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Cluster Headache: How It Happens, How to Treat It

Oct 16, 2017 · Kate Brophy · Pain

A cluster headache is the "most severe form of primary headache," as the U.S. National Library of Medicine tells us. When you get one, you'll know it, because of the onset of sudden—and painful—headache clusters, usually at the same time of the day and night for several weeks. They typically … Read More

10 Natural Ways to Ease the Discomfort of PMS

Oct 11, 2017 · Aliza Lifshitz, MD · Pain

Every time her period arrives, Carla has to call in sick and take medication to overcome the pain. Mercedes, on the other hand, feels some relief when she finally gets her period. And that’s because for a week or two before her period starts she experiences physical and emotional signs … Read More

Sciatic Nerve Pain: How to Deal with the Effects of Sciatica in Your Back, Legs, and Feet

Oct 5, 2017 · Kate Brophy · Pain

The sciatic nerve is the biggest single nerve in the body, and has many sections that branch out through the lower spine area and down your legs. If any part of the sciatic nerve is squeezed or pinched, the result of this compression is searing pain in your lower back … Read More

Back Pain? It May (or May Not Be) Disc Degeneration Disease

Oct 2, 2017 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Pain

Most people—about 80 percent, according to the National Institutes of Health—will experience back pain at least once in their lives. The lower back (lumbar spine) is the most common site of soreness. And it’s an equal opportunity pain—affecting both men and women equally. It can occur suddenly, due to accident … Read More

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

Sep 25, 2017 · Dawn Bialy · Pain

Fibromyalgia, a condition that causes widespread pain, affects millions of people in the U.S. About twice as many women as men experience symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health experts aren’t sure why the risk is so much higher in women than men, but … Read More

What Is Acupuncture?

Sep 13, 2017 · Jim Brown, PhD · Pain

Acupuncture is a technique that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by inserting needles for 10 to 30 minutes at specific sites on channels, or meridians, which correspond with internal organs. The effect of acupuncture, in theory, is to create a “life force,” or energy balance, to influence the progress … Read More

Infrared Sauna Therapy Shows Impressive Chronic Pain-Reducing Results

Sep 13, 2017 · UHN Staff · Pain

The natural health world is buzzing about the growing body of evidence confirming the amazing benefits of infrared sauna therapy. The heat from infrared saunas is powerful and deep, yet surprisingly gentle and easy to tolerate at the same time. Studies show that, in addition to deeply heating your tissues … Read More

Bothered by Muscle Spasms? 9 Tips to Put Them Behind You

Sep 8, 2017 · Kate Brophy · Pain

Muscle spasms happen due to the sudden contraction of a muscle: The affected muscle pulls tight and may also feel harder than usual. Muscle spasms can range from minor (for example, the leg or foot cramps you might experience at night sometimes) to more serious (lower back muscle spasms that … Read More

Is Your Kidney Stone Pain a Single Episode… or Chronic?

Aug 25, 2017 · Timothy Cole · Pain

It started as a pain in the mid-back, disassociated from any kind of spinal or muscle soreness that sometimes accompanies strenuous activity. It was a dull ache, off to one side, and it persisted into a dark and rainy night…. I’d heard about kidney stones and thought I might be … Read More

A Herniated Disc Causes Back and Leg Pain

Aug 22, 2017 · Jim Brown, PhD · Pain

A tear in the tough, fibrous ring surrounding the disc is a herniated disc. Some of the soft, gelatinous material inside breaks up, bulges into the spinal canal, and may or may not put pressure on a nerve. Anyone can develop a herniated disc, but older adults are especially susceptible. … Read More

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