Searching for a Diabetic Neuropathy Cure? New, Proven Treatment Revealed
Proven Relief of Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms 80 Year-Old Technique Effectively Improves Circulation & Nerve Supply to Legs Beginning in 1929 German physical therapists developed a gentle...
View ArticleVitamin D for Pain
Looking for more input on how you can manage back pain or chronic pain? I’ll get right to the point – consider your vitamin-D levels. Four Facts About Vitamin D for Pain FACT 1: Many people in the US...
View ArticleExperiencing Chronic Pain? Rediscover the Joy of Gentle Movement
To fight chronic pain you have to get moving. Sitting or lying around won’t get you anywhere. A sedentary lifestyle will increase your pain while boosting your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and...
View ArticleGene Linked to Chronic Pain
British researchers have discovered a gene in mice that codes for a protein related to the experience of chronic pain. They’ve genetically engineered a strain of mice lacking a gene called HCN2....
View ArticleWhat Is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? And What Can the Millions Who Experience It Do To Get Relief? The pelvic floor refers to the muscles and connective tissues that form a supportive sling beneath the...
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It’s Not the Pain, It’s the Fatigue
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Go Way Beyond “I’m Tired” In a recent survey, fibromyalgia sufferers tried to describe what their symptoms were really like. Large numbers reported an overwhelming feeling of...
View ArticleGentle, Effective Pain Relief with NeuroTactile™ Therapy
The Eighty Year Old Treatment of The Future The Year Is 1929… A physical therapist in Germany has such a serious circulation problem in her leg that she’s scheduled to have it amputated. While lying...
View ArticleFibromyalgia — One Of The Symptoms Of Mineral Deficiency?
Possible role of supplements in the natural treatment of fibromyalgia After analyzing samples of hair from 44 women with fibromyalgia and 122 healthy controls, a team of doctors determined that...
View ArticleWhat Is Postherpetic Neuralgia?
The pain of shingles is bad enough. With shingles, you get a rash on one side of your trunk or face. It can be extremely painful. The seeds for shingles are sown when you first get chicken pox (or are...
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Ultra Yoga and Exercises for Pelvic Floor Muscles
Today’s guest article, courtesy of Marisa Sullivan, consists of an interview she gave to Sally M. Rivertones of the Williamsburg-Greenpoint News. Ultra Yoga The importance of the female pelvic floor...
View ArticleFibromyalgia and Chronic Pain — Part 2
In the first part of this article, I began to summarize some of the main points of agreement about fibromyalgia that are emerging as a scientific consensus. You can catch up with the first part of the...
View ArticleFibromyalgia and Chronic Pain — Part 3
Based on the latest scientific knowledge about fibromyalgia and chronic pain, which I’ve covered in the first 2 parts of this article, and also based on my many years’ experience treating patients with...
View ArticlePain Sensitization in the Spinal Cord
Scientists prove it’s true – the spinal cord gets into the act to maintain chronic pain. The experience of chronic pain is more than the sum of its parts. Chronic pain sufferers are familiar with the...
View ArticleNew Evidence on NeuroTactile Therapy (bindegewebsmassage)
New Evidence Emerges of NeuroTactile Therapy Effect on Skin Temperature, Blood Flow The physical medicine treatment Bindegewebsmassage (NeuroTactile ™ Therapy) has been around for more than 80 years....
View ArticleGuest Article: What Is Biofeedback Therapy for Chronic Pain?
Thanks to Dr. Lawrence Thomas, Director of The Brain Clinic, for today’s article. Biofeedback for Chronic Pain The term chronic pain covers a vast area, from very specific sites of pain to more global...
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Don’t Let Your Healing Get Stuck Between Second and Third Gear
Sometimes pain doesn’t go away as you wish it would Examples include: chronic back pain plantar fasciitis tennis elbow patellofemoral syndrome tight IT band rotator cuff problems tight muscle trigger...
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My Dog Saved My Life
“Dr. Ron, my dog saved my life,” one of my patients told me recently. “My chronic pain and fibromyalgia had gotten really bad and I didn’t have the energy to do anything. I was just about able to...
View ArticleExercise Changes Pain Modulation in the Brain
“Exercise is the best antidepressant and analgesic that’s ever been invented,” said Dr. Benedict Kolber of the Chronic Pain Research Consortium. Dr. Kolber was moderating a panel at the annual meeting...
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Poor Sleep – The Hidden Epidemic
Our nation’s health and our medical system are being swamped by an epidemic of obesity and overweight. If you don’t read the health news (like I do), just look around you the next time you’re in a...
View ArticleChronic Pain and the Brain
“Chronic pain is a significant public health problem, affecting millions of Americans and incurring substantial economic costs to society.” That’s a quote from Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, HHS acting...
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