Does a Lumbar Disk Protrusion Cause Pain?
Four out of five people are affected by lower back pain at some point in their lives. One cause of pain in the back and the rest of the lower body is a protruding lumbar disk.