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Nighttime Back Pain
Nighttime back pain is a specific kind of lower back pain that may point to a serious problem with your spine. If you’ve never previously experienced pain in your lower back area, it’s possible that you will. Between 60% and 80% of the American population goes through some form of lower back pain during their life. This is the second most common reason why people pay a visit to their doctor. But as weakening as back … Read entire article »
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ED a Possible Warning Sign for Heart Problems
According to an article in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice, erectile dysfunction is an early red flag for heart disease, and could provide an opportunity to prevent future heart attacks and strokes. Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction normally develop heart-related symptoms within 2 to 3 years. They are also at risk of going through … Read entire article »
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How pain affects your sleep habits
Imagine lying in bed, unable to sleep due to the throbbing pain in your back. It’s been there for weeks, you can barely move from your bed, but you are not getting any decent sleep because of the intensity of the pain. Losing sleep over pain is a fairly common occurrence, says David Neumeyer, MD, associate director of the Sleep Disorder Center at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. “Pain and sleep are integrally connected,” he explains. According to him, chronic pain is quite common in the overall population and even more common in people who suffer from lack of sleep, which tends to become a vicious cycle. Pain directly affects the capacity to sleep, … Read entire article »
5 common misconceptions about pain and pain relief
The things you don’t know about pain and pain relief can hurt you. Huge leaps have been achieved in the understanding of pain and its treatment throughout the last decade. Pain that was once considered untreatable is now manageable. Medical evidence shows that many beliefs about pain and pain relief are no true. Here is what experts in this field say … Read entire article »
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