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Ten Ways to Manage Back Pain
2008-03-11 23:28:00
Back pain has many sources. In general, there are so many experts out there concerning back pain that I am now wholly convinced that no one knows what the heck they are talking about in this entire specialty. One day surgery is good, the next it's bad. The alternative medicine people will extol the virtues of acupuncture to nutrition. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. There are more pillows and beds and commercial crap you can buy than there is room in the entire state of Rhode Island. How can a reasonable person try to help themselves with back pain when the medical specialties are in such disagreement? Here are a few things that may help you: 1. Be your own best doctor. We often are more discriminating when buying a car than when seeking medical advice. After some
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What Increases Your Risk In Having Lower Back Pain?
2008-03-07 07:30:00
Lower back muscle pain is often triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, or injury to the muscles and ligaments that support the spine. Less commonly, lower back muscle pain is caused by illness or spinal deformity. A risk factor is something that increases your chances of having back pain. More risk factors means you have a higher chance of having back pain. Risk factors that you cannot change include: * Being middle-aged (risk drops after age 65). * Being male. * Having a family history of back pain. * Having had a previous back injury. * Being pregnant. A woman's back is significantly stressed by carrying a baby. * Having had compression fractures of the spine. * Having had previous back surgery. * Having spine problems since birth (
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Seven (7) Ways To Relieve Calf Muscle Pain
2008-03-04 14:30:00
If you have recurring or ongoing calf pain, it's important for you to see your doctor. But here are a few remedies you can try. 1) Feed your calf some RICE. The best recipe for an injured calf muscle is RICE: rest, ice applied intermittently throughout the day, compression with an elastic bandage and elevation of the feet with pillows. Bedrest and elevation will also alleviate the swelling and heaviness associated with thrombophlebitis. 2) Try an OTC pain reliever. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatories like aspirin and ibuprofen will lessen the pain and swelling associated with a muscle injury or with thrombophlebitis. 3) Hoof it till it hurts. Though walking brings on intermittent claudication, a walking program is the first step in treating it.You should walk until you reach your l
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Some Information About Radicular Pain
2008-02-26 11:00:00
Radicular Pain, or Radiculitis, is pain "radiated" along the dermatome (sensory distribution) of a nerve due to inflammation or other irritation of the nerve root (Radiculopathy) at its connection to the spinal column. A common form of radiculitis is sciatica, or radicular pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve from the lower spine to the lower back, gluteal muscles, back of the upper thigh, calf, and foot as often secondary to nerve root irritation from a spinal disc herniation or from osteophytes in the lumbar region of the spine. Radicular pain can be described as sciatica which is usually deep and steady and gets reproduced by various activities and positions like walking and sitting. This type of pain is accompanied with tingling, numbness, muscle weakness and loss of specific r


Axial Back Pain - The Most Common Low Back Pain
2008-02-19 10:00:00
Lower back muscle pain may be a result of muscle or nerve irritation or bone lesions. It is caused due to an injury or trauma to the back. In fact, there are number of causes behind lower back pain. The severity of the pain depends upon the type of low back pain. Axial back pain is one of the types of lower back muscle pain. Axial lower back muscle pain could be mild or severe, dull or sharp which can be felt constantly or intermittently. Axial pain is usually mechanical and is characterized by the muscle pain that gets worse with certain activities like sports, pain that gets worse with certain positions like sitting for long periods, muscle pain that is relieved by rest. The area covered by this muscle pain is the low back area. This pain does not travel or radiate in to other parts of
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Identifying Different Types of Back Pain (The Classifications)
2008-02-15 11:00:00
Back muscle pain can be divided into three large classifications :Axial Pain, Referred Pain, and Radicular Pain. If you have multiple episodes of this type of pain, you will want to engage yourself in a rehabilitation program to help resolve the underlying causes of the problem. Here, the diagnosis goes farther than just finding out what is causing the muscle pain, but additionally centers on what weakness or restriction you have that ultimately causes you to have an episode. Here again, we function much like a "coach", finding the cause(s) and helping to direct you towards ways of avoiding and limiting future bouts with muscle pain. The most common type of back muscle pain is known as axial pain. Here, patients complain of having an achy, dull type of pain that seems to move around. T


