Pain

Small Fiber Neuropathy Is on the Rise

Mar 23, 2022 · · Pain
Put your hands in excessively hot water and you’ll realize the temperature is too high for comfort. That’s because the small nerve fibers in your hands form part of an information superhighway that sends messages to your brain about sensory inputs like touch, the pressure of clothing on your skin, … Read More

Can Your Diet Ease Chronic Pain?

Mar 23, 2022 · · Pain
The idiom, “you are what you eat,” is well accepted when it comes to increasing or decreasing your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some types of cancer. But it may come as a surprise that research increasingly suggests that what you put on your plate can … Read More

Address Urinary Incontinence to Restore Your Quality of Life

Feb 18, 2022 · · Pain
Urinary incontinence (UI) is very common among postmenopausal women: According to a national poll, more than onethird of women in their 50s and early 60s had experienced urine leakage (incontinence), and more than half the women over age 65 sometimes had leakage. However, two-thirds of the women who had urine … Read More

Migraines vs. Headaches

Feb 18, 2022 · · Pain
You have a pounding headache, and it’s not the first time. You seek relief from over-the-counter medications, and they seem to do the trick. But why are these repeat headaches happening? Are they preventable, rather than just treatable after the fact? If you’ve been suffering from headaches for years or … Read More

Ask the Doctor – February 2022

Jan 20, 2022 · · Pain
I keep hearing processed meats are considered bad for health. Aren’t all meats “processed”? Technically, yes all meats are processed in some way to get them from the farm to the market. However, when it comes to health recommendations, the term “processed meats” refers to those that have been modified … Read More

Coping with Arthritis in Your Hands

Jan 20, 2022 · · Pain
Arthritis can affect any joint in the body, but it is often most noticeable when it affects the hands and fingers. Not only does it cause stiffness, swelling, and pain, it also can affect your grip strength, making simple everyday tasks—such as opening jars and turning keys—extremely difficult. But while … Read More

Shield Yourself from Shingles with Two Simple Shots

Jan 20, 2022 · · Pain
First, you notice a slight discomfort in the skin on one side of your torso. Before long, the feeling has worsened to become a tingling, burning sensation that makes even the light pressure of clothing almost unbearable. These are telltale signs of shingles, a painful, blistering rash that about one … Read More

Shingles Is Worth a Shot

Jan 20, 2022 · · Pain
In this month’s issue, we’re looking at how debilitating shingles can be if you develop it at an older age (see our page 5 article). I experienced its effects some years ago and it’s something I’d rather not repeat. Thanks to the very effective vaccine we now have against shingles, … Read More

Newsbriefs: Chronic pain; colorectal cancer; sleep; specialists

Jan 20, 2022 · · Pain
CBT May Benefit Chronic Pain People suffering from chronic pain often take opioids and/or a class of anti-anxiety drugs called benzodiazepines. Both types of medications are associated with significant adverse side effects if they are used for long-term pain management. Researchers writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Nov. 2, … Read More

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