The Pain that Lingers: How to Manage Phantom Limb Pain
The appendage may be gone, but the pain lives on. Phantom limb pain refers to painful and lasting sensations that radiate from a limb, extremity or other body part that is no longer connected...
5 Common Basketball Injuries and Treatment
The game of basketball is said to have been invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith. He supposedly developed the game as a less injury-prone alternative to American...
The 5 Most Common Football Injuries (and How to Prevent Them)
The crisp feeling in the air reminds us that football season is around the corner. Football games are a time to come together to cheer on our favorite teams and players. It’s a good...
Don’t Risk Eye Damage During the Solar Eclipse
The Solar Eclipse August 2017
America will experience a total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. During the eclipse, the skies will darken from Oregon to South Carolina on a patch of land that extends...
Don’t Miss These Commonly Overlooked Treatments for Back Pain
Let's look at some common and effective treatments for back pain:
Use hot and cold therapy
The process of alternating between heat and cold can really help relieve back pain. Heat therapy helps by stopping the...
Tiger Woods’ DUI: A Lesson in Chronic Pain Medications
Tiger Woods was charged with a DUI earlier this week, but claims that alcohol wasn’t the culprit. Police found Woods asleep behind the wheel of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz at 3:00 am Monday morning, and...
Concussions: Underestimated and Misunderstood
The Effects of a Concussion Can Last a Lifetime
A concussion can affect the brain in a number of ways. Some of which can linger for a long time. A concussion can impair cognitive abilities like...
Sports Injuries: Why You Shouldn’t Play Through the Pain
Sports injuries, though unintentional, are incredibly common. Each year about 12 million people between the ages of 5 and 22 suffer a sport-related injury. Numbers are high among adults, as well. In 2012 alone,...
Has the Barefoot Trend Run Its Course?
Even if you're not a runner, for the past few years you couldn't attend a race expo or pick up a fitness or running magazine without hearing about "barefoot running" and its partner trend:...
Get Up & Move: Avoid Office Aches and Pains
You might want to sit down for this news. But don't. You see, numerous studies show that sitting for six hours or more a day is hazardous to your health. The human body was...
Stay Off the Sideline: 3 Tips to Help Manage a Sports Injury
Whether you're an Olympic athlete or a weekend workout warrior, it's very likely that you've grappled with managing a sports injury, strain, a sprain or just plain old pain. According to data from the...