What Causes Spasms In Your Back Muscles? Do you suffer from intense pain in your upper or lower back that can literally drop you to your knees? Is it affecting your quality of life and making it difficult to engage in work-related functions and fun types of activities? If you answered yes to either of these questions, … Read more
For many people, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, gastrointestinal (GI) condition. It is extremely common and affects the large intestine, or colon, causing many painful symptoms. Luckily, IBS doesn’t cause permanent damage to the colon, however it can interfere with normal functioning. It is also one of the rare chronic conditions that doesn’t … Read more
Headaches are among the most common ailments experienced by people on a daily basis. Chronic headaches, however, occur either every day or every other day for a period of three months or more. It is estimated that almost 5% of the population is affected by this condition which primarily manifests as chronic migraine headaches, chronic tension … Read more
Myalgia, or muscle pain, is a serious, yet sometimes simple, source of pain and problems. Although this kind of pain is often localized, affecting just one part of the body, it can produce real suffering that may greatly impact a person’s ability to perform even the most basic of daily tasks. The severity with which … Read more
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome involves a cluster of symptoms that revolve around the hands and the wrists. The Carpal Tunnel itself is an area of the wrist between the carpal bones, ten small bones found in the wrist, and the Flexor Retinaculum, a strong ligament that attaches the carpal bones on both sides of the … Read more
Fibromyalgia is a mysterious and painful disease. It impacts the lives of over 12 million individuals living in the United States. Nearly 5 percent of women and 1.6 percent of men between the age of 35 and 55 suffer from this disease that affects the muscles and tendons, joints and even the patient’s outlook on … Read more
It’s an area where research is ongoing and conclusions are still being drawn, but initial observations are spelling out relief for the symptoms of fibromyalgia through the use of cannabis sativa, more commonly known worldwide as marijuana. What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a puzzling syndrome that causes constant fatigue and continuous musculoskeletal pain, especially in … Read more
It is said that the best thing about Nature is its infinite capacity to protect and heal us. It is perhaps for this reason it is called Mother Nature. Among its many wonderful elements there are these herbs, plants and roots that have sustained man through the ages as food as well as essential medicines. … Read more
The manner in which we experience pain is sometimes regarded as a defining feature of being a human. The very fact that we are able to react to negative external stimuli is something which suggests our sentience. Pain does, however, serve a very important biological function: it is a warning. Pain warns us that the … Read more
It’s still a controversial diagnosis: fibromyalgia syndrome, or FMS, is something which often leaves the medical community very divided. While the diagnosis has become more respectable in the United States in the last ten years, FMS is still heavily criticised by many doctors. The main reason for this is because FMS does not correspond to … Read more