Low-Level Laser Therapy is the use of a red beam or near infrared beam to treat various health conditions. These devices have a strength of 5 to 500 milliwatts delivered by wavelengths between 600 to 1000 nanometers. The wavelengths chosen for devices depends on the...
Hormone Therapy is now being used in addition to chemotherapy and radiation in the treatment of ovarian cancer. This therapy uses the hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone to block the growth of ovarian cancer cells. The aim is to prevent cancer cell growth by controlling...
Cervical Spine Stenosis is when the spinal canal (space where the spinal cord runs through the spine) narrows. The spine is made up of connected bones and disks that protect the spinal cord. The spinal cord rests in the canal created by these bones. Due...
Acupuncture is proven to be effective for weight loss and benefits the body in many other ways as well. This ancient traditional Chinese medicine uses needles at certain sites on the body to stimulate the Qi ( body energy) to enhance the body’s ability to...
Almost everybody will experience back pain at some point in their lives. For almost 10% of the population that back pain can become a daily struggle to live a normal life. Often a pain-free future just isn't on site. It is said that back pain...
Complex regional pain syndrome is a rare form of long-term pain that usually affects a limb or part thereof, and which worsens over time. This condition may develop secondary to an injury, heart attack, stroke or after surgery but the exact reason why this happens...
Obesity is the medical term used to describe one as having too much body fat. When the body mass index (BMI) is calculated using the weight and height of an individual and the reading is more than 30, then that particular person is defined as...
According to research studies that have been conducted, massage therapy is a very good option for the management of chronic pain in affected patients. Pain affects more Americans than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and can...
Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that cold laser therapy may be beneficial for those patients who suffer from knee pain which doesn’t resolve with conservative measures. Cold laser therapy is a treatment where tissue is exposed to low levels of near-infrared and red light. These levels...
According to experts, there are two well-recognized categories of pain. The two categories of pain are broad, and they include the pain of damage (sensical type) and system perception pain (how the body interprets damage). This is the difference between having engine trouble and problems...
