Opioids are highly addictive, very strong painkilling medications such as Oxycodone or Morphine that are usually prescribed by doctors. Some opiates are illegal and not prescribed by doctors though, such as Heroin. This class of drugs works by imitating chemicals naturally made in the brain. They affect multiple systems in the body when ingested, resulting … Read more
Chronic pain is pain that has outlived its usefulness as a sensation. Pain is meant to alert an individual to trauma or injury in a part of the body. Chronic pain has either lasted much too long to be useful as an alert, or there is no underlying condition to be found, and the cause … Read more
Fibromyalgia is a disorder whose exact cause is unknown. Although things like specific infections, diseases, genetics, hormonal imbalances and PTSD seem to play a large part, in this disease. This disease causes numerous symptoms. Strangely, not all suffers experience all of the same symptoms. This is thought to be the result of the disorder imitating … Read more
Myofascial pain syndrome occurs when a tightened up ball of knotted muscle cause sore areas to appear, on a person’s body. What happens is the nerves inside of these muscles begin firing so rapidly that it causes excruciating pain and stiffness in that area. These areas are known as myofascial trigger points. The pain from … Read more
Knowing What to Eat Helps Reduce Muscle Spasms Skeletal muscles are the muscles found in your arms, legs, back, stomach and neck, they are the muscles that connect to your body. It’s these muscles that’s responsible for our movements. Unlike the smooth muscles we can usually control them. Occasionally these muscles will tense up into … Read more
Multiple Sclerosis is classified as an autoimmune disease. The body’s own immune system thinks the myelin sheath is a foreign body and attacks it. The Myelin sheath is the outer layer that protects the nerves. These attacks leave open areas known as plaques or lesions. This plaque makes it difficult for the nerves to send … Read more
Spinal decompression is a treatment that release the pressure on the pinched nerves located in your spinal column. This procedure is usually performed when a person suffers from; disk degeneration, herniated disk, sciatica and disk bulging. A doctor can choose to either to a surgical, or nonsurgical technique. I will explain a little about these … Read more
This is a type of traditional medicine that first began back in China. It’s thought that it might have begun around 3300 BCE. Although the exact time is uncertain. It’s thought that energy flows through our body in a specific pattern. When this route is disrupted, vital organs aren’t receiving oxygen and other essential nutrients. … Read more
What Is Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord. It’s categorized under the autoimmune disease, because its symptoms, like the other autoimmune diseases is caused by the immune system destroying its own body’s tissue. With MS this destruction occurs along the myelin sheath, … Read more
A muscle spasm is a sudden involuntary tightening of your muscles. There are numerous reasons why this happens. Some of them include; overworked tired muscles, starting a new exercise program, not warming up before you work out. A lot of autoimmune diseases cause this to occur. Sometimes it’s our body’s way of letting us know … Read more