Category: Chronic & Acute Pain

The Most Common Cause of Knee Pain in Bicycle Riders

At some time, one out of three cyclists suffers serious knee pain (Am J Sports Med, 2010 Dec;38(12):2494-501). It often occurs with a new bike, upon returning to cycling after a long hiatus, or when you are trying to increase either your intensity or your mileage. If your knee starts to hurt while you are…


Pacific Stinging Trees Pave the Way for New Pain Treatments

Brushing up against a stinging tree is no pleasant experience, but these inflictors of pain may also hold the key to unlocking new treatments for pain, researchers at Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) have found. The team from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, including Dr. Sam Robinson, studied toxins from both Australian and New Zealand…


Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a chronic inflammatory condition consisting of muscular and joint pain and fatigue.  Three to five percent of the population suffers with this condition; more than eighty percent are women.  This is one of the fastest growing disabling conditions in the US. You can beat Fibromyalgia with natural lifestyle strategies. Fibromyalgia is classically diagnosed…


Migraine Sufferers Have Options Beyond Just Pain Medication

Migraine headaches currently affect more than one billion people across the globe and are the second-leading cause of disability worldwide. Nearly one-quarter of U.S. households have at least one member who suffers from migraines. An estimated 85.6 million workdays are lost as a result of migraine headaches each year. Yet many who suffer with migraine…


Simple Fixes to Ease Joint Pain 

Those aching joints. The pain can stem from several causes. But in some cases, you may be able to improve your condition simply by changing some habits. Move more  Lose weight Be mindful of your movement  Reduce your intake of inflammatory foods.  The human body is a wonder to behold, but pain can make it…


Natural Pain Killer With Powerful Ability to Remove Blood Clots and Dead Tissue

Most enzymes fall into two categories. Digestive enzymes helps break down food while systemic enzymes, taken away from food, work to fight against unwanted proteins and harmful cells, like cancer cells. Systemic enzymes work to support the body’s normal inflammatory process. Fibrin is an insoluble protein that the body uses in wound healing and repair….


Prostate Inflammation: Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies

Prostatitis (prostate inflammation) causes painful urination, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) increase the risk of developing the condition. Prostatitis can be referred to as an infection of the prostate, but inflammation often occurs without a known infection. Roughly five to ten percent of prostatitis cases are caused by a bacterial infection, but luckily, it does not lead…


When Back Pain Is Related to Kidney Disease: Here’s How to Tell

Dr. David Gu, director of HouFeng Diabetes & Hemodialysis Clinic, often receives patients who come in to relieve their renal pain. However, after examination, the vast majority of these patients have lower back pain caused by other factors such as muscle strain. Kidneys are “silent organs,” he says, and many kidney diseases do not result…


Banish Tension Headaches With Time-Honored Remedies

 Stress seems to be built into our daily lives, whether created by looming work deadlines, nerve-wracking traffic jams, or the never-ending demands of parenthood.  And for many, this stress is heralded by the blooming of a tension headache. Typified by a dull, steady pain – and sometimes accompanied by a band of tightness around the…


Toxic Mold Illness 101

Buildings used to breathe. It was inevitable and somewhat helpful, but it can make it more expensive to heat and cool those spaces with common central heating and cooling systems. When the oil embargo of the 1970s came along, building practices shifted to focus on more hermetically sealed buildings as a means to save energy….