One in five Americans struggle with chronic pain, according to a 2014 survey. Of the nearly 35 million adults with persistent pain, 67 percent said their pain is “constantly…
Each year, an estimated 5 million to 9 million people receive epidural steroid injections for back pain. During this procedure, a mixture of steroid and numbing medications are…
Once you identify which of these dysfunctions is causing your pain, it's simply a matter of stretching and strengthening the right muscles to fix the dysfunction. And many people…
An estimated 14,000 Americans were exposed to a meningitis-causing fungus when they received contaminated steroid injections for back pain . Since the injections are given…
Recent research shows that doing puzzles can help reduce pain tremendously ... so we've created a fun and challenging word search for you below! You'll find each of the 12 words…
Hundreds, and by some reports thousands , of people who thought they were receiving a reliable form of relief from their back pain are now facing the risk of a deadly disease :…
Humor as Medicine At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient’s anterior chest wall. "Big breaths," I instructed. "Yes,…
Golf is a challenging game. But golf and back pain together? Well that's way more of a challenge than you need to endure! So here is some GOOD NEWS! Instead of having to consider…
Back pain is surprisingly common in children, with studies showing it impacts anywhere from 18 percent to 58 percent of youth. Kids these days engage in many "adult” activities —…
Pain is the number one reason for medical visits in the United States, and back pain is the most common type of pain reported. An estimated 8 out of 10 people struggle with back…
