Health care costs related with lower back pain in United States is similar to other ruthless health problems like diabetes, depression and heart disease. Of this expenditure, an anticipated 37% is directly associated with physical therapy services. A general intercession developed by physical chiropractors and therapists for treating lower back pain is spinal treatment.Research on spinal treatment for lower back pain for this point...more
Thinking about having a Botox Treatment is a question I have asked myself more than once. When I look in the mirror and see those furrows between my eyebrows, I do not appear as attractive as I could.I know my wrinkles are caused by stress, age and a very busy lifestyle.I have to wonder what I would look like without those furrows, and I also wonder what other lines could be smoothed out with a little help.So, what does this...more
Greed is Good? Cigars and Throat Cancer Michael Douglas has revealed that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. He confesses that for most of his adult life he has been a smoker and drinker, two behaviors that have been linked to increased oral cancer risk. This is a very serious diagnosis and not surprisingly his physicians are treating him aggressively with radiation and chemotherapy.According to the American Cancer Society close to 38,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. It causes over 8,000 deaths annually in the US. The death rate for oropharyngeal cancer is so high partly due to the difficulty in early detection. It can be painless and go unnoticed with few physical changes until the disease is quite advanced.Cigar smoking has a long history of being associated with wealth and achievement (think of Mr. Douglas' character of Gordon Gekko in his movie Wall Street). But cigars might also be known for being more toxic than cigarette smoke. The larger size of most cigars, implies more tobacco and longer smoking time which results in higher exposures to many toxic compounds (including carbon...more
Today's woman is more knowledgeable and conscientious than ever about the risks of breast cancer. This is especially true for women over 40 years of age, who have crossed the threshold of increased risk of breast cancer.Age is so important to the development of breast cancer that about 76% of women who develop it have no other risk factors...more
Panic Treatment -For people suffering from panic attacks meditation has proved invaluable. If you have ever experienced a panic attack, you probably know what it is like to think you are going to die! The shear dread you feel makes the attack worsen, and true physical symptoms develop: Heart palpitations, profuse sweating,...more
When a person feels overly exhausted and constantly hurting all over, they may have fibromyalgia. This is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons of a person, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points. These points are places in a person's body where a slight hint of pressure causes pain. Also called fibrositis, chronic muscle pain syndrome, psychogenic rheumatism and tension myalgias, fibromyalgia is more common to women than men.People dealing with this condition often report that they do not respond to the types of medication that relieve other people's pain. A new research from Michigan explains that this might be because patients with fibromyalgia were found to have a reduction in the binding ability of a type of receptor in the brain that is the target of opioid painkiller drugs such as morphine. The study includes PET scans (Positron Emission Tomography) of the brains of patients with fibromyalgia, and an equal number of people without the said condition. Results indicate that the patients with fibromyalgia have reduced their mu-opioid receptor (MOR) availability within the parts of the brain...more
Mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer, usually associated with previous exposure to asbestos. Signs and symptoms of the disease include among other things, shortness of breath and rapid unexpected weight loss as in patients with...more
When medicines could not help patients with chronic back pains, chiropractic care brought them the much needed relief. Chiropractic is a health care discipline which specializes in diagnosing, treating and preventing of mechanical disorders of the...more
When was the last time you looked for chemical free treatments for sagging skin that work? Simply knowing the effective ingredients that are found in skin care products, you are on the road to firming, tightening and looking after other...more
Surveys show that 40 to 50 percent of men and 50 to 55 percent of women have spider veins, so this is a very common problem.Spider VeinsThe term "spider veins" was coined because of their appearance, which is reminiscent of spider webs....more
Panic and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders. It's estimated that one in four Americans will suffer debilitating anxiety during their life. More than 80 million prescriptions for anti-anxiety medication...more
PDT is photodynamic therapy, a treatment that uses the medicine of photosensitizing and the red laser light for killing the cells and generally the cancer cells. This treatment will be given in two parts. Firstly, the medicine will be administered...more