Pain

5 Strategies to Protect Your Back
Back or Neck Pain

5 Strategies to Protect Your Back

Back problems are incredibly common, striking people of all ages. There are a multitude of causes of back pain, from…

The Best Rx: Take a Walk
Foot Health

The Best Rx: Take a Walk

Hippocrates is known for commanding, “Do no harm.” But the ancient Greek physician also wisely proclaimed, “Walking is man’s best…

That Bump On the Head
Pain Relief

That Bump On the Head

Odds are it has happened to you. You wake in the middle of the night and have to use the…

The Pain Gap
Pain

The Pain Gap

More than one in five U.S. adults live with chronic pain, defined as unrelenting pain that lasts longer than three…

When to Go to the Emergency Room
Pain

When to Go to the Emergency Room

When you have an unexpected illness or injury, you have a variety of options: your doctor’s office, a walk-in medical…

Battling Bunions
Foot Health

Battling Bunions

A slightly goofy word that connotes pain and deformity, bunion is derived from the Greek word for turnip. It’s a…

Toeing the Line
Foot Health

Toeing the Line

Until recently, surgery to remove a bunion—that unsightly, bony bump on the joint at the base of the big toe—was…

Avoiding Ankle Accidents
Foot Health

Avoiding Ankle Accidents

Ankle rolls and sprains are unwelcome surprises: You step off an unexpected curb, have an unsteady moment on a hiking…

Put Your Best Foot Forward
Foot Health

Put Your Best Foot Forward

When you think about exercising your core, you probably think about planks, crunches, and other moves aimed at strengthening your…

Knee Replacement Goes Ultra High Tech
Knee

Knee Replacement Goes Ultra High Tech

Knee replacement surgery is now more customized than ever thanks to 3D technology. How it helps you choose the right implant, speeds recovery and more…

Bee Venom Injections Relieve Knee Osteoarthritis
Joint Conditions

Bee Venom Injections Relieve Knee Osteoarthritis

Injecting honey bee venom into the knee improves osteoarthritis pain and disability, according to recent research. Read on for the details…

Yoga Improves Migraine Treatment
Migraine

Yoga Improves Migraine Treatment

Adding yoga to usual migraine treatments may reduce the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks, according to a new study in the medical journal Neurology.

Arthritis Drugs Linked to Depression
Arthritis

Arthritis Drugs Linked to Depression

People treated with a biologic drug for inflammatory joint disease are more likely to also take an antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug. The details…

What’s Really Causing Your Muscle Pain—Sarah Hiner talks to Laurie Steelsmith, ND, LAc
Pain Relief

What’s Really Causing Your Muscle Pain—Sarah Hiner talks to Laurie Steelsmith, ND, LAc

If nothing seems to relieve your pain, your body’s fascia may hold the solution. Naturopathic physician Laurie Steelsmith, ND, joins Sarah Hiner to explain.

Easing the Real Source of Your Neck Pain
Back or Neck Pain

Easing the Real Source of Your Neck Pain

Neck stretches or massage don’t address the real cause of neck pain. For lasting relief, target this set of muscles with resistance training.