Arthritis Types And Alternative Treatment
“I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.” - Jack Benny One of the dreaded “plagues” of older adults is arthritis. For some, it seems as if it is inevitable that they will suffer the pain, stiffness, and swelling that often...
Pain All Over: Understanding The Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
“Chronic pain sufferers tend to minimize their pain to try to seem as normal as possible. We don't want to be perceived as complainers, so we keep much of our pain experiences to ourselves.” ~ Unknown While not as common as other well-known afflictions that cause...
Joint Pain Relief to Start The New Year
“We don’t know how strong we really are until being strong is the only choice.” - Jadine Sayer Life is filled with various pains and afflictions. Rare is the individual who goes through their adult life without experiencing some kind of sickness or discomfort....
Finding Victory Over The Pain Of Plantar Fasciitis
“We may well value our minds and esteem our brainpower. But let us respect our feet as well. They might be down-to-earth for sure, but do allow us to go forward and steam ahead in life.” ― Erik Pevernagie When it comes to our bodies there are certain aspects of them...
Winning The Battle Of Compressed Nerves And Neuropathic Pain
“If I woke up in the morning and nothing hurt, I would worry I was dead.” — Unknown We can often make jokes about pain and the seemingly inevitable onset of pain from aging. But for those who suffer from chronic nerve pain, it’s really no laughing matter. According to...
Finding Lasting Relief From Chronic Neck Pain
“We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.” -- Christopher Reeve Like many other parts of our bodies, our necks are a portion of our anatomy that we often take for...
The Curse Of The Couch: Inactivity And Muscle Pain
“A new study published by The British Medical Journal found that inactivity can kill you. I mean, these are the kind of findings that just scare the hell out of Congress.” – Jay Leno. Many people live in a frantic, always busty, overloaded-schedule mode most days of...
When Lower Back Pain Keeps You From Functioning
“87% of young people have back pain. The other 13% have no computer.” – Unknown Several regions of the human body's back, or dorsal side, are commonly subject to pain. And these regional types of pain have a variety of causes that are often specific to those regions....
Active Release Techniques® vs. Myofascial Release: How They Differ
“We can't avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things, and be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay there much longer.” – Charles H. Townes. It's almost a meme in our culture –...
Always Hurting, No Matter What: Dealing With Sciatic Pain
“Some days, I amaze myself. Other days, I put the keys in the fridge.” – Unknown. A growing body of evidence points to the very real possibility that prolonged periods of chronic pain can lead to cognitive impairment or "fog," leading to other problems for the pain...