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A diet for aching joints
Chronic illnesses like arthritis, are often linked to dietary practices. Researches show that certain food can start arthritic pain. But on the positive side, recent studies also show that some food can allev...read more
A pain in the neck
The neck supports the head, enabling it to move, and provides a link between the head and the trunk. Seven cervical vertebrae support the neck. However, because the neck is less protected than the rest of the...read more
Are you an ideal candidate for prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair the painful area. For the patient who has localized areas of pain or the person who has had a recent injury from an accident, Prolotherapy is a very effective treatm...read more
Arthritis ? Try eating fish
The joints in the human body are areas where two or more bones move against one another, to provide the body with it's flexibility and movement. Just as in steel machines, those hard elements moving against each other require...read more
Arthritis all the way down to your feet
Arthritis is a disease of the joints which causes them to become inflamed and stiffen. There are three types of arthritis Rheumatoid Osteo-arthritis Gout Gout is the resu...read more
Arthritis and ayurveda
Arthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. According to Ayurveda arthritis is primarily a vata (air) disease which is due to accumulation of toxins in the joints and is known as amavat...read more
Arthritis pain relief with acupuncture
Acupuncture has been used to relieve arthritis pain in traditional Chinese medicine for many thousands of years. It has recently become a widely used technique in western medicine – both by doctors and...read more
Arthritis: cause and treatment
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints or the muscles which can cause great pain, stiffness and discomfort. There are any different types of arthritis and their effect varies greatly. The effects can rang...read more
Arthritis: diet and fish oil in arthritis pain
Arthritis pain has never been easy to treat and arthritis symptoms have often been managed by the use of possibly toxic or unpalatable arthritis medication. Arthritis pain relief sometimes comes at a price!...read more
Arthritis: joints gone bad
Arthritis literally means joint inflammation and is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting about one in every six Americans. Although arthritis is often referred to as one disease, it...read more
Arthritis: painful onstruction syndrome
Arthritis is known as 'Painful Obstruction Syndrome' in Chinese medicine and is something that acupuncturists commonly treat. Types ‘Wind Bi type’ Joint pain which moves from o...read more
Back pain
We usually consider the back as two separate sections: the upper back, or thoracic spine, and the lower back, or lumbar vertebra. Most chronic back pain occurs in the lower back. In fact, low...read more
Do you have degenerative arthritis?
With 10 million or more people with arthritis, the majority of them will have degenerative arthritis. This arthritis is called Osteoarthritis. Degenerative arthritis occurs w...read more
Elbow pain: some information
Description Injuries in general, such as recreational activities, work-related tasks, work or projects around the home and falls, but especially sports injuries, are the most common cause of elbow pa...read more
Get to the "joint" of arthritis pain!!
What is joint pain? Joint pain is any pain that occurs in and/or around a joint – the place where two bones meet. In the UK the most common cause is arthritis. Accord...read more
Having joint problems ?
Joint problems Arthritis is a joint-related condition that affects billions of people as they grow older. It typically involves pain, inflammation and stiffness. What causes arthritis? People aren't entir...read more
Hips: when they don't move that easily any more
One of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body, the hip consists of a ball (femoral head) at the top of the thigh bone (femur) that fits into a rounded socket (acetabulum) in the pelvis. Bands of tissue...read more
Information about arthritis
Arthritis literally means joint inflammation and is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting about one in every six Americans. Although arthritis is often referred to ...read more
Joint pains
A lifetime of wear and tear on the joints often leads to degeneration of the joint structures, especially the cartilage. The most common victims are the weight-bearing joints, such as the kne...read more
Knee pain
The largest joint in the body, the knee is made up of the lower end of the thigh bone (femur), which rotates on the upper end of the shin bone (tibia), and the knee cap (patellae), which slides in a groove on...read more
Let's take a look at psoriasis
Psoriasis is an autoimmune problem, a dysfunction of the body's metabolism, similar to that which occurs in arthritis (psoriasis is often associated with arthritis) so it seems a cure...read more
Living with a chronic illness
What is chronic illness? Chronic illness refers to a group of illnesses that are permanent or last a long time. Examples of chronic illnesses include: allergies arthritis asthm...read more
Osteoporosis: calcium and vitamin D are key ingredients
People in the United States consume more dairy products and other foods high in calcium than the citizens of any other two nations on earth put together. Why is it then, that the U.S. has the world's highest rate of o...read more
Psoriasis and arthritis become one
What is psoriatic arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis is a particular pattern of arthritis seen in association with psoriasis. There may be inflammation of one of several joints either in the han...read more
Relieving your aching joints and arthritis: are there options?
The Baby Boomer generation or those approaching fifty to sixty-five years of age is the fastest growing segment of the US population. Although these maturing adults are expected to live longer than their predecessors, many co...read more
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