Muscles and muscle spasms A muscle spasm is a sudden contraction of the muscle that is normally involuntary. They are normally painful and come and go quickly. They are different from twitches, which normally involve the movement of a section of the muscle. The movement is uncontrolled and normally can be seen under the skin. … Read more
Chronic pain can be hard to manage for a variety of reasons, but it also has a trickle-down effect on personal relationships. Dealing with long-term pain is, no doubt, difficult enough by itself, but it can also alienate people from friends and family. It is important to both foster and maintain those relationships. On their … Read more
There are many medical problems and complications that most people never truly understand. The biggest among these problems are those caused by, or those that happen in the cervical disc. Cervical disc problems can be very severe, but most of the time they are caused by minor problems or accidents. Understanding the structure, location and … Read more
There are different reasons why your monthly menstrual cycle might be causing you pain. However, one issue cause which isn’t a cause for concern generally is lower back pain caused by ovulation. In fact, many women don’t even feel this, and ovulation happens without any clue. For most who do experience some pain, it is … Read more
Pain can be classified into two groups acute and chronic. Acute pain hurts, but the duration is brief, perhaps a week or two. Chronic pain is excruciating and generally lasts for long periods of time, possible several months. It is this type of pain that can interfere with activities, sleep, and mood. It increases stress, … Read more
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the median nerve which runs through the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Its causes are uncertain, but it’s generally assumed that any position that causes stress on the nerve can be a cause. It is often worse from flexing the wrist. The syndrome causes a feeling … Read more
Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a common disorder of the gut. Why it occurs is not known, and the symptoms of the disorder tend to come and go. These are very variable and can include abdominal pain, bloating, and sometimes bouts of diarrhea or constipation, and sometimes alternating bouts of both. There isn’t any cure, … Read more
Knee pain can have a large effect on you, whether it interferes with your mobility or not. Knees are a large and important joint, and joint pain will have a great deal of effect. However, if your knee injury also causes a lessening in flexibility, it will also have a large effect on your mobility … Read more
Headaches are any type of pain occurring within the head. They occur on one side of the head, both sides of the head or, sometimes, isolate themselves to a single location on the head. They’re also known to radiate across the head from a single starting point or pressurized ‘vise-like’ feeling from both sides of … Read more
The sciatic nerve is a large nerve in both humans and animals. It’s so large that it stretches throughout several portions of the body. It begins in the lower back, and then runs through the buttocks and right down the lower legs and feet. Even though it’s a large nerve, the sciatic nerve is still … Read more