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- The Dangers to Your Spine in Daily Living - Brushing Your Teeth - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Gail McGonigalWhat! A simple task as brushing your teeth? How can this be so dangerous? I have done it this way for years and it's never been a problem! The fact that you have repeated the same motion for years may be the reason why your back is now giving you problems. It may be that you are so accustomed ...
Views: 1113 - Authentically You…and Healthy - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyIn my own mind-body health maintenance plan, I have recently been focusing on being as completely authentic as possible. I’ve noticed over the years that the more tuned in to my body I am, the more it leads me to be completely honest with myself about myself. Before my years of vulvodynia, ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Laura SilvaIn the past, it was accepted that pain - whether intractable or chronic - was something patients with certain injuries just had to learn to live with. It is not so today. While it can be tedious and cumbersome, requiring dedication, commitment, discipline as well as knowledge to be carried out ...
Views: 1111 - Pain, Pain Go Away! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Corey SondrupBy far, the number one reason patients seek out care from their health care provider is PAIN. What most people don't realize is that pain, whether it is neck, back, joint, head, menstrual, or digestive, pain has its roots in simple areas of our life that are commonly overlooked. As a healthcare ...
Views: 1111(2 votes) - Saved by My Inner Healer - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Abigail SteidleyMy Inner Healer and I became very good friends after my first appointment with a breathing and relaxation instructor named Kathleen. Deep breathing is a fantastic way to start listening to your Inner Healer. Breathing is magical. It stops panic, it brings your awareness to your thoughts, it ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - Embrace Yoga Principles When Using Ergonomic Sitting - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Gail McGonigalYoga principles encourage relaxation in the muscles of your body, along with deep breathing that calms the mind for optimum concentration towards the task at hand when sitting. Sitting on your pelvic bones in an ergonomic chair, with your stocking feet wrapped around the chair base, is like ...
Views: 1108 - Neck Pain – Causes and Relief - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Mathew AndersonThe best place to start in managing your neck pain is to determine the root of your pain. Even though it won't make your neck stop hurting to find out why it is hurting, it's the first step to recovery because you won't do that (whatever caused it) again. For example, if you have slept in the ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - Pain In The Neck Or Depression? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Stacy WishnerOften times a patient will come in complaining of a recurrent stiff neck, or back ache, or aching leg muscles that seem to have no physical cause. When I ask them if they're depressed, they look at me as if I just told them they were imagining their pain. Their aches are real all right, but ...
Views: 1108 - Overcome Neck and Shoulder Pain - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2016 from Julie DohertyDuring my years of practice two of the most common areas that cause a great deal of discomfort and pain for people is neck and shoulder pain. I would like to go through here with you some of the common causes and how they can be most effectively treated. You have a nine to five job or even ...
Views: 1107 - Depression And Pain Part II - Treatments - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Stacy WishnerIn my last article, I spoke to you about the association between chronic pain and depression; how one can cause/aggravate the other because the part of the brain that controls mood also controls pain. I suggested several things that you can do on your own to try and alleviate, or reduce, your ...
Views: 1106 - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Take back control - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2015 from Victor MarchioneStress is one thing most of us face in our hectic lives. But post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is a disease of intense mental anguish from the kind of life or death trauma faced by soldiers in combat, a car crash, serious injury, sudden death of a loved one, or sexual violence. Trauma to ...
Views: 1106 - Finding Your Inner Healer - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Abigail SteidleyIn Martha Beck's book, Finding Your North Star, she discusses the concept of the essential self. Your essential self is the calm, peaceful, wise you who knows exactly what you need in every moment of your life. When you feel flashes of intuition, you are hearing the voice of your essential ...
Views: 1103 - Managing Chronic Pain So It Doesn't Manage You - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Susan FarberMy name is Susan Farber and I am a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in private practice. I specialize in helping clients manage, reduce, and eliminate chronic pain using a mind/body approach to treatment. I look at how denied emotions, tension, and stress contribute to the development and ...
