Discover how an elimination diet can help pinpoint specific foods that trigger arthritis symptoms, leading to better management and relief. Dietary choices can have a significant impact on the mind and body; studies show that making specific dietary changes, such as reducing processed sugars and increasing the number of whole foods in your diet, can…

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Peripheral nerve stimulation is a pain management technique that uses electrical impulses to disrupt pain signals as they travel through the nerves, relieving individuals who suffer from chronic pain. If you’ve ever been hit in the funny bone, you can conclude that pain travels like a “jolt” through the body. Specifically, every sensation, feeling, and…

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Medical professionals estimate that about seven in 10 people will experience considerable neck pain at some point. But not all neck pain is created equal – neck pain can be the result of a strain in a dozen different muscles, an underlying musculoskeletal condition, a sudden or old injury, joint pain, headaches, cramping, inflamed or…

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The knee is one of the body’s most complicated joints. It is most likely to take on excessive physical stress over the years, owing to our unique form of habitual bipedalism. We do a lot of walking throughout our years, which can wear down the cartilage between the thigh and shinbone and eventually lead to…

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Alongside neck and knee pain, lower back pain complaints are some of the most common. The lower back is not as well supported or protected as the upper back – and because its primary source of support is the core muscles of the body, the lower back is one of the first and most common…

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Most people can attest that the human body is far from perfect. Despite centuries of medical progress, there are common conditions and occurrences that we do not fully understand. These include uterine fibroids, benign tumors, and random, inexplicable nerve pain. Many people turn to ablation therapy to combat these conditions, but they may not fully…

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Spondylosis vs spondylolysis vs spondylolisthesis. What do all these conditions have in common? The answer is the spine. Spondyl or spondyle is another word for vertebra and traces its origin to the Latin and Greek spondylus/spondylos, which gave us the medical prefix ­­spondylo-, as in spondylosis and spondylolisthesis. Similarly, the back half of each word…

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Chronic pain and the winter months are unfortunate bedfellows – holiday stress, dropping temperatures, gray skies, overcast days, and chilling winds are just a few reasons why the winter months can be tough on people with recurring or intermittent pain conditions, all the way through the new year. Read on for tips on chronic pain…

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Regarding spinal surgeries, vertebroplasty vs. kyphoplasty are some of the most debated and least invasive procedures. Both procedures are similar and serve a related purpose: to stabilize an unstable spinal joint, usually after a vertebral compression fracture (VCF) or spinal compression fracture (SCF). These procedures are both known as vertebral augmentation surgeries. The spine comprises…

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If your grandmother’s ability to predict an afternoon storm on a sunny morning seemed almost psychic when you were a child, then it might interest you to learn that it’s more than simple superstition. Particular joint pain is sensitive to weather conditions, especially changes in weather, such as temperature, pressure, and humidity. Cold weather affects…

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