Often times my patients complain of muscle aches and pains and ask me what kind of pain relievers they can take for them. Before I recommend drugs, I suggest something usually just as effective – massage. That’s right. In fact, massage is so effective in helping relieve chronic muscle aches and pains, headaches, pinched nerves, … Read more
Every now and then a patient will come in complaining of mysterious pains, and sometimes numbness, that seem to be unrelated to exercise, injury, medications (blood pressure, cholesterol), or prolonged cramped sleep positions, etc. I tell these patients who have these complaints that their quirky pains just might be caused by something they haven’t considered…a food allergy. Here’s what I tell my patients about food allergy substances you may be ingesting every day that can be causing your nerve pain.
If I were to ask you what the most-often prescribed drug is in America, what would you say? Would you guess statins to lower cholesterol? Or maybe drugs that control blood pressure?. You’d be wrong. Antidepressant drugs actually top the list.