Views: 1103 - Pain Management Clinics Offer Back Pain Relief - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Jarvis MaxwellSome people have gone through life with back pain and have gotten used to it; they think that there is nothing that can bring them relief. They may have visited multiple doctors with no success. Fortunately there are some pain management clinics that can help. If one lives in the Cleveland, Ohio ...
Views: 1103 - What To Do About "What If's" - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Abigail SteidleyI recently coached a client through a hysterectomy, working on her fears about the surgery, her worries about anesthesia, and her concerns about her doctors. Health crises bring surges of emotion into our lives, and if we don’t know what to do with all these emotions, we run the risk of making ...
Views: 1103 - Elbow Pain | What are the common Causes of Elbow pain? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2019 from Hazel SansburyElbow pain is common in most of the injuries. Human elbow has a complex structure which consists of various bones, tendons, and ligaments. Any injury to one of these components can reduce the motion and can also damage the movement of the body. Different health conditions increase the pain in ...
Views: 1102(1 vote) - What Is Plantar Fasciitis And How To Prevent It? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2016 from Sara BistonWith all the scientific technology of today, you would think that it would be easy, to explain exactly how and why something happens within the human body. However, the truth is, the average person doesn’t give much thought to the complexity of the human body, and even the experts find some ...
Views: 1101 - What Does Crepitus Or Cracking Of Knees Signify? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2018 from Gaurav GautamOverview Most people would have experienced or heard a cracking sensation accompanied by a crunching or popping noise when they move their knees. Usually occurring when a person kneels down or gets up from a kneeling position, this cracking or popping sensation is called crepitus. According to ...
Views: 1100 - The Tramadol side effects - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Cristian GiuscaTramadol is a drug which is usually used in order to treat pain. This pill is prescribed by doctors in order to treat moderate and up to severe pain and it is considered to be very similar to the analgesic pills, since it’s going to interact between your brain and the way your body feels and ...
Views: 1099 - Fibromyalgia symptoms in men and women, symptoms checklist, and tender points identified - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2016 from Victor MarchioneFibromyalgia symptoms can vary greatly and overlap with many other health conditions, which can make it much more difficult to diagnose fibromyalgia – especially because the underlying mechanisms still aren’t fully understood. Unfortunately, there isn’t a specific test for fibromyalgia, and ...
Views: 1098 - The Impact of Tailbone Injuries - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2018 from Sandy SchneiderHow can a bone smaller than your thumb cause so much pain? Keep reading to discover the true impact of tailbone injuries. Measuring less than one-inch long, one wouldn't expect that the tailbone could cause so much pain when it's injured. However, this itty bitty bone has a big job as part of ...
Views: 1098 - Meditation: Can It Help Reduce Your Pain? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Gary KaplanMeditation, which can be practiced in many different forms, has been used for thousands of years to benefit the mind, body and soul. Now there is a growing body of medical research proving that meditation not only modifies brain function, it can actually change the way we experience physical ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Some Tremendous Gifting Ideas For Fathers' Day - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2016 from Harshad JethraWe all have some very special memories for Fathers' Day. Most of us remember being tucked up at home with the closest of our immediate family and enjoying a grand feast on Fathers' Day, getting to spend some superb bit of quality time with our parents and siblings, and maybe grandparents at ...
Views: 1095 - Back Surgery May Not Relieve Your Pain - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Anne WestThere are many risks associated with any sort of surgery, including back surgery for pain. Doctors often either give a cursory explanation of these risks, or dismiss them completely simply because you have not asked. It is your responsibility as a patient to understand and know everything you ...
Views: 1094(1 vote) - Know Most Effective Spine Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2016 from Gaurav GautamLamentably, there's no real way to turn around harm to the spinal cord. In any case, specialists are persistently taking a shot at new medicines for spine treatment, including prostheses and prescriptions that may advance nerve cell recovery or enhance the capacity of the nerves that stay after ...
