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Combatting Pain and Inflammation
A panel of experts discuss causes and natural treatments for pain and inflammation so that patients can feel their best. Panelists: Kristin Chapman, Product Manager, Life Extension, Fort Lauderdale, FL, www.lifeextension.com Crystal M. Gossard, DCN, Education Specialist, Life Extension, Fort Lauderdale, FL, www.lifeextension.com Dayna Dye, Education Content Writer, Life Extension, Fort Lauderdale, FL, www.lifeextension.com Vanessa ...
Tackling Pain & Inflammation
Education and prevention are key to managing this persistent problem. Achy back, hip, knee, shoulder pain and toothache are just a few examples of the various forms of pain and inflammation plaguing Americans. Unfortunately, pain and inflammation are incredibly prevalent problems that affect most people at some point during their lifetime. According to data from ...
Getting Off the Pain Train
People come to you because something is hurting. Beyond signifying dire health straits, there are effective natural ways to help manage the aches. A perennially funny joke is when a patient says to the doctor, “Hey doc, it hurts when I do this.” The doc’s recommendation is simply, “Well, don’t do that.” If only it ...
Yoga and Physical Therapy as Treatment For Chronic Lower Back Pain Also Improves Sleep
Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center (BMC) in Massachusetts. Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the research showed significant improvements in sleep quality lasting 52 weeks after 12 weeks ...
Toppling the Reign of Pain
Pain and inflammation sufferers can greatly benefit from a combination of supplements and dietary/lifestyle changes. There is no one in the world that is immune from the occasional ache or pain. For some, pain is directly attributable to a specific incident or injury and can be healed in a short amount of time with proper ...
Christiana Care Health System Launches Comprehensive Pain Center
To provide a comprehensive range of treatment options to patients with chronic pain, Christiana Care Health System is launching the Comprehensive Pain Center—the first of its kind in Delaware—on the Christiana Hospital campus. Patients must be referred to the new outpatient center, which will offer effective non-opioid pain treatment strategies for patients with acute and chronic ...
Acupressure for Menstrual Pain
Can acupressure achieve a sustained reduction in menstrual pain? Is an app-based self-care program particularly attractive to young women? These questions addressed in a new study by researchers from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the results of which have been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Approximately 50 to 90 percent of young women experience pain ...
Gluten-free diet May Help People With Neuropathic Pain
A strict gluten-free diet may help protect against the nerve pain that some people with gluten sensitivity experience, according to a preliminary study recently released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA from April 21 to 27, 2018. “These findings are exciting because it might ...
Yoga May Have Health Benefits for People With Chronic Non-specific Lower Back Pain
A new systematic review, published in the Cochrane Library, suggests that yoga may lead to a reduction in pain and functional ability in people with chronic non-specific lower back pain over the short term, compared with no exercise. However, researchers advise that more studies are needed to provide information on long-term effects. Lower back pain ...
New Gallup-Palmer College of Chiropractic Survey: Three in Four Patients Describe Chiropractic Care as ‘Very Effective’
Low-back pain is the single leading cause of physical disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. A Gallup-Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport, IA) study recently released about Americans’ perceptions of chiropractic found that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults (65 percent) report having had neck or back pain significant enough that they ...
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