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8 Pain Relievers You'll Never Hear About From Your Doctor
Most pain relief medications, including over the counter pills widely available on your local grocery store shelves, have dangerous side effects. But doing nothing when you're in pain isn't an option for most folks.rn rnWe've scoured the globe for the most effective natural pain remedies That's why we're always on the lookout for new ways to safely, naturally help you get rid of pain. For the past year, we've been quietly researching numerous homeopathic remedies useful for r
May 22, 2012
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Neck Pain? 5 Surprising Ways to Heal the Hurt
You've tried everything to get rid of your neck pain: physical therapy, cortisone shots, prescription pain pills -- you name it, you've done it. So why does your neck still feel like it's stuck in a vise that's being turned tighter and tighter? Notice that all of the tactics you've tried focus on the physical. But what if we told you that while these physical fixes are important steps to ditching neck pain, you're missing what can be one of the biggest contributors to the pai
April 7, 2012
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Facet Joint Syndrome: Source of Your Back or Neck Pain?
Facet joints connect your vertebrae together. They provide a smooth slippery surface allowing you to bend and twist. And they limit your range of motion just enough to prevent accidental injury of your spinal cord. When they hurt, it can seriously impact your ability to move normally. A painful cervical facet joint can immobilize your neck, cause an ache in your shoulder, and force you to turn your whole body just to look left or right. Pain from a lumbar facet joint may leav
May 6, 2010
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Spinal Stenosis and Fusion Surgery
If you're suffering from chronic lower back pain and past your college years you may want your doctor to check for spinal stenosis. But if your doctor suggests spinal fusion surgery you may want to think twice. So first of all, what is spinal stenosis? Basically it's a narrowing of the spinal canal which can put pressure on the spinal cord and other spinal nerves. This happens most commonly in the cervical (neck) and lumbar (lower back) areas of the spine. Muscle weakness, nu
May 6, 2010
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How to Fix a Herniated Disc
Fixing a bulging or herniated disc means different things to different people. Usually it either means a) help me stop my back pain, or b) help me fix the herniated disc. The end result may be the same but the perspective is critical. If you simply want to mask the back pain you could take one of the many non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs , get repeated cortisone shots, or beg your doctor for another pharmaceutical drug alternative. While you might reach the perceived goa
January 31, 2010
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Are Vaccinations Good Parenting?
While shopping near the kids section of a clothing store last week, a brochure caught my eye. The front was adorned with a very large picture of a baby caught in wide-eyed surprise. The title read, "Whooping cough sounds scary. Promise me you'll get vaccinated." As a father of 8, you can bet your britches I want to protect my kids' health. But here's what gets me. This brochure, purporting to be a helpful public health service, is published by Sanofi Pasteur - one of the larg
January 31, 2010
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Back Surgery for a Herniated Disc?
When faced with crippling back pain, many say they are willing to do virtually anything to get rid of it. They want the pain gone - right now. A typical scenario leading to back surgery starts with over-the-counter pain medicines like ibuprofen. Then a call to the family doctor. Followed by a referral to a specialist and a diagnosis. Various treatments such as prescription anti-inflammatories, cortisone shots , and physical therapy are tried. After several weeks or months of
January 31, 2010
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10 Tips for Better Sleep
Getting a full night's sleep is as important to good health as maintaining a proper diet and getting enough exercise. Yet a third of Americans get less than 6 ½ hours of sleep each night - much less the recommended 7-8 hours. Lack of sleep is associated with an inflammation causing increase of cytokine molecules. Long term insomnia leads to chronic inflammation. This significantly increases the risk of hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease
November 11, 2009
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Herniated Disc Alternative Treatments
Many patients who hear a diagnosis of a herniated disc immediately question whether spinal surgery is in their future. Whether or not surgery is the right option should be discussed with one's doctor. However, most patients can find back pain relief using more conservative treatments. The most common school of thought on treating herniated discs focuses on treating pain. Anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injections, hot packs, ultrasound, and therapeutic exercises fall in th
November 11, 2009
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The Healing Power of Far Infrared Heat
Ice and heat are both well known for their ability to treat pain by breaking the pain-spasm cycle. So are many rub on treatments which provide a cooling or warming sensation. The problem with most heating remedies is they only provide superficial relief. The heat only penetrates a few millimeters at best meaning it doesn't provide full benefit to deeper muscle aches and pains. One increasingly popular option in recent years is the use of far infrared heating pads. Originally
November 7, 2009
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School Backpacks: Dangerous for Kids?
Every fall millions of American children and teenagers return to school. And like clockwork, hundreds of articles and news stories expounding the potential dangers of kids backpacks return to virtually every newspaper, television station and news website. Are backpacks really hurting our kids? Should parents lie awake at night concerned the backpack they just bought junior will lead to irreversible spinal damage? Or could it be the media is simply falling all over itself in p
November 7, 2009
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***Did You Know Your Blood Ph Levels Could Be Keeping You In Pain?
Remember the litmus test from high school chemistry lab? You stuck a small strip of litmus paper into a solution, and if it turned red, it meant the solution was acidic. If it turned blue, the solution was basic (alkaline).nnWell, the body has its own sort of litmus test: Itâs called your pH level. And many health care professionals consider a balanced pH level to be the key to good health.nnThe term pH stands for Potential Hydrogen, which is the concentration of hydrogen i
January 9, 2008