Category Archives: Pain Relief

Even the most active people are sitting more than ever these days. COVID-19 is keeping people indoors and there is only so much time you can, or want, to spend on your feet. All that sitting can have several negative effects on your body. It can boost the risk for heart trouble, increase the likelihood ...click here to read more

Things certainly aren’t easy right now. There is a lot of stress. The COVID-19 situation has been a major cause of tension both outside and inside the home. You may be experiencing headaches because of it. Tension headaches, also called stress headaches, can hit regularly. They may be mildly or moderately painful and are extremely ...click here to read more

When joint pain hits the hands, it makes the simplest things a major challenge. Changing the channel on the television, gripping a spoon, or simply sitting to relax can become impossible. Sometimes, pain in the fingers and hands takes hold. But for some, the grip is tight and recurring. If the pain is caused by ...click here to read more

Muscle and joint pain can make it a real challenge to get out of bed. It can also increase the chance of a fall and make it a lot harder to get your day started. But you don’t necessarily have to get out of bed this way. You can loosen up your muscles and joints ...click here to read more

Lower body joint pain might be the most impactful on your life. When your hips, knees, and ankles are throbbing, getting around becomes more than difficult: it can be torture. In many cases, however, the pain is not the result of an injury. It might be as simple as your body carrying around too much ...click here to read more

For patients with peripheral artery disease, walking can be a difficult task, but new evidence shows how something as simple as cocoa may be able to help. According to the results of a small, preliminary phase II research trial published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation Research, cocoa could help with symptoms associated with peripheral ...click here to read more

Many women in postmenopause report a high incidence of lower back pain, and according to a new study, a vitamin D deficiency may be to blame. According to the research published in the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), women who have low vitamin D levels could be experiencing a greater likelihood of ...click here to read more

Leg cramps hit hard. Sometimes they attack when you’re out for a walk, while other times, all you have to do is stand up from the sofa. Heck, they can even take hold in the middle of the night while you’re fast asleep. These sharp, intense bouts of pain can last for several minutes and ...click here to read more

There’s been a slight pain ruminating in the center of my upper back for a few days. But when I woke up this morning, it hit like a baseball bat. Slowly, I went through the motions in my head. Did I lift something? Nope. Were my shoes worn down? Not yet. Have I been sleeping ...click here to read more

New research from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) suggests there may be a link between prescription drugs for pain, sleep, and frailty in adults aged 65 and older. This study is the first to demonstrate the significant links between the frailty and the drugs, including analgesics and sedatives. Frailty consists ...click here to read more

There are natural ways to manage arthritis pain and good reasons to avoid the drugs. Osteoarthritis is a type of degenerative arthritis meaning that through wear and tear, the cartilage in between the joints diminishes, causing greater friction between joints. Osteoarthritis is irreversible, so proper management of symptoms can help you live a normal life. ...click here to read more

Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a condition that encompasses the overuse of the forearm, arm, and hand muscles, which creates elbow pain. Although it is commonly referred to as tennis elbow, it is not only experienced by tennis players; the term only came about because the condition was quite common among tennis players. The ...click here to read more

Experiencing ice pick headaches, as the name implies, feels like someone is stabbing an ice pick in your head. This type of headache causes intense pain that often harms sufferers, as the incessant stabbing pain may make them seriously contemplate the possibility of death. While ice pick headaches may present as intense and debilitating, they ...click here to read more

While not as common as lower back pain, upper back pain still plagues many people on a daily basis. The upper left back is the region to the left, below the neck (cervical spine), and above the lower back (lumbar spine). The upper back is often referred to as the thoracic spine and is generally ...click here to read more