Midlife brings many changes for women, and menopause is described as this transition. During menopause, the body is resetting itself for the oncoming years, and this results in a variety of fluctuations in mood and emotional balance, weight, hormone levels, cardiovascular health, and the increased risk or symptoms of osteoporosis. Coping with menopause may be ...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that affects countless people across the globe. Wide-spread pain, chronic headaches and chronic fatigue plague fibromyalgia patients. There are many treatment options available, from over the counter medications to prescription medication. Some great resources for fibromyalgia are WebMD and The National Fibromyalgia Association. There are also treatments that do not ...
An accident that resulted in injury to my knee and sacroiliac joint left me in tremendous pain. Naproxen (Aleve) was prescribed to reduce the inflammation causing the pain. Doctors told me the pain might never go away, which meant relying indefinitely on NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) as a pain reliever. My family doctor tracked my ...
I have been practicing medicine for a lot of years. Lately, I see a lot of patients whose major symptom is “pain”. It seems that the answer to this, in our society today, is some type of “Narcotic” medication. It really doesn’t seem to matter what kind of pain it is, my patients want their ...
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is characterized by the need to move the legs in order to stop uncomfortable sensations in the legs and feet. RLS occurs most frequently in older and middle-aged adults. Stress can make the symptoms of restless leg syndrome worse. The cause for RLS, in most patients is unknown, but it is ...
There is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans after surgery and traumatic injuries, but not many doctors know about it. It causes patients to suffer with excruciating pain that is hard to cope with, and if not treated it can cause long term damage. The condition I am speaking of is called ...
Seeing your dog through a leg amputation surgery is a scary proposition for any dog owner, whether the amputation is due to disease or injury. I have personally seen two of my greyhounds (Apollo at age 10, and Mikey at age 11) through the surgery, and have spoken with many other dog owners as their ...
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