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Tips For Exercising With Chronic Pain
Tip #1 The temptation is too great to forgo exercise when you’re living with chronic pain. However, you should begin with a stretching regimen. Stretching properly can be very beneficial in alleviating chronic pain. Tip #2 Walking is a low-impact form of exercise that can be done year round either…
Chronic Hip Pain
A variety of problems can cause hip pain. If you experience chronic hip pain on the outside of your hip, upper thigh or outer buttock, it is usually caused by problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround your hip joint. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are some…
How to deal with chronic pain and a desk job
When you have a 9 to 5 job where you’re constantly sitting at a desk, chronic pain can really set in. Pain pills can cause drowsiness and brain fog in some instances. It’s difficult to do your job properly when you’re not alert and on task. What is the best…
Does stretching help with chronic pain?
When in chronic pain, it may seem impossible to stretch, but proper stretching exercises are far more beneficial than you think. First of all, you have to understand the source of the pain. For example, you might be suffering with chronic pain in your upper back and between your shoulders….
Does a problem with your feet cause back pain?
The old adage is, when your feet hurt, your whole body will begin to hurt. Does a problem with your feet cause back pain? It is arguably true that problems with your feet can cause pain all over your body, especially your lower back. Every fiber of our bodies are…
What Are Cluster Headaches?
Most people have experienced a headache whether it is a pain behind the eyes or a pounding forehead. Some people suffer from periodic migraines, but have you ever heard of a Cluster Headache? What is a Cluster Headache? Cluster Headaches are a series of relatively short and sudden, extremely painful…
What is MultiWave Technology?
More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, which can have a devastating impact on quality of life. Patients with pain sometimes experience a fluctuation in location, type and intensity of pain throughout the day or over time. The Precision Montage MRI SCS System from Boston Scientific allows patients…
Changing the Game on Pain: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans, more than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. The debilitating disease is the cause for 40 percent of work absences due to back pain, second only to the common cold (50 percent). Chronic pain costs the nation more than $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity expenses….
What Is A Trigger Point Injection
What is a Trigger Point Injection? What are its Benefits? A trigger point is an area within the muscle that contracts sending pain to other parts of the body. For example, referral pain in the neck may be the result of a trigger point in the back. The neck may…
What Is A Herniated Disk?
A Herniated Disk occurs when there is a problem with one of the disks between the individual bones of the vertebrae. The disks are rubbery cushions between the individual bones (vertebrae) that stack together to make your spine. When the outer layer of the disk weakens and the inner layer presses…
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