If you have been prescribed painkillers by a doctor, you need to know that they can be extremely safe. Irrespective of whether the drugs are non-prescription or prescription drugs, they can help you to feel extremely better. However, for more than one reason, painkillers can also be dangerous. You might not know that there is a certain section of people who are dependent on … [Read more...]
Understanding Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease that affects the soft tissue and causes widespread pain in the body. It is prone to be misdiagnosed as there are no accurate tests to confirm the disease. It is advisable to consult a specialist in Rheumatology if you suffer from musculoskeletal pain, regions of tenderness, sleep disturbances, and fatigue. What are the symptoms of … [Read more...]
How Your Favorite Music Can Help Your Brain Manage Pain
Have the lyrics to a song ever hit home with you? A rough breakup, losing your job, the death of a loved one, all perpetuate an overflow of feelings in us. An exciting new relationship, new car euphoria or even winning a minor league baseball game can do the same. Humans have a wide range of emotions and emotional triggers. For example, when I have a rough day at work, I come … [Read more...]
5 Negative Effects Stress Can Have on Your Body
Stress is a part of everyone’s daily life and usually cannot be avoided. Grief, career problems, and financial troubles can all cause you to feel stress. However, when its effects become overwhelming and you have no outlet for relief, it may have many negative impacts on the body. Before you can effectively manage stress, it is important to understand how your major organs and … [Read more...]
Annoying Health Problems That You Should Never Ignore
Do you experience random pains in your everyday life? Perhaps you feel like one of your eyes gets tired really quickly. Perhaps you have horribly bad breath despite brushing every day and you’re not sure where it’s coming from. Whatever the case, there are many annoying health issues that we force ourselves to live with. Either due to the lack of time to see a doctor or … [Read more...]
Goodbye Aches And, Hello Happy, Healthy Body
Image We all have to deal with aches and pains at some point in our life. Most of these are manageable and pass quickly. However, if they become persistent, they’re not only uncomfortable but can drain our energy and limit our lifestyle in some way. Fortunately, there are many ways you can prevent and manage common aches and pains. Quick Reminder If you experience … [Read more...]
Chronic Concerns: The Impact of Long-Term Physical Conditions On Your Mental Health
With physical health conditions, you tend to focus on the physical when it comes to coping. Of course, there's a good reason for this. If you have a limited amount of time to explore ideas, treatment options and coping methods - you focus on the area that needs help. Chronic conditions, especially those prone to deterioration, tend to require a lot of energy to support. No one … [Read more...]
Plagued by Constant Migraines? Common Causes and Helpful Remedies
Have you noticed that you're more frequently experiencing the pain and annoyance of migraines? One thing that makes migraine so frustrating is that sometimes the cause is elusive, so you can never tell when you might get one, and you probably have trouble getting it to go away completely. Many people who chart their migraines know what can bring one on and so avoid that … [Read more...]
Getting through aches, pains and strains, what is available to help?
Just when you are celebrating life, and thinking how it’s so nice that your body feels good and there is no pain you have to give attention to, it happens! That being the familiar feeling of a pulled muscle, an aching calf, or any of the other irritations that are the bi-product of our otherwise active lifestyle. We all suffer the occasional knock or strain, but very few … [Read more...]
Appendicitis During Pregnancy
Generally, pregnancy is an exciting and happy moment for new mothers. It's also a terrible moment for these pregnant women to develop a disease like appendicitis. Symptoms frequently imitate other diseases. A few appendicitis symptoms could also imitate signs of pregnancy. Leaving appendicitis uncured in pregnant women is possibly deadly. Appendicitis Symptoms During … [Read more...]