Did you suffer a muscle strain or are you feeling sore after a strenuous workout? Cryotherapy can provide pain relief…
About 800 million people worldwide have low-back pain, and it is a leading cause of disability and reduced quality of…
Mr. B* was a 71-year-old veteran who had lived with chronic arm pain ever since a car accident 25 years…
Sciatica nerve pain—typically some combination of burning, numbness, a tingling pins-and-needles feeling and throbbing—is very real. The cause may be…
One of the most common physical complaints, especially for older adults, is a knee that swells or aches. Some people…
Feeling pain in your shoulder that just won’t go away? It could be rotator cuff tendinitis, says Terrance Sgroi, DPT,…
Is heel pain bothering you? Don’t ignore it—it could be plantar fasciitis, a condition that will only get worse without…
Tennis elbow is the scourge of the courts. Golfer’s elbow causes more suffering on the links than sand traps. And…
One in three adults experience neck pain each year. Are you one of them? Digital devices such as smartphones are…
All headaches are not created equal, says board-certified neurologist and headache specialist Brian M. Grosberg, MD. One type of headache—thunderclap…
Thanks to public awareness campaigns, most people are aware of the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), especially concussions. A…
For millions of people, chronic pain can make even simple tasks difficult. Not only can it reduce physical, mental, and…
Hollywood’s portrayal of hypnosis—where the therapist waves a pocket watch in front of the patient and says, “You’re feeling very…
A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert back to its juvenile form, rendering it essentially immortal. Elephants rarely…
Between our bones and the muscles or tendons near joints called bursae, and if they become inflamed, the result is bursitis.
