The symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) are tightness, discomfort, stiffness and pain located on the front side of the hands and wrists. Individuals will likely experience tingling, numbness or paresthesia (pins & needles) affecting the thumb, index, middle and half of the ring finger. Loss of strength in the hands along with pain, aching, [...]
What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder characterized by damage to the messages transmitted to and from the brain. These messages generally control the way the body works. Thus, any damage can cause problems with vision, memory, balance and movement. It may also affect the ability to feel sensation, pain and [...]
Fibromyalgia syndrome is somewhat similar to chronic fatigue syndrome in the sense that both are chronic diseases. However, Fibromyalgia is characterized by severe pain in specific areas of the body such as neck, shoulders, spine and hips. This disease, unlike chronic fatigue that centers mostly in the joints or muscles and nerves, affects all the [...]
Plantar fasciitis surgery is recommended by a doctor only in cases of severe pain and inflammation. In most cases, the symptoms can be treated with the conventional method of treatment. More than ninety-five percent of the people are cured of the problem through non-surgical treatments such as rest, ice massaging, stretching and strengthening exercises, shoe [...]
Fibromyalgia pain and fatigue are the most common and intense symptoms that occur to people who suffer from the condition. Statistics indicate that an overwhelming number of 3.7 million Americans are confronted with fibromyalgia pain and other specific symptoms. Fibromyalgia is a neurological chronic condition that causes recidivating, intense pain in the muscles and interconnected [...]
Is your computer posture correct? Do you suffer from neck pain, a burning between your shoulder blades, lower back pain, headaches, digestive problems, breathing difficulties, eye strain … the list goes on. All of the above could be related to how you sit at your PC for hours at a time every day, barely moving, [...]
?It was a day, just like any other day, when Armenouhi (a fictitious name of a patient), a 38-year-old housewife set down to have dinner with her husband and five year old child. Suddenly, she felt the most excruciating severe headache she had ever experienced. She asked her husband for her high blood pressure [...]
What is Fibromyalgia?
Sometimes referred to as “fibro” and “the invisible disease,” fibromyalgia is a very debilitating that can strike anyone. Approximately three to six percent of the U.S. population suffers from this condition, which causes sufferers chronic pains and aches. The chronic pain and fatigue associated with this disease causes sufferers a general [...]
Fibromyalgia or FM is increasingly recognized as an illness defined by chronic pain. It includes widespread musculoskeletal pain and stiffness, soft issue tenderness, overall fatigue and sleep problems. Any part of the body can be affected, but the most common sites of pain are the neck, back, shoulders, pelvic area and hands. [...]
Burning backache especially in the lower back takes many forms and can result from many conditions and causes. Usually the cause could be from a fall or a person has lifted a heavy load. Some backaches could be the result of illness or spinal deformity. Often enough burning backache comes on gradually and it is [...]
