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What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Tips For Beating The Pain!
Characterized by a tingling in the wrists that leads to an overall numbness in the hands, Carpal tunnel syndrome affects 3% of women and 2% of men in their lifetime. But what is it? Widely...
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Study Says Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked To Blood Clots: Overall Risk Is Small...
A new study has given additional credence to something many researchers have long suspected: rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher risk of blood clots in the first ten years after their...
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6 Sly Sources of Breast Pain
As women, we’ve all dealt with tender breasts at one time or another. From a breast that is sensitive to pressure, to a set that screams “off limits” to your partner—breast pain can get in the way from...
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The 10 Most Common Causes of Knee Pain
The knee is the largest joint in the body and knee pain is a common complaint across all age groups. It may be due to a diverse range of causes including sudden injury, overuse injury, or an underlying...
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5 Reasons You Are Experiencing Chronic Pain
We often get aches and pains throughout the day, but that’s just part of being alive—and it gets more prevalent as we age. However, many people unfortunately have pain that never quite goes away,...
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Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Do You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating disease. It causes joints and muscles to be inflamed, resulting in a multitude of symptoms. Many people who suffer from RA just attribute it to “old age...
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Most Common Symptoms of Depressive Disorder
Depression is much more than feeling sad. It is a mood disorder that can interfere with everyday life. According to medical experts, there are a number of types of depression including: major...
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Signs and Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder of the muscles and joints that typically afflicts those over the age of 65. Closely related to giant cell arteritis (GCA), both inflammatory...
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Most Common Signs and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
Causing widespread pain to an estimated 5.8 million people in the United States, fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal disorder that amplifies the way the brain processes pain, often leaving the body’s...
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Common Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome affects the median nerve of the carpal tunnel in the wrist. This actual tunnel is made up of bone, tendons, tissue, and the median nerve that travel into the wrist, hand, palm,...
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Important Facts About Sepsis
Sepsis is dangerous. Technically, it’s a complication that’s related to the body responding to an infection. In the end, it can result in damage to critical tissue, the failure of vital organs, and...
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Natural Remedies for Relieving Pain
When experiencing pain, it is easy to reach for an over-the-counter remedy like Aspirin, Tylenol or Advil. These pharmaceutical options may be effective, but they also come with a lengthy list of...
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Common Complications of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Although it’s not a particularly well-known illness, polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, is very serious and in some situations may prove fatal. The disease involves the development of non-cancerous...
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6 Painless Facts about Hypalgesia
This is a condition (also called hypoalgesia) that is characterized by lowered pain sensitivity in patients, which is usually a result of a secondary health condition (such as high blood pressure). It...
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Ways to Relax Your Muscles Naturally
No matter what you do in your personal and professional time, you’re pretty well bound to suffer from muscle soreness at some point. Whether you’re a computer programmer who’s stuck at a desk all day...
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Most Common Lupus Symptoms and Risk Factors
Lupus is an autoimmune disease (when your body’s defense systems turn on you) and can cause chronic conditions lasting for years. Cases of lupus can range from relatively mild to life threatening, so...
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Common Signs Indicating You May Have a Blood Infection
When sepsis (a condition that results when an infection enters the bloodstream) occurs, the immune system is greatly compromised when the body attempts to put the proper defenses in place. However, if...
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Health Facts About Functional Neurological Disorders
Functional neurological disorder (FND)—also commonly referred to as conversion disorder—is a relatively new umbrella term that is used to describe “nervous system (neurological) symptoms that can’t be...
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Common Signs and Symptoms of a Blood Clot
Blood clots typically form deep within the veins of the legs, which is referred to as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and can travel through the body. In addition to being potentially life threatening, one...
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Possible Medical Causes of Hyperventilation
Hyperventilation, or overbreathing, is a condition in which a person breathes deeper and more rapidly than normal. As a result of exhaling more than they inhale, the blood’s carbon dioxide levels...
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