Category Archives: Pain Management

Eating your yogurt and getting some sun these days? It’s challenging in the winter’s cold and darker days, but worth the effort. In order to lower their risk of falls and fractures, elderly people should receive sufficient vitamin D from a variety of places, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) now advises. Dietary ...click here to read more

High cholesterol is well-known as a significant risk for heart disease. New research shows keeping cholesterol in a healthy range, and boosting good cholesterol, will help fight inflammation and thereby reduce joint pain and stiffness. Could get you out walking and resuming activities you really enjoy. Let’s take a look at cholesterol’s healthy range: High ...click here to read more

Ever wonder about the trillions of tiny bacteria living inside your stomach and intestines? Well, maybe you should; having a decreased variety of it in your gut may increase your risk of developing colon cancer, according to new research. In a recent study, conducted by New York University’s School of Medicine and published in the ...click here to read more

Vitamin D is known to increase bone strength by improving your body’s ability to absorb calcium. However, that isn’t the only trick up the sunshine vitamin’s sleeve. New research has shown that vitamin D can actually fight depression, and reduce pain in type 2 diabetic women experiencing depression. RELATED READING: Why your Multivitamin Isn’t Giving ...click here to read more

Aching back and sore, stiff hips sound familiar? When you think of hip joint pain, you most likely think that it only affects the elderly. However, it is increasingly more common for younger individuals to visit their doctors with complaints of hip discomfort. Often this discomfort is a sign of a more sinister underlying condition ...click here to read more

When it comes to joint stiffness, most people with arthritis have come to dread the winter months. The pain, swelling and stiffness often get worse, and doctors report more patient complaints during the season. Winter’s official first day is Dec. 21, making Christmas a flag day for the long stretch of painful arthritis to come. ...click here to read more

For those with joint pain, arthritis or mobility problems, exercise is usually the last thing on their minds. Joint pain can make even the smallest movements quite painful, and swollen joints or other mobility problems can definitely severely limit the range of movement one can make. However, although it may seem ironic, new studies have ...click here to read more

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), headaches are one of the most common disorders of the nervous system, with an estimated 47 percent of the population suffering from at least one headache within the past year. There are a variety of different types of headaches, with the most commonly recognized types being migraine, tension-type ...click here to read more

Eight out of ten people experience back pain at some point in their lives, making it one of the most common medical problems. For many people, the reason for their back pain might be an obvious cause, such as a traumatic accident, heavy lifting, improper exercise routines or pregnancy. However, there are thousands of people ...click here to read more

As I eagerly thumb these words into my iPhone, I keep glancing up wide-eyed at my mother swimming in her indoor condo pool with my two young sons. Splashing and laughing, my 70 year old mother picks up my three year old son and swings him around the pool, and then quickly swims away for ...click here to read more

“Stand up straight!” Most of us have heard this command at one point in our childhoods or another. Strangely though, most young children start out with pretty good postures. Its us adults that badly need a good reminder about postural adjustment, and an excellent set of exercises to right the many years of terrible posture ...click here to read more

You may think that your income level has nothing to do with how you experience pain; however, recently published research in Neurology has shown that individuals who have lower incomes also have more pain from migraines.  The recent study examined whether suffering from migraines limits an individual’s education and employment potential, which can ultimately lead ...click here to read more

The other night while I was watching TV, a commercial came on showing a man suffering from extreme heartburn. As he lies agonizing in bed, a caped-crusader arrives with the solution: a bottle of antacids. Soon after taking the medicine, the man was dancing next to his favorite delivery men holding pizzas, fried chicken, hamburgers, ...click here to read more

If you suffer from migraines, you know just how debilitating they can be.  And, if you’re like most migraine sufferers, you’ve probably tried every remedy available. While some may provide you with temporary relief, many are just useless. Many sufferers end up helplessly curled up in a dark, quiet room until the pain subsides.  While ...click here to read more