Sciatica is the largest nerve is your body. This nerve that runs from nerve root of the spinal cord, down the lower lumbar region of your back, across your buttocks. From there it travels down the backside of your legs, branching off into the feet and toes. When this large nerve’s pinched, it causes excruciating … Read more
The Complexities of Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is classified as an autoimmune disease. Like other diseases in this category,the immune system attracts and destroys its own tissue, because it believes it is a virus. With MS the attack occurs along the myelin sheath, the tissues that covers the spinal cord and nerve endings. This creates … Read more
Peripheral Neuropathy is a disorder that results from damage to the peripheral nerves. The nerves other than the ones found in your brain and spinal cord. This set of nerves receives electrical impulses from the brain and spinal cord, the central nervous system and sends them to other parts of your body. In addition, it’s … Read more
There are many things that can cause you to have back pain. Some of them include back strain from improper lifting or lifting something that’s too heavy. Using improper posture, being inactive for a long time and continually bending over. Some diseases cause back pain as well, for instance, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, disk degeneration, herniated disk. … Read more
This is a guest post contribution by cureseveredepression.com Depression clearly has well-known emotional symptoms, but many people aren’t familiar with physical issues that often come with the condition. However, it is important that you be aware of them. These symptoms aren’t necessarily simply caused by a depressed imagination since depression is capable of causing real changes … Read more
Migraine headaches are a widespread problem, affecting 47 million Americans a year. Often the only remedy for this pain is to take pain killing drugs, often nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but also beta blockers and antidepressants. However, if the drugs either aren’t working or you’d just like to explore other ways to relieve your pain, … Read more
Consumption of milk can be helpful for women to slow the progression of osteoarthritis in the knee. A new American study involving 2148 subjects showed that milk consumption can help to slow the progression of osteoarthritis in women’s knees. While further research will be necessary, the study demonstrates another way in which nutrition is linked … Read more
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and other symptoms such as sleep problems, cognitive difficulties, and mood disorders. While the exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, it is thought to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. One of the environmental … Read more
Neuropathy, also known as nerve pain feels like an electrical shock that shoots throughout your body. Sometimes it can be a stabbing pain or a tingling numbness in a person’s extremities. This pain’s usually continuous worsen on occasion. Some diseases that cause this pain syndrome include; diabetes, fibromyalgia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, tumors, shingles spinal cord … Read more
Studies have shown that pain can affect mood, behaviors, and activities. It can increase stress, fatigue and exacerbates diseases. Emotions, stress, fatigue, increased sensitivity, previous pain and trauma can increase our pain perception. Can Multiple Sclerosis cause pain? If so, what are the locations and what can I do to decrease these painful symptoms? What is … Read more