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Massage Therapy Styles and Health Benefits

Massage has been practiced for thousands of years. And you may have wondered whether each was just part of a passing fad or the latest, greatest ma...

How Worrying Affects The Body

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. But excessive worriers react quickly and intensely to these stressful situations or triggers. Excessive wor...

Acupressure Points and Massage Treatment

Acupressure and acupuncture are among the types of TCM that are thought to help restore balance. Acupressure practitioners use their fingers, palms...

Types of Spine Curvature Disorders

Symptoms vary depending on the type of spine curvature disorder and the severity of the condition. Your doctor can diagnose a spine curvature disor...

TENS for Back Pain

TENS, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, is a back pain treatment that uses low voltage electric current to relieve pain. In one revie...

Sciatica

Sciatica is a common type of pain affecting the sciatic nerve, a large nerve extending from your lower back down the back of each leg. For some peo...

Specialists Who Treat Pain

If you're one of the 100 million Americans in chronic pain, living a full and active life may seem out of your reach. Go to the websites of the Ame...

Getting a Laminectomy: Before, During, and After

During a laminectomy, a surgeon removes the rear portion of one or more spinal bones (vertebrae).

Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

CES affects a bundle of nerve roots called cauda equina (Latin for horse's tail). Surgery must be done quickly to prevent permanent damage, such as...

Pregnancy Week By Week: Weeks 1-4

At the beginning of your period, about 20 eggs called ova occupy fluid-filled sacs called follicles. If you typically have your period every 28 day...

Placenta Previa

Placenta previa is when a pregnant woman's placenta blocks the opening to the cervix that allows the baby to be born. This can lead to bleeding and...

Braxton Hicks

Braxton Hicks contractions are the 'false' labor pains that a pregnant woman might have before “true” labor. To figure out whether your contraction...