Looking for a natural way to get your joints moving in the morning? Close the medicine cabinet and try an age-old remedy that has stood the test of time: heat and ice. The only question? Which works best and when? What ice and heat do for our bodies When you warm up a sore joint or tired muscle, the blood vessels get bigger. This allows more… Continue reading Hot Or Cold Therapy?
Tag: chronic pain
How Friendship May Be A Cornerstone To Pain Management- Especially During This Pandemic
Pain can be debilitating and isolating. Too often all we want to do is crawl back into bed and stay there. It's hard to imagine dealing with anyone when we're hurting. Yet there's no question we all feel better when we push ourselves to be more active. 9 times out of 10, getting out and… Continue reading How Friendship May Be A Cornerstone To Pain Management- Especially During This Pandemic
Arthritis; Diagnosis To Treatment
Last week I shared details about different types of arthritis. In this post, we'll share how arthritis is diagnosed and treated.
Does Joint Pain Always Point To Arthritis?
People frequently ask me if they have arthritis because they have joint pain. The word arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Add “itis” to anything and you get inflammation of that area: Myositis, inflammation of the musclesVasculitis- inflammation of the blood vesselsDiverticulitis- inflammation of the colonHepatitis - inflammation of the liver. Joints are no different. Inflammation is… Continue reading Does Joint Pain Always Point To Arthritis?
Fight or Flight
We can’t help but feel stressed and anxious during these difficult times. There’s so much uncertainty. And all that stress impacts our physical health. Even in the best of times it’s a struggle, but the pandemic, financial, work related and political issues have set a new high. It has clearly exacerbated an already painful situation.… Continue reading Fight or Flight