Acute Pain and Chronic Pain
Pain can be broken down into two categories: acute pain, such as a cut on the leg, a tension headache, or a bone fracture, and chronic pain, pain which lasts…
Hypermobility Knee Exercises Based on Researches
People generally have some issues with the specific hypermobility knee exercises that are currently out there. They either don’t work or they yield very little results. This is largely due…
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Chemotherapy Drugs as an Arthritis Treatment
Believe it or not, chemotherapy drugs can actually be used to treat arthritis. Most people assume these drugs are for cancer treatments only, but that is not the case. The…
Chronic Pain Due to Sciatica
Sciatica refers to pain, weakness, numbness, and/or tingling in the leg and it is caused by injury to or pressure on the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve starts in the…
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Most Common Causes of Upper Back Pain
Lower back pain is a common problem among people suffering from chronic pain, and while upper back pain is not a very common spinal disorder, it can cause significant discomfort…
What Are the Risks of Pain Relief Alternatives to Opioids?
With so much attention focused on the dangers of opioid painkillers, it's easy to forget that even "safe" over-the-counter products carry some dangers. If you don't think twice about reaching…
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Reactive Arthritis
There are many different kinds of arthritis that can affect people, and one of the not-so-well-known types is called reactive arthritis (formerly referred to as Reiter’s syndrome). It’s a form…
For Rural Patients, Opioid Treatment Centers Often Too Far Away
Methadone is often used in the fight against opioid addiction, but long travel times in rural areas may be hampering efforts to get more people treated, a new study finds.…
Signs Your Back Pain Is Serious
We've all had back pain from time to time. Maybe we lifted luggage that was too heavy, held a baby for too long or carried a backpack overloaded with books.…
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A Numb Arm Led to My Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis
Have you ever slept in an odd position and when you woke up, your arm felt numb and you couldn't lift it? Well that's what happened to me a little…