Chronic Pain

When most people think of iron, they picture the metal that is used in construction. This same exact metal is also essential for creating healthy cells throughout the human body. Unfortunately, iron deficiency is the most common type of nutritional deficiency in the United States according to MedicineNet. Iron deficiency can lead to a lot of … Read more

When you experience severe radiating pain, it always grabs your attention. Hip pain and back pain can be particularly troublesome, resulting in severe pain when walking, bending and even during sleep. One of the most common causes of such pain is damage to the sciatic nerve. The resulting pain from this injury can be extreme. … Read more

according to Medical Dictionary, hyperacidity consists of an abnormal level of acid in the body. Commonly the condition occurs in the gastric region or stomach. The entrance to the stomach called the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES usually closes once food enters the stomach. If the LES opens too often or if it doesn’t close … Read more

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that stores bile, a greenish-yellow digestive fluid. In humans, it is found on the underside of the right side of the liver, as can be seen in Innerbody. It can hold about 1 1/2 ounces of bile at a time. Bile is made up of bile salts, bilirubin, cholesterol, … Read more

INTRODUCTION All of us have occasionally suffered from abdominal pain involving trapped gas in the intestinal tract. As miserable as we feel when this happens, we look for a cause and believe relief will not be far away. What happens, though, when the usual treatments do not work and the pain and discomfort worsen? Most … Read more

Did you know that on average, we, humans, spend about one-third of our lifetimes sleeping or attempting to snooze? That means at least twenty years spent in bed, for most of us. Do we merely endure such a large chunk of our lives, or do we attempt to find ways to make the most of … Read more

Introduction If you have knee problems, then you understand that shaky, unstable feeling. Knee instability may feel like your knees could give way, or they might actually pop out of place from time to time. Either way, the pain involved is not too much fun. What Is Knee Instability? Knee instability is also known as … Read more

Your forearms are active in a wide variety of common arm and hand movements that you perform daily. This is because the bones forming the structure of the forearm, the radius, and the ulna bones, extend throughout the forearm length and join at the wrist. For this reason, according to experts at the Cleveland Clinic, any injury, … Read more

Most people know that like the appendix, the gallbladder is something humans can live without, but what is its purpose and how does it affects your health? How do you know if your gallbladders aren’t working properly and what needs to be done to fix it? Gallbladder disease takes several forms and can even be … Read more