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Dietary Remedies for Intermittent Claudication
Severe cramps and tingling in your buttocks, thighs, and calves is called intermittent claudication. Clogged blood vessels prevent adequate blood flow.
Back Surgery: When Is It the Right Time?
Have you tried medication, exercise, even physical therapy for your back pain but nothing is helping? Perhaps your doctor has recommended spinal surgery, but your...
A Hard Pill to Swallow
You do it about 1,000 times a day and, if you are lucky, don’t think about it: You just swallow. But if you have started...
Drug-Free Solutions for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is the most common chronic condition that physicians diagnose, according to a 2023 study from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Natural Treatment for Sprains and Strains
Sprains and strains are common due to an awkward movement. Natural remedies can help reduce swelling and speed up healing.
Natural Remedies for Muscle Pain and Inflammation
Natural remedies for muscle pain and inflammation can ease tired and sore muscles due to workplace strain and overexertion.
How to Halt Lower Back Pain With Exercise
It sounds counterintuitive, but exercise—strength training, in particular—is one of the best ways to alleviate joint pain. Why? Because in most cases the tissue causing...
New Ways to Fight Migraine
Researchers still are trying to unravel the mystery of the intense form of head pain known as migraine. If you suffer from this debilitating neurological...
TLC for Chronic Wounds
For 7 million Americans, chronic, hard-to-heal wounds are a big problem. Chronic wounds are those that haven’t healed completely in four weeks, even with standard...
Knee Arthritis: Questioning the Standard of Care
If you have pain and stiffness in your knees that isn’t caused by a recent injury, you may have knee osteoarthritis (OA), often called “wear...
Give Foot Pain the Boot
Virtually all of us experience foot pain at some point in our lives. Feet are like car tires—but unlike tires, feet are not replaceable. Even...
