For 12 weeks, adults with persistent lower-back pain either took gentle yoga classes, performed conventional aerobic and strengthening exercises or followed advice from a back pain self-help book as part of a recent study. Result: After 72 weeks, the participants who performed...
Nerve pain is one of the worst kinds of pain. People with a pinched nerve (sometimes called a "stinger”) may experience...
Sciatica pain often gets better on its own. There is no evidence that spinal decompression does any good. Anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone shots...
Many patients ask me to recommend a natural treatment for neck stiffness. Supplements that work well include homeopathic Rhus toxicodendron—take two...
There are very few upper-body movements that don't require use of the neck. That's why neck injury is...
Waking up with a sore jaw or a headache may indicate that you grind your teeth in your sleep. This condition, called...
Many people assume that they could never practice yoga because it requires so much flexibility. The truth is, inflexibility is actually one...
Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain illness, affects up to six million Americans, primarily women of childbearing age, according to the American College of...
Cancer patients who ordinarily used oral morphine for "breakthrough" pain (sudden moderate to severe pain that is not controlled by...
Many patients have asked me about the well-publicized Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial. This six-month, multicenter clinical trial tested glucosamine and chondroitin...
The anti-inflammatory properties of rosehips, I found in wild dog rose (Rose canina), may help alleviate the pain and stiffness of arthritic...
I started getting weekly acupuncture treatments to relieve chronic pain in my neck and lower back and to ease the acute pain...