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This Is One Needle You’ll Be Happy To Get!
Having Arthritis can change your whole life. Not only do you have to endure the suffering from joint pain but your lack of ability to move freely can damper your lifestyle. Whether you love to work in your garden, go for a hike, dance the night away, or simply climb a flight of stairs, arthritis can make your favorite activities seem impossible. Read More
Wellness Topic: Joint & Bone Health, Pain Relief
May Is Arthritis Awareness Month
I have several patients with arthritis – some of them are over age 40, but some of them are much younger as well. Many people commonly think that arthritis is just an “old person” condition where stiff and painful joints happen because of age. However, not everyone who grows old will automatically get arthritis because it is a disease, not just a symptom of aging. The same is true for juvenile arthritis, which affects very young children, which is a disease not common to children. Read More
Wellness Topic: Articles, Joint & Bone Health, Pain Relief
The Amazing Health Benefits Of Acupuncture
Sometimes patients will come to me and are often surprised when I refer them to an acupuncturist for relief of chronic conditions rather than trying another prescription. Although there are times when a prescription is appropriate, I prefer to start treating a condition as naturally as possible and then add prescription drugs, if necessary, as a last resort. Acupuncture is a centuries-old medical procedure that allows for the successful treatment of numerous conditions safely without drugs! Time and again I’ve seen it work wonders where… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Sciatica- Don’t Let Sciatic Pain Bench Your Activity
Like some of my patient’s over 40, you may begin to experience pain on one side of your hips/buttocks, some numbness or tingling running down your leg, or even weakness in your legs. You may find it increasingly harder to sit comfortably or even have sharp pain when trying to stand or walk. If this sounds like you, you could have an increasingly common condition called sciatica – a cluster of symptoms that points to herniated or degenerating, spinal disks. Sciatica affects people over age… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Depression And Pain Part II: Treatments
In my last article, I spoke to you about the association between chronic pain and depression; how one can cause/aggravate the other because the part of the brain that controls mood also controls pain. I suggested several things that you can do on your own to try and alleviate, or reduce, your pain and/or help brighten your mood. Today, I’d like to address a few clinical treatments available for chronic pain and depression syndrome. Since chronic pain and depression are so enmeshed with each other,… Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health, Pain Relief
Is Depression Causing Your Physical Pain?
Often times a patient will come in complaining of a recurrent stiff neck, or back ache, or aching leg muscles that seem to have no physical cause. When I ask them if they’re depressed, they look at me as if I just told them they were imagining their pain. Their aches are real all right, but they’re usually surprised to find out that depression can cause a lot of vague aches and pains. Researchers now know that pain and depression share the same center of… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Blood Clots: Their Symptoms And How To Avoid Them!
Summer is once again here and many of my patients are traveling on vacations, or visiting friends and relatives across the country. Before they go, however, I like to give them some pre-travel advice about a potentially serious medical condition that can occur with long periods of sitting in cars, trains, and airplanes… blood clots. Up to 600,000 Americans develop blood clots every year with 1 in 3 persons developing serious medical complications from them. I’d like to share with you the same advice I… Read More
Wellness Topic: General Health, Pain Relief
Ways Of Preventing Back Pain: Part II
When it comes to your back, you can’t be too careful! Sometimes all it takes is the slightest move or twist to lay you up for days, even weeks at a time. You know what its like if you’ve ever suffered from severe back pain. It makes you feel older than you are and you ask yourself what caused it. Was it when you lifted something, or overdid it at the gym, or maybe you slept wrong? Whatever it was you are now paying the… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Causes And (Natural) Remedies For Migraines
With all the stressors of today’s hectic paced lifestyles and economic uncertainty, less than optimal nutrition, and deprived sleep patterns, it’s no wonder more and more of my patients complain of getting headaches. Did you know that about 90% of the population gets at least 1 headache a year? That’s a lot of headaches! In addition about 16-17% of people get a specific type of headache, a migraine, or vascular, headache at least once in their life. They usually affect women more than men because… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
Ways Of Preventing Back Pain: Part I
If you’re like millions of other Americans, chances are you take your back for granted. That is until you wake up one morning unable to move or you experience excruciating pain. You may wonder what happened and how it got to be this bad! Experts say the most common reason for back pain is work-related injuries, but other activities at home and play can also be to blame. Patients often come to me, first for relief and secondly for ways to prevent the pain from… Read More
Wellness Topic: Pain Relief
