Pain Management

Marijuana Can Be A Good Treatment For Pain
by eNotAlone.com
Marijuana can be an effective treatment for some specific, pain-related medical conditions that are associated with multiple sclerosis and certain neurological conditions, says a new study by American scientists.

Chronic Pain Can Speed Up Aging Process
by eNotAlone.com
Younger individuals with chronic pain have levels of disability similar to people who are twenty or thirty years older but do not suffer from pain, according to a new study on pains and inflammations.

Yoga Helps Reduce Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
According to the findings of the new three-year study, carried out by West Virginia University, individuals with chronic lower back pain who do yoga, improve their mood and do better at overcoming pain and depression

Music Can Relieve Pain In Newborn Babies
by eNotAlone.com
Mounting evidence suggests that a sound of music can reduce pain in newborn babies during common medical procedures and encourage better oral feeding for premature babies. Music is increasingly being used in neonatal units, where the little patients

Benefits Of Acupuncture For Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
The U.S largest scientific study of back pain and acupuncture found that acupuncture can relieve chronic low-back pain much more efficiently than customer medical treatment than involves medication and physical therapy.

No Need For MRI And X-Ray For Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
Back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to visit a doctor or miss work. About 85 per cent of U.S. population suffer from lower back pain at some point in their lives.

Part 1
A Consultation With the Back Doctor
by Hamilton Hall, M.D.
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Hamilton Hall wrote the book that changed the way back-pain sufferers deal with their affliction. In The Back Doctor, he advocated activity instead of bed rest. In place of braces and girdles, he suggested that patients follow

Part 1
Foods That Fight Pain: Revolutionary New Strategies for Maximum Pain Relief
by Neal Barnard, M.D.
Did you know that ginger can prevent migraines and that coffee sometimes cures them? Did you know that rice can calm your digestion, that sugar can make you more sensitive to pain, that evening primrose can ease the symptoms of arthritis?

Doctor and Patient
by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D.
As I look from my window, on the lawn below are girls at play, - gay, vigorous, wholesome; they laugh, they run, and are never weary. How far from them and their abounding health seem the possibilities of such torment as nature somewhere in life reserves

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
by George M. Gould, M.D., Walter L. Pyle, M.D.
The question of the endurance of pain is, necessarily, one of comparison. There is little doubt that in the lower classes the sensation of pain is felt in a much less degree than in those of a highly intellectual and nervous temperament.

How and When To Be Your Own Doctor
by Dr. Isabelle A. Mose, Steve Solomon
Constipation frequently causes back pain. The muscles of the back have nerve pathway connections to the large intestines; weakness in the intestine causes weakness of the back and makes it prone to injury. But the problem is the intestine, not the back.

A Pain in the Pelvis: Spreading Cells Can Cause a Condition Called Endometriosis
by National Institute of Health
Pain can be the first sign that something's wrong - cramping pain in the pelvis or pain during sex. But for women of childbearing age, difficulty getting pregnant is most often what leads them to see a doctor.

Your Aching Back: Searching for Better Pain Relief
by National Institute of Health
If warmer spring weather lures you outside for heavy yard work, now's a good time to learn about how to prevent and treat low back pain. Four out of every five people have had low back pain at one time or another.

Ignore the Pain?: Innovative Pain Management Ideas
by National Institute of Health
Two people fall and suffer seemingly similar injuries. Six months later, one has completely recovered but the other still has debilitating pain. How can different people seem to experience pain so differently?

Aches in Your Legs: Understanding Peripheral Arterial Disease
by National Institute of Health
If you're past age 50, you may have resigned yourself to feeling a few more aches these days. However, if you've had pain or cramping in your legs when you're walking that goes away when you stop, don't shrug it off.

Don't Let Back Pain Get You Down: Learn How to Minimize Your Risk
by National Institute of Health
Before you reach for that snow shovel this winter, think first about protecting your back. When you do battle with Old Man Winter, or tackle any other kind of heavy lifting at home or on the job, do everything you can to reduce the chance of injury.

Fentanyl Pain Patches: Proper Use, Addiction and Abuse
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fentanyl skin patches provide convenient and effective relief for many people who experience chronic pain, and who have been taking pain medications for long periods of time. But health care providers and patients should be aware that deaths

Arthritis: The Disease, the Drugs, and Why Avoid Them
Healing Joint Pain Naturally: Safe and Effective Ways to Treat Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Other Joint Diseases
by Ellen Hodgson Brown
For the more than 43 million sufferers of arthritis and similar afflictions, a safe, effective, natural method for reversing such diseases without drugs or potentially harmful side effects.

A Curve That Keeps Us Straight
Pain Free for Women: The Revolutionary Program for Ending Chronic Pain
by Pete Egoscue
We need to know more about the body's response to a force of nature that all humans must cope with: gravity. We tend to think of splitting the atom and landing on the moon as great feats of human genius.

Structure and Stricture
Pain Free for Women: The Revolutionary Program for Ending Chronic Pain
by Pete Egoscue
Whether you suffer from back or neck pain, joint discomfort or sore knees, or need more stamina, improved balance, and extra strength, here is a revolutionary and proven approach to self-care that promises optimal health through a simple set of exercises