Chronic pain, like every other significant human experience, includes a psychological response, which varies from patient to patient. People in pain have increased the risk for depression, chronic fatigue, anxiety and stress, restlessness, moodiness, and insomnia. Chronic pain can close down a person’s willingness to...
Few people are completely fearless when undergoing surgery, even if some gladly anticipate the relief from a currently painful or disrupting condition in their lives. Still, most surgeries include post-surgical pain that could last for hours, days, weeks or months depending on the surgery. Anticipating...
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that is designed to restore the functionality of a vertebral segment that has partially collapsed, leading to a compression fracture. The collapsing can occur when the bones of the vertebral column have become weakened due to osteoporosis or other...
What if you were suffering from chronic pain and there was no such thing as pain medication, acupuncture or any other physical intervention that could help? What other forms of pain management could you turn to for relief? What if, for example, the only options...
Kidney stones can be a very painful condition, causing sharp pain in the lower back, abdomen, and groin. The pain often comes in waves, but it can be sudden, as well. In addition, it can be painful to urinate with kidney stones. Many things can...
Basic, over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication comes in many forms from oral pills and liquids to spray-on topical to simple ice-packs and heating pads. Luckily, all are relatively fast-acting. Topical medications, in spray form or gels and creams, can be particularly fast-acting when the pain is...
Lists of the most painful conditions known frequently include sciatica. The sciatic is a large nerve and when pressure is put on it, pain is the result. The sciatic nerve runs from your lower back down the back of your legs, so this is where...
While the federal government still prohibits possession of the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, rules on traveling with CBD oil, a hemp derivative, were loosened in a limited fashion for travelers in late May. The policy change posted on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website said that...
It’s easy to believe a stiff neck is just, well, a stiff neck. Maybe you slept in a funny position. Maybe you’ve been hunched over a computer screen too long. But a stiff neck, especially when accompanied by other symptoms, can be the sign of something...
Whiplash is a medical condition that is associated with a specific type of injury. That injury involves a sudden jolting to the neck, usually brought on by an automobile accident. A sudden extension and flexing of the neck can bring on a stiff neck and a...
