Are alternative methods like acupuncture effective for pain management? BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) in Tennessee is the state’s largest health insurance company, and it recently made a decision with regard to a type of drug that is the most often prescribed in the U.S.; opioids, specifically OxyContin. Because opioids are responsible for the majority of deaths…
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Degenerative Disc Disease Symptoms
What are some of the signs and symptoms of degenerative disc disease? As long as humans have walked the earth, there have always been those who refused to accept the inevitability of aging. Every culture has its tales of those who searched for some “fountain of youth” or way to stop or reverse the aging…
Continue reading…Spinal Compression Fractures and Osteoporosis
Is it true that someone can have a spinal compression fracture and not be aware of it at all? Our spinal column consists of 33 vertebrae, which are bones that provide support for the body and facilitate movement. The spinal column also houses and protects the spinal cord, the mechanism through which the brain…
Continue reading…Do You Have Popeye’s Elbow?
What causes bursitis to develop in the elbow? Bursitis, the condition that affects joints throughout the body, is most often found in the joints that get the most demand placed on them. Usually, this will be the shoulders, knees, feet, wrists and elbows. Each joint contains sacs of fluid, called bursae, that cushion the joint…
Continue reading…What Does Knee Pain Indicate?
Is knee pain always a sign of arthritis? If you are currently not in a coma or on an extended retreat with the main focus being to avoid contact with the rest of the world, you are constantly exposed to various forms of the media’s 24-hour assault of information, most of which seems to revolve…
Continue reading…Treatment Options for Frozen Shoulder
How is a frozen shoulder possible and what can be done to treat it? “Frozen” only seems like a strange term for medical professionals to use to describe a physical condition if you think of it in relation to temperature and to being cold. Definition number 2 in the Merriam Webster dictionary describes a state…
Continue reading…How Does Paget’s Disease Affect the Spine?
Is Paget’s disease related to spinal stenosis? It is quite possible that you have never heard of Paget’s disease, but, in fact, only osteoporosis is a more common type of bone disease. Although the number may be higher due to the fact that many people with Paget’s disease do not experience symptoms or may believe…
Continue reading…Is Cupping a Recognized Medical Massage Technique?
What is cupping and what is it used to treat? While many products and innovations that are lauded as cutting edge and break-throughs are truly new and potentially life-changing, have you ever noticed how many are simply updates or practices that were actually in existence years ago? One good example of that is a seemingly…
Continue reading…Arthritis in the Thumb
What causes arthritis in the thumb? Affecting 50 million adults, arthritis is currently the leading cause of disability in the United States. There are over a hundred different types of arthritis, which is inflammation that affects the joints of the body. As common as this disease is, there is still a lot that is not…
Continue reading…Is It a Sprain or a Strain?
Is treatment for a sprain different than that for a strain? Everyone is familiar with the terms “sprain” and “strain”, but the way they are often used makes it sound like they mean the same thing. They do not. Both do refer to stretching or tearing, but sprains occur in ligaments and strains happen in…
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