Migraines are severe headaches caused by multiple neurological triggers. Approximately 5-25% of the population (depending on age, gender, etc.) get migraines at least once every three months. Symptoms may develop a few days before the onset of the migraine and include constipation, mood changes, food cravings, neck stiffness, and frequent yawning that may come and … Read more
Neuropathy is a common health problem that impacts millions of people around the world. It occurs when there’s damage to your nerves that can cause chronic pain, numbness, and even an inability to control or move your limbs. There are many causes and treatments for this issue, depending on what type impacts you. For example, … Read more
When you are in pain, it can have a way of taking over your life, a fact known by one out of every five American adults. Not knowing what is causing the pain will make the pain feel even worse. Pain can debilitate you and impact your mental and intellectual health on a daily basis. … Read more
It is estimated that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) impacts approximately 18 million people all over the world. Of those, 90 percent will experience rheumatoid arthritis foot pain. That is because, in many people with RA, the foot will be the first place of the body where RA will begin to show. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in … Read more
As we age, the human machine begins to tell us things. In many cases, those things the body tells us are silent, blind, or tasteless. In others, the ways the body talks to us are louder in the form of physical pain. Physical pain in the older demographic is very common and is to many … Read more
It is estimated that over 1.5 billion people in the world are looking for ways to find relief from chronic pain. Pain is said to be among the most common reasons that Americans go on long-term disability from work, and impacts 1 in 3 Americans. The definition of chronic pain is that it is pain … Read more
An anti-inflammatory diet at first glance might sound like the sort of regime that would take military precision and planning to get right – only to provide you with a list of foods you’re possibly not overly enamored with eating. You might stick with it for a few days at best before reverting to your … Read more
If you know what tennis elbow is all too well, then you know that when your elbow hurts after sleeping, you may be in for a bad day. This kind of pain is not the pain that you would feel when you slept wrong one night and woke up with some stiffness. When your elbow … Read more
Menopause is a period of life for women when the menstrual cycle ends, and a new stage in life begins. This stage is a stage of hormonal fluctuations that can cause a variety of symptoms. There is a clear link between menopause and joint pain as a key symptom of menopause. Menopause occurs between the … Read more
Arthritis is a condition where there is joint pain and swelling. In many cases, it is associated with stiffness as well. Juvenile arthritis or arthritis in young adults is not the most common kind of arthritis, but it can make life very debilitating to an age group that is typically very active in life. For … Read more
Burning shoulder pain is a serious problem that can have an intense and negative impact on your quality of life. It is caused by a wide range of issues in the body that can lead to bigger problems. Shoulder pain is the result of injury or trauma to the shoulder, such as a fracture or … Read more
Chronic pain is a problem that is experienced by billions of people every day in the world. In the United States alone, approximately 20 percent of Americans, or 51 million people live with chronic pain. Additionally, pain that is suffered in the muscles or the joints is an even more common problem. Most adults experience … Read more
When you are asking yourself the question, why do my legs ache at night after walking, the feelings you are going through may be overwhelming. This could be a condition or situation where it feels like it never ends. Leg pain at night, however, is very common, and not always indicative that something very serious … Read more
You have probably heard the word bursitis, on television or in popular films, where someone injures themselves or suffers from bursitis as they age. In the medical world, this is known as lateral hip pain. Bursitis isn’t the only cause of lateral hip pain though. Lateral hip pain is outer hip pain of the lateral … Read more
Hip pain when sitting is a very common problem that can result in serious quality of life issues. In many cases, hip pain when sitting is caused by the sitting itself. If you live a lifestyle where you are sitting frequently on an uneven surface or with the wrong posture, a hip pain problem can … Read more
Fibrin is a protein in the human body that arrives as a response to injury, trauma, or inflammation. It can also be the result of stress. Fibrin is the protein that shows up when you need a wound to clot or stop bleeding, and so we do need it in our body. Too much however … Read more