A growing population of older adults may be partly responsible for an increase in elbow replacement surgeries for fractures of the bone near the elbow. Older adults are more likely than younger people to break a bone from a fall, including the lower end of the upper arm bone (called the distal humerus).
Pain Management
Damage to the disks can cause symptoms like back pain, numbness and shooting pain down your legs (if the collapsed disks press on nerves that supply feeling to your legs). But generally, “you won’t have any symptoms and you’ll have no idea you’ve got scoliosis...
Comfort
Physical therapy can ease low back pain. The underlying cause will determine which type will work best.
The muscles deep in the abdomen, which help stabilize the spine, can become weak or don’t fire properly. “People with back pain often have a difficult time engaging the correct muscles,” says Houser. “When deep spinal muscles weaken, other surrounding muscles...
Pain Management
All pain is experienced through nerves, yet there are different types of pain depending on how nerves are affected.
This will likely be one of the first questions your doctor asks if you complain of chronic pain. Unless there is an obvious reason for pain, your doctor needs a lot of information to identify the underlying cause. This includes the location, type, intensity and frequency of pain....
Comfort
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) come with potential risks. Topical versions may be an alternative.
Diclofenac gel (Voltaren Gel®) can be used to treat pain from osteoarthritis in the hands, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles and feet. It may be applied four times daily. The liquid formulation (Pennsaid®), which can be used for osteoarthritis of the knee, is applied twice...
Bones
About half of all people with rheumatoid arthritis use natural supplements, such as fish oil, glucosamine, chondroitin and vinegar. A study published in Arthritis Care & Research (July 2018) found that most don’t tell their doctors. The researchers analyzed results from 23...
Pain Management
For a chronic pain condition, such as osteoarthritis, heat seems to work best. However, some people find that cold also helps to dull the pain. So the answer is, try them both and use whichever works best for you. Exercise is an important part of treatment for osteoarthritis. Heat...
Pain Management
Agrowing population of older adults may be partly responsible for an increase in elbow replacement surgeries for fractures of the bone near the elbow. Older adults are more likely than younger people to break a bone from a fall, including the lower end of the upper arm bone (called...
