In a study of 1,450 patients who had diagnoses of disc degeneration, disc herniation and radiculopathy, half of the patients had surgery to fuse two or more vertebrae in order to try and cure their low back pain. After two years, just 26 percent of those who had surgery returned to work. That’s compared...
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So we all now how bad the flu season can be, especially if you have kids or are around them quite a bit as I am. The flu and fevers can catch you out of nowhere, as it did me this past weekend. You know how it goes; one day you’re fine and then...
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Neck Pain and Lower Back Pain complexities Neck Pain and Lower Back Pain are the 2 most common forms of pain in the human anatomy, yet the cause of either can be complex at times due to so many different causes. One of those is often very difficult to diagnose, frequently overlooked, and is...
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You’re too young for arthritis, right? Maybe your knees complain when you climb the stairs, or your hip feels a little kinky after a long walk, but serious joint pain is for the elderly, you tell yourself. Not so, says Jason Theodosakis, M.D., author of The Arthritis Cure (St. Martin’s Press, 2004). Symptoms of...
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Mineral bath is another effective natural remedy to get relief from arthritis pain. As everybody are aware of the fact that minerals are one of the essential elements required for a healthy life. When these minerals like sodium, calcium, sulfur, magnesium are used with bathing water forms excellent therapeutic baths. Naturally also there are...
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Combo of physical therapy, household changes added 3.5 years on average, study found A home-based program for seniors that includes occupational and physical therapy, as well as some minor home modifications, can help people live longer, new research found. View Article
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You must’ve heard of the now famous Cayenne Pepper diet but do you know of the many other benefits that the Cayenne pepper has to offer? The main medicinal property of Cayenne comes from a chemical called capsaicin. This is the main ingredient that gives Cayenne Peppers their heat. Other than adding heat to...
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