Today, your rude awakening wasn’t the alarm clock. It was your neck. If you have some or all of these symptoms, you have a stiff neck: headache tense muscles or muscle spasms pain and difficulty or inability to turn the head general neck soreness Let’s look at seven ways to treat it, starting with the […]
Missing out on life because of painful knees is frustrating. Getting months of pain relief after a few out-patient injections can be reinvigorating. How cushioning in knee joints breaks down. Normal, healthy knees contain a gel-like substance called hyaluronan. Hyaluronan acts as a lubricant for cartilage, the tissue covering the ends of bones, providing joint […]
In your lower back, a pinched nerve, also known as a compressed nerve, can cause intense pain and discomfort. You may experience the following symptoms in your lower back, hips, buttocks, legs, ankles, and feet: stabbing and shooting pain numbness muscle weakness muscle spasms loss of reflex General practitioners and pain specialists typically recommend these […]
Doctors and pain specialists generally recommend natural, non-surgical, and non-opioid treatments for pain. Physical therapy, massage, over-the-counter medicines, and hot and cold therapy are a few of the most common first-line treatments. Fast-Acting Pain Relief for Weeks or Months However, your doctor or pain specialist may recommend an epidural injection or nerve block when you […]
That nagging shoulder pain that’s hung around a while could be more than a pulled muscle. Weekend sports, carrying and moving things, horsing around with your kids, reaching to wash your back in the shower – whatever life brings your way, if it ends with shoulder pain and weakness, it may be a torn rotator […]
When you’re injured, you expect to experience: trauma and pain healing (in days, weeks, or months) complete restoration of normal feeling (no more pain) But sometimes, after a major injury or surgery, that doesn’t happen. Sometimes the body’s nerves cause pain after a wound or an injury has healed. This chronic pain condition is known […]
Maybe you’ve suffered from chronic pain because of a nerve disorder, disease, or injury. It could be you’ve tried many treatments that haven’t worked. Peripheral nerve stimulation may be the treatment that does. Here are six things to know: 1. What is peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS)? PNS is a treatment that works by interrupting the […]
It isn’t a myth. During the winter, the number of people who seek treatment for arthritis surges. And cold temperatures are to blame. How colder temperatures bring more arthritis pain: By Increasing Pain Sensitivity In colder temperatures, the body’s pain receptors become more sensitive. By Slowing Circulation When temperatures are mild, the fluid circulating throughout […]
Throbbing pain in your head can distract you from everything. You need quick but lasting relief from migraines and other types of headaches. Trigger point injections are a safe, non-invasive treatment that can provide that relief. What are trigger points? Often called “muscle knots” or just “knots,” trigger points are painful knots of muscle tissue. […]
You may be living with pain from an injury, disorder, or disease. Good and bad days come and go. But even when the pain goes away, you can count on it to return – month after month, year after year. You could spend a lot of time trying DYI and non-traditional therapies and treatments until […]