"As an arthritis specialist, one area that I see people complain about more often than almost any other, is their feet." So says Dr. Nathan Wei, Clinical Director of The Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland. "This is too bad because there are many treatments that can be helpful," Dr. Wei adds.The foot is made up of 26 bones and 39 muscles...The foot and ankle are designed to bear weight. The multiple joints in the feet are...
When it comes to pain relief, patients will do just about anything to make their discomfort go away. Whether it is popping the latest Tylenol capsule to undergoing expensive surgical procedures, a pain-free life is one of the most important goals for an individual suffering from an painful condition. One of the more inexpensive and sometimes most effective remedies for pain relief is the use of pain relief creams. Whenever throbbing, redness, swelling or a stinging sensation is felt...
Dealing with lower back pain can be tough for some patients. At times, the pain is hard to manage, and painkillers might not be the right solution. Depending on the facts of the case, doctors may use epidural steroid injections. In this post, we will discuss some of the aspects of such injections in detail.What's an epidural steroid injection?The use of injections for low back pain is limited to certain cases, but this is certainly one of the many...
Causes of nerve pain are numerous but the main ones include:-Damaged and/or compressed nerves due to a traumatic event such as a fall, -Nerve damage following surgery, -Sciatica, -Plantar fasciitis or foot pain in general, -Fibromyalgia, pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, -Nerve damage caused by drug abuse, -Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN), the onset pain from the Shingles Rash, -Diabetes, neuropathy and neuropathic pain.To get pain relief, you have several options, but none of them work all the time, and most are not without risk to...
Gout pain relief is available not only through conventional western medicine, but also through alternative medicines such as the ancient form of ayurvedic medicine. In ayurvedic medicine, gout is referred to as vatrakta. Vatrakta is indicated biochemically of: - An augmentation in the concentration level of serum urate. - Recurrent acute pain attacks within the joints, which may become persistent and chronic in nature. - Occurrence of monosodium...
Pain medications are a real boon for people who are suffering from terrible aches and pains. Some of these medicines are extremely helpful in recouping back to life and stretching life expectancy in illnesses like hyper tension, heart problems and diabetes. They help to alleviate the pain for people who have become victims of accidents, injuries, operations and degenerative illnesses like arthritis. But the biggest draws back of these medicines are that there...
