There is an opioid crisis in America. Over 2 million Americans each year are affected by prescription opioid misuse, whether through their own addiction or the addiction of a loved one. This opioid epidemic doesn’t just affect those who suffer from addiction; it also severely impacts the families who live with someone who has abused…
Do you think you may need surgery to treat your back pain? Think again. There are many treatment options open to people that suffer from this type of pain. It is always a good idea to exhaust all non-invasive efforts before turning to surgery. You could save yourself from going under the knife, so to…
Going to your first physical therapy session may put you on edge if you don’t know what to expect. The good news is there is nothing to fear! With more than 1.5 billion people across the globe suffering from chronic pain and more than 650 muscles and roughly 206 bones in the human body potentially…
The human skeleton is the product of millions of years of evolution, and human beings can do something even our closest primate ancestors cannot: walk upright for a lifetime. Our early ancestors gave up their vegetarian, tree-bound lifestyle to start running and hunting game as the rainforests of Africa shrank, and the human form adapted….
Everyone has the ability to gain from access to fitness equipment, especially with the home fitness store available. You may not have time to go to the gym when they are open, and a packed schedule makes it hard. So, you need to work exercise into your own home schedule. Home fitness equipment does require…
With urgent care center growing rapidly in popularity, serving up to three million people on a weekly basis, it can be hard to know exactly how best to utilize one, particularly one in your neighborhood. There are definitely cases that should not be brought to an urgent care center, but more can be handled by…
If you’re looking for high quality health care, consider your local urgent care center. Urgent care locations can be found all throughout the United States, with well over 7,000 of them documented as of the year of 2016. Now serving upwards of three million patients on a weekly basis and staffing around 20,000 doctors, this…
Exercise is an integral part of life for many Americans today. Whether it’s a daily walk, a bi-weekly run, or a weekly visit to the gym, the core reasons why people exercise vary widely. The desire to attain attractive physiques, primarily motivates younger people. A typical male longs for a pristinely contoured body featuring an…
For many people, one of the grim realities of life can be having to deal with a physical disability of some kind that can limit mobility and hamper your movement. In a lot of cases, people who have lost the use of their legs would require some kind of contraption to move about freely. The…
Your complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is in your left arm up into my neck. Typically a form of chronic pain that affects a leg or an arm, CRPS typically develops after a stroke, a heart attack, a surgery, or an injury. Some days even the slightest breeze hurts. It is why you wear long…
