Myths and Facts About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
With a sea of varying symptoms and waves of flare-ups and remissions, chronic pain can make you feel as if you’re swimming against the current. If medications and other …
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4 Signs of Knee Arthritis
You know your body, and you can tell the difference between general aches and pains and the type that signals something else is wrong. So when your knee hurts …
Emotional Benefits of Healthy Weight Control
Losing weight is a national obsession, which explains why the diet industry keeps growing every year and averages almost $73 billion annually. Unfortunately, many of the popular diets are …
5 Ways to Manage Arthritis Through the Winter
If you suffer from arthritis, whether osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, you probably dread the winter season and the increased pain and stiffness it brings. This year may seem particularly …
When to Seek Medical Care for Shoulder Pain
Your shoulder joint is actually made up of several joints. Three bones meet in the shoulder — the humerus, the scapula, and the clavicle meet in a complex mechanism …
The Benefits of Starting Your Weight Loss Program Before the Holidays
If you’ve been carrying around too many pounds for too long, deciding to finally lose them is a huge step toward overall health and wellness. But it’s also a …
5 Tips for Staying Active With Arthritis
A certain degree of arthritis is inevitable as you age, especially osteoarthritis, the kind that wears away the protective cartilage in your joints. But no matter which of the …
Posture Matters — Sitting Up to Combat Neck and Back Pain
When a long day at the computer has you reaching up to rub your aching neck, or standing in line for hours for concert tickets kills your back, you …
4 Tips to Protect Your Knees
Knees are complicated joints that have to support your entire body weight while bending, lifting, squatting, and walking. They are strong and resilient, but they can only take so …
What Can I Do About a Frozen Shoulder?
You haven’t been in an accident and you’ve sustained no injuries, yet you can’t move your shoulder to do normal, everyday things like open a cupboard or take off …