Views: 1094 - Natural Herbal Muscle Relaxer, Natural Muscle Relaxing Foods - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Victor MarchioneWe've all experienced muscle pain at one time or another. You know, the kind triggered by muscle strain, nerve compression, injury, not to mention joints that are completely worn down. Whether it happens suddenly or gradually, muscle pain can cause plenty of discomfort — things like ...
Views: 1093 - Work Related Injuries and Rehabilitation - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Advanced Work Rehab CenterINJURED ON THE JOB? WE’LL GET YOU BACK TO WORK SOON. When you are experiencing pain or a decline in performance unique to a work-related injury, it makes sense to seek a highly trained professional – someone who can help you return to work using cutting-edge techniques that are supported by ...
Views: 1089 - Ankylosing Spondylitis – Self Help Treatment - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2019 from Julie DohertyAnkylosing Spondylitis is pain that appears to come from nowhere, you can’t remember doing anything to cause this much pain. It may involve morning stiffness and tightness, often occurs in the major muscle groups such as abdominal, gluteus maximus, hamstrings and quadriceps. You may experience ...
Views: 1084 - End Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesKathy Stevens, who has been training my dogs for the past three years, is a battle-scarred veteran of the war against chronic pain. Kathy injured her back when she fell from a ladder in 1996. As a result of her injury, she lost the feeling in her legs for four weeks. When sensation did return, ...
Views: 1083 - Natural Remedies For Pain Management - by Submitted on May 16, 2019 from rony leyThere’s really no simple answer to this question, because there are many dynamics like the type of pain, your background and personality and family and social environments that can determine what your treatment plan will be, says the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Advancing Pain Research, ...
Views: 1081 - Living the Mind-Body Lifestyle - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyWhen I’m talking to mind-body newbies, they often ask me if I like living the mind-body lifestyle. They are usually worried that they’ll have to torture themselves for life with something un-fun and limiting. Happily, the mind-body lifestyle is quite the opposite! Today’s article is an ...
Views: 1080 - Pain management: evaluation & treatment - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2011 from Laura SilvaFor any part of our anatomy to be in pain, it must be: an area susceptible to injury exposed to pain-causing stimuli and connected to a nerve supply. Through the intricate network in the nervous system, pain tells our brain that there is injury. Sometimes the cause of this injury is obvious to ...
Views: 1078 - NSAIDs: Unsafe for Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2019 from Cindy PerlinThe Problem If you take any of the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain relief you are putting your life at risk: aspirin, celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac (Cambia, Cataflam, Voltaren-XR, Zipsor, Zorvolex), ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), indomethacin (Indocin), ...
Views: 1076(2 votes) - Lymphedema garments and compression devices used to ease lymphedema pain - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2013 from jenish joyLymphedema is not a condition that is treatable, however, compression devices helps diminish the side effects of Lymphedema. The condition happens when the lymph framework within the body is harmed or blocked due improper circulation of lymphatic fluids. The blockage of the fluids in the tissues ...
Views: 1075 - Home Traction for Herniated Discs - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2016 from Harshad JethraBack injuries are common and in a vast majority of cases, traction forms the core of the initial treatment procedure. This takes the form of both, cervical and lumbar traction. In order to understand about one's underlying condition, therapy required and the working mechanism of the same, it is ...
Views: 1073 - Bowen: The Key to Optimal Health and Pain Elimination - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesBowen is a multidimensional healing system that alleviates human pain and suffering. It was discovered and developed by the late Tom Bowen of Geelong, Australia. It is a natural health care solution that safely and gently awakens and revives the self-healing mechanisms of the body by applying ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Grateful for My Illness - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Abigail SteidleyWhen I was in the midst of my physical pain and emotional turmoil, I saw an television show where the guest was talking about feeling grateful for experiencing illness. I can't remember now what illness this person suffered from, or what the whole show was about, but I do remember how very ...
Views: 1072 - Physical Therapy Treatment for the Patients’ with Hand Arthritis - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2015 from Active Physical TherapyYour hands help you in cooking, cleaning, brushing, typing and in every type of daily routine activities that you perform. But you do not notice the importance of hands unless some impairment or deformity makes it difficult for you to use your hands. Hand Arthritis is one such pathology that ...
