First Aid for Pain
There’s more to first aid than covering up wounds or stopping bleeding. When treating an injury, relieving pain should also be a top priority. Prompt
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First Aid Kit
Fortunately, most minor injuries are simple to treat — so simple, in fact, that you can find all of the materials that you need in
Pain and Stress
Have you ever noticed how aches and pains seem to fade when your adrenaline is really pumping? Or have you ever felt pain deep in
Food and Pain
On the Internet and around the water cooler, you’re likely to hear stories claiming that eating a certain food or eliminating one kind of food
Back Pain and Smoking
A construction worker might blame his jackhammer for his sore back. An office worker might chalk up the ache to an uncomfortable chair. Fair enough.
Back Strains and Sprains
We all ask a lot from our backs. We bend, we lift, we slouch — it’s enough to make a back complain. According to the
Lower back pain
Whether you spend your day moving furniture or sitting in an office chair, you’re probably no stranger to back pain. According to the Mayo Clinic,
Back Surgery
Back surgery is a booming business. About 500,000 Americans undergo surgery each year for low back problems alone. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research
Herniated Disk
Disks are your spine’s shock absorbers, flexible cushions that fit in between vertebrae. When you move your back, the disks absorb the pressure on your
Neck Pain
The neck and the lower back lie at opposite ends of the spinal column, but they have much in common. They both support heavy loads,
Whiplash
About 1 million people suffer from whiplash injuries each year, usually after being involved in minor fender-benders. Yet for the numerous whiplash cases reported, it
Back Pain in Children and Teens
Anyone who has spent time with children knows that some of them can bend themselves into positions that defy logic. A teenager may think nothing
Quiz: Do You Know How to Lift Properly?
Eighty percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. One sure way to end up with an aching back
Quiz: What’s the Best Way to Cope With Back Pain?
It all starts when you slip on a sidewalk, try to lift a child, or bend down to pick up a newspaper. But where does
Posture: Slouching Toward Back Pain
How long has it been since someone told you to “sit up straight”? Kids get advice on their posture all the time, but some adults
Fibromyalgia
For nearly 20 years, social worker Susan Mason suffered from mysterious and debilitating muscle pain throughout most of her body. Time and time again, doctors
Pain and the Elderly
If you’re a senior with a chronic condition such as arthritis, most days start with an ache. Your joints hurt as you crawl out of
Pain Control at the End of Life
A better understanding of pain — and how to treat it — means a gentler death for many patients with terminal illnesses. People who are
Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba ) is the only remaining member of a family of trees that flourished centuries ago in ancient China. Dubbed a living fossil,
Physical Therapy for Pain
In August 2006, Noemi Johansson Miller discovered that falling off a tractor can really hurt. In the following months, she learned that recovery can hurt