The superhuman ability to shrug off pain like an oversized jacket might seem like the domain of athletes—remember Keri Strug’s unbelievable one-legged vault in the ’96 Olympics?—but a new study in the journal Pain shows that anyone can boost their pain tolerance. 5 Best Workouts For Chronic Pain After analyzing 15 studies of athletes around the […]
Summertime is the right time for setting goals and accomplishing things you may never have dreamed of. If you have ever considered trying out for a Triathlon, consider these helpful tips to increase your chance of success. Train in each event. You are going to swim, ride and run. Therefore, each week, you […]
Athletes improve by pushing themselves – but pushing too hard can cause small cracks in the bone, most often in the feet or lower legs. Stress fracture, the bane of both competitive and recreational athletes, is a fairly common injury that takes time to heal. Stress fractures happen when a person attempts more than their […]
Chronic back pain can interrupt day-to-day activities and cause immense discomfort. Thankfully, when searching for viable treatment options for your back pain, you don’t always need to turn to a surgeon for answers. Here are just a few alternatives to surgery that many people use as successful back and neck pain treatments: Physical Therapy […]
What are myopathies? Myopathy is the medical term for muscle disease. There are many causes of muscle disease, such as infection, muscle injury due to medications, inherited diseases affecting muscle function, disorders of electrolyte levels, and thyroid disease. Some of these disorders, such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis, develop when the immune system […]
What is a headache? A Headache is defined as a pain in the head or upper neck. It is one of the most common locations of pain in the body and has many causes. How are headaches classified? Headaches have numerous causes, and in 2007 the International Headache Society agreed upon an updated classification system […]
Low Back Pain Overview Pain in the lower back or low back pain is a common concern, affecting up to 90% of Americans at some point in their lifetime. Up to 50% will have more than one episode. Low back pain is not a specific disease, rather it is a symptom that may occur from […]
Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety. Causes, incidence, and risk factors The cause is unknown. Possible causes or triggers of fibromyalgia include: Physical or […]
The Achilles tendon injury is one of the more serious sports injuries, for professional and amateur athletes alike. The Achilles tendon is one of the longer tendons in your body, stretching from the bones of your heel to your calf muscles. You can feel it — a springy band of tissue at the back of […]
Shingles, a viral infection of the nerve roots, affects 500,000 people in the U.S each year. Most people recover from their bout, but for as many as 20%-30% of them, the pain doesn’t go away. It can last for months, years, or even the rest of their lives. These people have what’s called postherpetic neuralgia […]