Views: 1072 - Fibromyalgia Questions and Answers Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Dr. Gene Martin8 Why are Doctors so hesitant to treat people with fibro and why do they say it's all in your head. If you have Fibromyalgia, you understand how debilitating it can be, not just the pain, but the other symptoms including the "fog". Doing a full Fibro history is and should be very time consuming ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - 3 Ways to Feel Better, Fast - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Abigail SteidleyThe primary reason we end up with chronic pelvic pain syndromes is surprisingly simple. Our bodies are designed to respond to danger and stress with the fight or flight response. Two very important things happen when we experience this physiological response consistently, day in and day out. ...
Views: 1068(1 vote) - ***Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Helpful Therapies - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Daniel BenorFibromyalgia (FM) is an illness syndrome that includes aches and pains all over the body; muscle tenderness; severe fatigue most of the time; mental unclarity and difficulty focusing (often called ‘brain fog’); depression; insomnia; digestive disorders (vague pains, diarrhea); and multiple ...
Views: 1067 - Musculoskeletal pain: Causes, diagnosis, and treatment - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2017 from Victor MarchioneMusculoskeletal pain is the sensation of discomfort or pain of structures in the body affecting bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Pain symptoms range from being mild to severe and can be acute or chronic in nature. Musculoskeletal pain can be local, affecting only a small area of ...
Views: 1065 - Techniques Of Pain Management - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Laura SilvaPeople who live in constant and chronic pain are always searching for new ways to live their lives and for the ability to complete daily tasks. More and more people are turning to natural relief methods as opposed to pharmaceutical remedies. A lot of people are beginning to practice yoga and ...
Views: 1065 - We Can't Avoid Every Migraine - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Megan OltmanThis may seem obvious, but it's something I need to remind myself of from time to time. We can't avoid every Migraine. The job before us in managing life with Migraine disease is to avoid as many as we can, through avoiding triggers, getting rest, exercise, nourishment, drinking enough water, ...
Views: 1064(3 votes) - Reasons behind Neck Pain on the Left Side - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2017 from Victor MarchioneTrauma, inflammation, or abnormal growths may lead to neck pain on the left side. The human neck is formed of muscles, ligaments, nerves, and tissue supported by the vertebrae (the 33 bones that form the spinal column). As the spinal column runs from the lower back to the base of the skull, ...
Views: 1063 - Coming Out of the Migraine Closet - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Megan OltmanWhen someone comes out of the closet, they take a stand, and they take a risk. For centuries, gay and lesbian people hid their identities in order to survive. Then a few people said “no more.” Decided to risk public censure, job loss, jail, so that things could change. And things have changed. ...
Views: 1061 - Fibromyalgia (FM, FMS) - An Understanding - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Anne MillsFibromyalgia (FM) is pain (myalgia) in the muscles and fibrous tissues (fibro) of the body. The aching, piercing, throbbing or searing pain of FM is mostly overwhelming, can be felt all over the body or in specific parts, and may constantly move about. It is unrelenting and so very tiring as ...
Views: 1060(2 votes) - Telling the Difference Between Heartburn and a Heart Attack - by Chest pain always makes someone think they're having a heart attack which is a life or death situation. However, not all chest pain is related to the heart. Sometimes it is merely the result of heartburn which isn't usually a dangerous health issue. If you've experienced a lot of heartburn, then ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - What Is Ergonomic Balance? - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Gail McGonigalErgonomic is term we use to create a productive, safe and efficient environment for the workplace, which for my readers is not exclusively the employment environment; it is also the home environment. Ergonomic balance is the sitting or standing position we use for safe, purposeful and ...
Views: 1060 - Ankylosing spondylitis treatment guidelines, diet, and exercise tips - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2016 from Victor MarchioneAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) can be improved with a healthy body weight and exercise. Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that mainly affects the spine and can lead to pain, fatigue, and stiffness. But research has shown regular exercise can help improve it. The American ...
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