Tingling hands and fingers – it seems so minor! And, maybe just a little annoying? It might come on after using your smartphone a bit more liberally one week, or after spending more time at your keyboard than usual. Did your hand just fall asleep? And should you be concerned? The biggest question we get […]
Chronic back pain has a way of infiltrating so many nooks and crannies of life. It can get in the way of taking vacations with family, doing the exercises that you love most, and even interfere with proper sleep. All of these pieces over time can feel incredibly detrimental to
Whiplash: it comes on in an instant, but can stay with you for quite some time. Between neck pain and stiffness, loss of range of motion in the neck, headaches, and dizziness, the laundry list of unpleasant symptoms is enough to keep anyone from enjoying day-to-day life. The good news
Overuse-Related Shoulder Injuries This one tells it like it is: some shoulder injuries come from plain overuse. Maybe you have a physical job that requires frequent heavy lifting or you started an intense workout routine; whatever it is, if you’re overusing the joint, eventually you’ll find your breaking point. Below
How Does Your Body Change During Pregnancy? Obviously, we’re all aware of the signature external giveaway of pregnancy: the baby bump. However, throughout the course of gestation, a woman’s body is host to many unseen changes as well. With the surge of different hormones at various times, and ultimately the
Whiplash: in one jarring instant, everything changes. Neck pain. Loss of range of motion in your neck. Pounding headaches. Fatigue. Dizziness. If you’ve experienced the intense, sudden injury of whiplash, we already know that this resonates with you deeply. It can feel as if normal life has been turned upside
I am woman, hear me roar— or shriek from back pain, if you are one of the many women who battle an aching back on a regular basis. Ladies, we’ll give you the disappointing news first: studies have shown that there are a handful of back conditions that tend to
If you think you may be suffering from arthritis, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, it’s the leading cause of disability in the U.S., with 54 million adults and 300,000 babies and children living with arthritis of some kind. Just what is arthritis, what causes it and what are the
It’s impossible to plan your life around debilitating pain that may strike at any time. Patients often describe their migraine headaches as a throbbing pain radiating from deep inside the head, often from just one side. Lasting from several hours to many days, migraines may also cause sensitivity to sound
It happens in a flash— you’ve been in an automobile accident. Then comes the stress, worry, insurance claims, and heaven forbid, healing from serious physical injuries. In the swirl of post-accident events, many people underestimate the lingering ramifications of the initial impact. Even if your wreck was relatively minor, never
