Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

October 19, 2010

Do you experience numbness and tingle in your fingers? Does it get so bad that it really wakes you up at night? These are only a few of the common carpal tunnel symptoms that affect patients across the country. Carpal tunnel is caused by increased pressure on what is referred to as the median nerve. [...]

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Magnetic Jewelry – The New Technology For Pain Relief

October 16, 2010

The vast majority of people these days have a small ache or pain somewhere in their body which diminishes the quality of their life and of those there is a large portion of people who suffer debilitating pain on a daily basis that severely cuts down on their quality of life. There are numerous causes [...]

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Acupressure or Acupuncture – Fingers or Needles

October 7, 2010

Acupressure and acupuncture are not one in same techniques. They differ slightly because acupuncture makes use of thin needles in approaching health concerns while acupressure never breaks the skin. On the other hand, they do a have a few things in common. For instance, both are centered on touching meridians which carry energy or chi [...]

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Computer Ergonomics: Ergonomic Office Chairs, Keyboard and Mouse

September 21, 2010

In today’s office environment, involving sitting at the computer for long hours, ergonomics has become a necessity, especially in preventing conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), headaches, shoulder pain, neck pain, back pain and so on due to badly designed furniture, like office chairs, and computer accessories like keyboards and mice. The expressions ‘office ergonomics’ [...]

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Magnetic Healing Therapy

September 18, 2010

Magnetic healing has been in use since ancient days. The Greeks used lodestones (which are a natural form of magnets) to provide healing. Paracelsus used magnets to remove illnesses from the body. Today, with the rising interest in alternative medicine, magnetic therapy has begun to generate a good amount of curiosity in the minds of [...]

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Exercise Can Help Relieve Stress

September 13, 2010

Exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, but it sure has a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise not only makes us healthier in general, it can diminish the effects of stress on our bodies as well. How many times have you heard someone proclaim, “The doctor says it’s stress.” [...]

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Exercise Can Help Relieve Stress

September 9, 2010

Exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, but it sure has a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise not only makes us healthier in general, it can diminish the effects of stress on our bodies as well. How many times have you heard someone proclaim, “The doctor says it’s stress.” [...]

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Opioids Side Effects

September 3, 2010

Opium and its derivatives, well known as opioids, are substances which reduce the physical sensibility and the capacity to respond to stimuli, leading to the deprivation of the central nervous system. Opioids are used in the medical field in order to reduce pain, but its capacity to change disposition and to reduce anxiety led to [...]

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Pain Management in Arthritis Treatment

September 2, 2010

Arthritis is an illness that causes pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints of the body. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis affecting one or more joints of the body, and it can affect the muscles and other organs too. Whatever the cause or the target organ, pain is the most common [...]

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Wrist Problems

August 29, 2010

The wrist consists of 8 carpal bones which is supported by a passageway called as the carpal tunnel. Although we may not notice, we make use of our wrist for performing nearly all the activities during the day like cooking, eating, typing, tying shoe laces, etc. Any problem to the wrist can cause pain, swelling [...]

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