Treating Sprains and Strains: Are You Doing It Wrong?
Chances are that you've had sprains and strains in some part of your body during your lifetime. If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky. These “simple” injuries are very painful! While most people use the words...
Peripheral Neuropathies: Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease is a devastating, inherited disease, but life with CMT doesn't have to be grim. Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome is a series of neuropathic disorders that affect the nerves of the brain...
Foot and Ankle Surgery: How to Choose the Right Surgeon
Our feet help carry our bodies to wherever we wish to go. When we suffer from feet and heel ailments, it becomes very uncomfortable to move about and conduct our daily chores. Due to the...
The Best Sleeping Positions for Pain Management
When you live with chronic pain, sleeping can be, well, a pain. Not only does the physical pain keep you awake at night, just knowing that you need sleep to help you feel better...
5 Remedies and Prevention Tips for Foot Pain
From construction to retail, people in all types of workplaces are dealing with the sore feet that come along with standing for long periods of time. In fact, research shows that up to 42 percent...
What Exactly Is Phantom Limb?
What Causes Phantom Limb Pain? After the amputation is complete and the limb is no longer in place, the nerve endings at the amputation site may continue to function in an unusual way. When phantom...
Technological Advances in Ankle Replacement Surgery
Hip and knee replacements total over three quarters of a million annually, but until now, ankle surgeries were rarely performed. Replacement techniques have changed dramatically in recent years and have given doctors new ways...
A Pain in the Foot
One-third of Americans suffer foot-related pain. Do you? From head to toe, Americans are feeling pain. Now new research puts a twist on the old saying pain in the neck, pointing instead to the fact...
