As one grows older, the responsibilities of daily life do not allow them to take care of their own bodies as they used to do in their younger years. When the body is young, it has the capacity to endure the physical stress and the body is able to function even without much care, but … Read more
Radiculopathy is actually a general term referring to nerve pain or weakness or numbness and other sensations. It can be caused by nerve impingement, damage and sometimes, rarely, metabolic disorders within the nerve cells. More often it is caused by damage or impingement. Impingement means the nerve is pinched by bones, inflammation or muscles or … Read more
The medical term inflammatory bowel disease, also referred to as IBD, is an overall term that describes disorders in which the intestines develop varying degrees of inflammation. The most likely cause of this inflammation is that the body has developed an immune response against its own intestinal tissue. There are two main types of inflammatory … Read more
Yes, that is the question- is wearing a bra bad for you? The answer is, yes- if it doesn’t fit right. There are some that belief wearing a bra that doesn’t fit right will do more damage to you than never wearing a bra. There are many different ways that wearing a bra that doesn’t … Read more
Somewhere between 17-24 million people across the world suffer from a condition that is known as chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS. Many of them are celebrities. Some of them would rather keep this quiet, for the sake of their careers, but many of them have made their struggles public. Following are ten of the ones … Read more
According to medical experts, there are two types of sleeping sickness, referred to in the medical community as African trypanosomiasis. Each one of them is named for the region in Africa where it is found- East African trypanosomiasis and West African trypanosomiasis. The disease is transmitted by the tsetse fly. This is a fairly common … Read more
Acid reflux is an incredibly common disorder that a lot of people deal with and suffer from every single day. Because of that, there are a lot of people who actually have acid reflux and have absolutely no idea at all that they have it. So, what are you supposed to do in that situation? … Read more
An overview of pain as described by Researchers It is important to know that pain is such a complex subjective phenomenon and this makes it quite difficult to just describe in a few words. It is for this reason that it has been put into different categories, which differ in cause, effect, and treatment processes. … Read more
It is imperative to know what chronic pain is all about, its various causes, and the different body parts it affects. In this way, you can have an in-depth understanding of pain as a whole topic. The description of chronic pain relatively differs from one medical researcher to the other. However, the principles and methods … Read more
Acupuncture, a 3000 year old healing technique that originates from Chinese medicine, improves the function of the body through the promotion of the self-healing process. This is done by stimulating certain anatomical points called “acupuncture points” or “acupoints”, through inserting fine, sterile needles into the skin. Acupuncture, according to a number of case studies, is … Read more