Back pain is an epidemic that affects up to 80 percent of adults during their lifetime, according to the National Institutes of Health (a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services). In fact, back problems are the most common cause of job-related disability. It is an all-encompassing condition that not only targets…
Do you know which contact sports cause the most concussions? If you said football, you are doubly correct. Both football and what we Americans refer to as soccer are at the top of the list for sports-related brain injury to both adult athletes and children. We all know what can happen when two players collide…
Many people have a fear of flying – but when it comes to heading out on the highway, most don’t think twice about the risks. Riding in a motor vehicle presents an increased risk of getting into an accident and suffering orthopedic injuries. In fact, vehicle crashes are the number-one cause of unintentional injury in…
Lower back pain is one of the most common sources of chronic discomfort, and it can be brought on by everything from straining a muscle to a pinched nerve to chronic arthritis. Whatever the cause, all you want is relief. Fortunately, there are many effective treatments for lower back pain, depending on how simple or…
Living with chronic pain can be debilitating to a person’s quality of life. While there are numerous pain management techniques out there, finding the right one for you can be difficult. In fact, most people don’t have just one solution for pain management. It often takes a combination of treatments to tamp down and control…
The late, great physicist Stephen Hawking was onto something when he said, “To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” After all, many of earth’s most cutting-edge technologies were inspired by the vastness of outer space. One great example is the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill. Dr. Robert Whalen was working…
Modern science has significantly affected how pain is managed today as opposed to a few years ago. “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning,” is an old joke that wasn’t too far removed from the truth back in the day. Health professionals at one time had a limited arsenal to combat their patient’s…
“Oh, my aching back!” Or, it could be my shoulder, my hip, my knee, or my neck. Regardless of the location, pain, especially chronic pain, can dramatically affect your quality of life. Yet, if you are experiencing it, you are not alone. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for which people go…