Identifying Different Types of Back Pain (An Introduction)
2008-02-12 10:00:00
There are many structures in the lower back that can cause severe muscle pain. These include muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, joints and discs. The outer rim of the disc can be a source of significant back muscle pain due to its rich nerve supply and tendency towards injury. During our development, there is a great deal of overlap of nerve supply to all of these structures. This makes it nearly impossible for the brain to distinguish between injury to one structure versus another. For example, a torn or herniated disc can feel identical to a bruised muscle or ligament injury. This is where an examination into the cause of the pain is important; each of these different structures may need a different type of treatment to resolve your muscle pain. Back muscle pain can be divided into
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Neck Exercises To Reduce Neck Muscle Pain
2008-02-08 09:00:00
On some days, the weight of the world might feel as though it is concentrated on your shoulders near the base of the neck. Quite a heavy load, isn't it? This comes as no surprise since the neck muscles are on constant duty, holding the head, which weighs ten to twelve pounds, in an upright position. During the course of the day, a person's head, normally centered on the neck, may move forward because of gravity and daily activities. Forward carriage of the head and neck can add up to thirty pounds of pull on the cervical spine. This is the major reason for tightness in the back of the neck. It's no wonder some of your students come to exercise class already fatigued and lacking energy. Poor posture is also a culprit that causes neck pain. Not only is poor posture unattractive, but it als
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The Secrets Reveal (Back Pain In Sex - Part 2)
2008-02-05 09:00:00
This is it! Here, I will discuss how a proper position during sexual intercourse avoid back pain.When standing up straight and/or bending backwards (extension) feels better? For example, if a man with lower back pain prefers “extension” then he can use the missionary position, with the woman bending her knees toward her chest. For this to work, the man has to support himself on his hands so his back is extended or bent backwards more. Or she can straddle him (facing away or towards him) while he lies on his back with a pillow under his lower back or he may sit in a sturdy armless chair. A woman with this type of lower back pain may want to lie on her stomach with a pillow under her chest, allowing her partner to enter her from behind. Or she can straddle him - facing toward
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Back Pain in Sex?
2008-02-01 09:30:00
For many of the millions of Americans who suffer with back pain, trying to maintain a healthy sex life can be frustrating. But back pain doesn’t have to mean no sex, though it may mean taking a different approach to lovemaking. And that can be a good thing. As the saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” The first step is to get a sound diagnosis from a doctor or therapist. Remember that sexuality is an integral part of normal, healthy relationships. So be sure to ask how a specific back condition might affect it, and follow the advice received. Ideally, both partners should be present so both hear the same advice. Emotional and Psychological Issues Understandably, the limitations brought about by back pain may produce stress that can damage a relationship. The pers


Common Cause of Muscle Pains
2008-01-30 09:30:00
A common cause of back and neck pain, shoulder and arm pain is cervical herniated disc . Symptoms involving cervical herniated disc include dull or sharp back muscle pain in the neck or chronic back pain between shoulder blades. It may shoot down the arm to the hand or fingers, or numbness or tingling in the shoulder or arm. The shoulder is the most unstable joint in the human body. This is because our shoulder joint is designed to allow the maximum range of movement. Low back pain usually follows injury to the back, and might also be a result of degenerative conditions like osteoporosis or other bone diseases, arthritis or disc disease, viral infections, congenital abnormalities in the spine or irritation to joints and discs. Weight gain during pregnancy, obesity, smoking, stress, poor
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Learn How To Fight Your Back Pain (2nd Session)
2008-01-25 08:00:00
There are many treatment options available for back pain but depending upon the cause and type of pain, you should go for the appropriate option. For some people back pain gets cured within a few weeks of home treatment and careful attention but some require medications and therapies to get out of the situation. Each treatment has its own way of treating the pain. Some of the commonly used treatment options available for curing back pain are: 1) Medications : Your doctor may prescribe some medications helpful in curing back pain. The most common ones are non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These block the substances that dilate blood vessels causing inflammation and pain. Some of the common NSAIDs are: a) Over the counter NSAIDs including aspirin, naproxen, ibuprofen, ketoprofe


Learn How To Fight Your Back Pain (1st Session)
2008-01-22 09:00:00
Back pain is one of the common pain that we experienced. Sometimes, we had ignored it, thinking that it will be OK sooner or later. But, as we let it, there are chances that it will get worse. therefore, we should know when to consult a doctor for our back pain.By self evaluating some of the symptoms, we can come to know about the severity of the back pain and judge whether it's time to call upon a doctor or not. Some of the symptoms of back pain are:1) Worsening of pain at times of coughing or sneezing2) When your pain or numbness radiates down to one or both legs.3) When your sleep gets disturbed due to the pain.4) When the pain is creating difficulty for the urine to pass through and having a bowel movement.4) Losing control over urination and bowel movement due to pain.5) Fever and chi


