It’s pretty safe to assume that most people are not the biggest fans of pain. However, whether it’s something we enjoy or not, it’s one of the ways your body communicates with you. Think about it like this: what if you were to put your hand on a hot stove- your hand would get severe … Read more
Pain affects everyone differently. What causes pain for one person may not cause pain for another person. What works on pain for one person may not work on pain for another person. While many people may suffer from a painful condition such as arthritis, there are varying degrees of said conditions. Today, more than ever … Read more
The Woes of Summer Travelling The summer is an opportune time for extended family vacations, and overwhelming driving distances. While many fantasize longingly about their future summer travels, this can be a stressful season in terms of activating stress hormones, muscle tension, and overall pain and discomfort. Whether you are driving cross country, or reluctantly … Read more
Is pain something you have been living with for a long time? Are you on the verge of a nervous breakdown because strong medicine seems to be the only thing keeping intense and terrible pain at bay? Keep your hopes up, because there are things beyond what modern science has proved and accepted. There are … Read more
The only thing worse than being in constant pain is wondering if you are doing the right thing by taking care of it yourself. After all, what happens if there’s something going on with your body that you don’t realize? Or, what if you could do something to make things better, but don’t and find … 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 relation between Tai Chi and pain management is not new but there has been increasing awareness of the fact in recent times with renewed interest for the discipline. This natural therapy for chronic pain is an old convention and has been practiced in China for hundreds of years. Tai Chi is martial arts with … Read more
In order to understand these guidelines better, let’s first define the two most common types of pain – acute and chronic pain. Acute pain is short-termed and it heals quickly. For example, when you break a bone – it heals, when you cut yourself – it heals. These are all acute pains or short pains. … Read more