Carpal tunnel syndrome is an increasingly common and painful affliction that harms millions of workers world wide every year. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an affliction that occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes impinged at the wrist junction. The carpal tunnel is a narrow area consisting of [...]
Fibromyalgia is a relatively new diagnosis (recognized in the 1980s). Common widespread aches and pains, along with other symptoms makes this disease difficult for physicians to diagnose but it can be controlled through exercise, rest and diet.
Fibromyalgia is a condition where several signs and symptoms exist at once primarily associated with widespread aches and [...]
If you’ve watched the TV series “The West Wing”, you are no doubt familiar with the story of President Bartlett keeping from the public that he had multiple sclerosis while he was running for office. The show touched on the basics of the disease and for the most part tried to give us some [...]
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a devastating injury that affects more than 8 million people in the United States and continues to increase each and every year.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of many repetitive strain injuries (RSI?s) that are everywhere; homes, offices, assembly lines, grocery stores, book clubs, construction sites, dental offices, everywhere! Because [...]
After living with complicated migraines with auras for all of my adult life, I?ve learned there are at least 5.2 dangerous migraine myths that can cost you dearly. Learning the truth behind these myths could save your life.
1. Everyone Knows that Migraines Are One Sided Headaches
This myth can delay your diagnosis by, oh, 20 or [...]
If your sciatic nerve becomes inflamed, the condition is called sciatica (pronounced si-ad’-i-ka). The pain can be intense! It often follows the path of your nerve - down the back of your leg, ankle, foot, and toes - but it can also radiate to your back! Along with burning, sharp pains, you [...]
Those who think of migraine as “just a bad headache” may be surprised to hear about hemiplegic migraine, a type of migraine that can involve weakness or even paralysis on one side of the body. But those familiar with migraine know that it’s much more than a headache. In fact, it’s often not [...]