Myths and Facts About Back Pain
2008-01-18 10:00:00
Myths are already a part of our life, especially in some countries like Philippines. There are myths about diffrent things. But there are myths that are found as not always true. Here are some health myths and facts about back pain.Myth: Most back pain is caused by a slipped disc.Fact: Only 1 to 3 percent of low back pain results from herniated, or slipped, discs.Myth: Most back pain problems eventually require surgery.Fact: Fewer than one person in 1,000 with low back pain will need surgery.Myth: Everyone with back pain will need an MRI.Fact: In certain cases, MRI is very useful in diagnosing back pain. However, not everyone with back pain needs this test. Also, MRI is not a treatment for back pain.Myth: Everyone has low back pain. It's something that has to be endured until it becomes di
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Calf Muscle Pain
2008-01-15 12:30:00
Calf muscle pain is generally self induced and is caused due to too much of exercise especially related to stretching. Calf muscle pain varies from micro tearing of muscle fiber to complete tearing of muscle fiber. Although it is for short time but can also lead to cramps …Calf muscles are located at the back of lower leg. Calf muscle pain is generally associated with the short time and is curable. It is generally self induced and is caused due to too much of exercise or lack of following of proper methodology in exercise especially related to stretching. It can also lead to causing of cramps which is again caused due to improper way of stretching related in exercise.Calf muscle is made up of three types of different muscles, two of gastrocnemeius and one of the soleus. These muscles sho


Surviving Chronic Pain
2008-01-11 10:00:00
Some people may have been nursing a broken spine for a long period of time and not even know about it. That back pain may have been due to a fall during any sports activity such as basketball, skiing, horse-back riding or a football game wherein you've been misdiagnosed with only a broken right arm. However, after the injured arm heals, there seems to have developed an intense back pain that made regular activities such as sleeping and moving around too difficult to do. The pain goes on and would never seem to leave you. Aside from the stress and agony it brings, chronic pain can lead to other serious medical conditions.Acute pain is experienced as a direct response to injury or trauma which comes on suddenly and lasts for a limited period of time. The pain is expected to disappear as soon
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Part 2)
2008-01-08 09:30:00
This is the second and last part of my article about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome . Here I will discuss the risk factors, of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, the ways to treat and prevent it, and some self-care tips for those who are experiencing it.Some studies suggest that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can result from overuse or strain in certain job tasks that require a combination of repetitive, forceful and awkward or stressed motions of your hands and wrists. Examples of these include using power tools — such as chippers, grinders, chain saws or jackhammers — and heavy assembly line work, such as occurs in a meatpacking plant. Although repetitive computer use is commonly assumed to cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, the scientific evidence for this association isn't definitive. Although it's not clear which


Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Part 1)
2008-01-04 12:00:00
Some people might think that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a new condition of the information technology age, born from long hours of computer keyboarding. But Carpal Tunnel Syndrome isn't new. Evidence of people experiencing signs and symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occurs in medical records dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Bounded by bones and ligaments, the carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway — about as big around as your thumb — located on the palm side of your wrist. This tunnel protects a main nerve to your hand and nine tendons that bend your fingers. Pressure placed on the nerve produces the numbness, pain and, eventually, hand weakness that characterize Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Fortunately, for most people who develop Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, proper treatment u


Arthralgia: Pain in the Joints
2008-01-01 10:00:00
Arthralgia; commonly known as joint pain is an extremely common symptom which most people will experience at some point in their lives. Joint pain has many different causes, ranging from local injury to the joint to whole-body illnesses which include joint pain as one part of the disease. Joint pain can be caused by a number of different mechanisms. Joint pain may be caused by damage to a structure within the joint itself (such as the joint surface) or by damage to a structure near the joint, such as a tendon. Joint pain may be due to local damage within the joint, or may be just one part of a systemic (whole-body) disease process. One of the most important distinctions to make is whether joint pain is caused by inflammation of the joint (an immune response involving swelling, redness and
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Myalgia: Pain in Multiple Muscles
2007-12-28 10:00:00
"Myalgia" is made up of "my(o)-" from the Greek "myos" meaning muscle and "-algia" from the Greek "algos" meaning pain. Myalgia refers to tenderness or pain in the muscles. It is a chronic disorder which includes a widespread musculo-skeletal pain, fatigue and multiple tender points. It is more of a symptom to other disorders rather being itself a disease.Myalgia is usually accompanied by myositis, an inflammation of the muscles. This combination usually results in a viral infection or as response to an immune system disorder. There are certain other causes to Myalgia as well. These include infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and parasitosis or generalized infections such as influenza, malaria, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, polio, rat bite fever, measles and rheumatic fever. Unaccust
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CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Part 3)
2007-12-26 01:15:00
This is it: the 3rd and last part of my article about CFS. For those who are experiencing Chronic Fatigue syndrome, be happy because even though there is no cure for CFS, but most symptoms can be treated successfully. The first treatment most doctors recommend is a combination of rest, exercise, and proper diet. The patient is advised to attempt only the most important activities, to avoid over-exerting himself or herself, and to rest whenever necessary. A moderate amount of exercise is important, but too much exercise can make the disease worse. Counseling and stress reduction (learning how to better handle the pressures of everyday life) can also be helpful.Many medications, nutritional supplements (like vitamins and minerals), and herbal preparations have been used to treat CFS. Doctors
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CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Part 2)
2007-12-21 03:58:00
This is the second part of my article about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome . Here, we will talk about the causes and symptoms of CFS. In fact, there is no single known cause for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Some factors that are thought to be responsible for the disease are:* Viral infections (enterovirus)* Chemical toxins (poisons)* Allergies* Abnormalities in the immune system* Psychological disordersMany doctors now believe that CFS is not one illness, but a combination of symptoms caused by several factors. According to one theory, the first step in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is infection by a virus. About 90 percent of all people have a virus in the herpes family in their bodies. Herpes viruses cause a number of problems, including cold sores and a painful inflammation of the nerves called shingl


CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Part 1)
2007-12-19 03:00:00
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes extreme tiredness. People with CFS are so tired that they are unable to carry on normal activities for a period of at least six months. They also have other symptoms, such as pain in the joints and muscles, headaches, and sore throat. There is no single known cause for CFS; it appears to result from a number of factors.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is known by many different names. These names include Chronic Fatigue and Immune Disorder (CFIDS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (pronounced my-AL-jik en-SEF-uh-lo-MY-uh-LY-tiss), Low Natural Killer Cell Disease, Post-Viral Syndrome, Epstein-Barr Disease, and Yuppie Flu. Such names suggest a number of possible causes for CFS. Researchers have not been able to find out which of these causes, or whi


Waist Band to Relieve Your Back Muscle Pain
2008-03-15 01:00:00
Back is one of the most stressed parts of the human body. With life getting mire busier and stressful, back pain is becoming more common with most individuals. At times a regular back pain also leads to severe consequences such as arthritis or even serious disc diseases. Taking right care of your back muscle pain in its initial stage will not only save you from the pain but will also stop it from getting severe. Medical science considering the severity of the problem has developed various remedies to get rid of the unbearable pain. Most remedies involve use of various equipments to cure the back muscle pain; waistband is one such effective back muscle pain reliever. Infrared Waist Bands Infrared red waistbands are a modern innovation in waistbands to cure back muscle pain. The infrared


Back Pain At Pregnancy
2008-03-18 21:40:00
Back pain and pregnancy just seem to go together! When you see a pregnant woman you see her rubbing her belly and holding her back. Why is it that the majority of pregnant women will have back ache as a nearly daily complaint? And, more importantly, what can you do about it?Why Your Back HurtsWhen you are pregnant your body produces a variety of hormones. One of these hormones is called Relaxin. Sounds like something really soothing and helpful, which it is, for birth. Relaxin causes the ligaments and the pelvis to soften to allow the baby out through the pelvis. This is also why pregnant women "waddle."In addition the pelvis relaxing for the upcoming event of birth, your uterus is growing and this does three things: * Changes your center of gravity * Relaxing uterine ligaments cause a
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Ways To Reduce Back Pain At Pregnancy
2008-03-20 08:00:00
Most women develop back pain at some point during pregnancy. As the size and weight of your growing abdomen place more strain on your back, you may notice your posture changing. To protect your back from poor posture, unnecessary strain, and painful injury, follow these guidelines: Avoid standing with your abdomen forward and your shoulders back. Do the opposite. When standing, rest one foot on a small box, brick, or stool. Try not to stand for long periods of time. Sit with a back support or pillow against your lower back. If you must sit for prolonged periods, take a break every hour. Avoid heavy lifting. Lift only by raising from a squat, keeping your waist and back straight. Avoid stretching to reach something, such as on a high shelf or across a table. Sleep
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Common Types of Pain During Pregnancy
2008-03-28 08:00:00
Back pain is very common in pregnancy. It is estimated that between 50% and 80% of women experience some form of back pain during their pregnancy, ranging from mild pain associated with specific activities to acute back pain that can become chronic. Studies show that low back pain usually occurs between the fifth and seventh month of pregnancy, but can begin as early as eight to twelve weeks into your pregnancy. Women with pre-existing low back problems are at higher risk for back pain, and their back pain can occur earlier in the pregnancy. There are two common types of back pain in pregnancy, (1) lumbar (lower back) pain, and (2) posterior pelvic pain. Also, for obvious reasons it is useful to know the difference between the above two types of pain and labor pain, which is also felt
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Questions On Lower Back Pain During Pregnancy
2008-04-04 08:00:00
Low back pain is pain and stiffness in the lower back. It is very common during pregnancy. Low back pain is usually caused when the ligaments or muscles supporting the vertebrae (spine) are strained. When these muscles or ligaments become weak, the spine losses its stability and back pain develops. Low back pain can have many causes. For example, it may occur from lifting and carrying heavy objects, from sitting or standing in one position, or from bending over the wrong way. During pregnancy back pain often occurs because of: a change in the body's center of gravity poor posture a loosening of the muscles and ligaments during pregnancy before you are ready to deliver the baby. Most back pain during pregnancy is the result of poor posture. When you are pregnant, you may tend to
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