It is natural to extend your arms above your head and stretch in the morning. It helps to wake you up and loosen tight muscles. However, if this common morning ritual causes you pain, it is important to get to the bottom concerning why. There are several reasons why pain […]
Who would have thought that you can strain or pull a muscle from doing something so natural as coughing? It can be such a pain in the—wherever the pain is felt. Ouch! A strain also called a “pulled muscle” can happen during an activity that requires the use of a muscle […]
Muscle spasms can be incredibly painful, and when they occur in your jaw, they can make it difficult to do simple things, such as talking, smiling and eating. To eradicate these forcible and involuntary contractions of your jaw muscles, you have to first determine the cause. Knowing the cause gives […]
What is Scoliosis? According to the National Institute of Health, Scoliosis is a disorder that causes a sideways curvature of the spine. The curves are often C- or S-shaped and mainly occur during the growth spurt that occurs just before puberty. Although the cause of scoliosis is not known, it […]
INTRODUCTION All of us have occasionally suffered from abdominal pain involving trapped gas in the intestinal tract. As miserable as we feel when this happens, we look for a cause and believe relief will not be far away. What happens, though, when the usual treatments do not work and the […]
Did you know that on average, we, humans, spend about one-third of our lifetimes sleeping or attempting to snooze? That means at least twenty years spent in bed, for most of us. Do we merely endure such a large chunk of our lives, or we attempt to find ways to […]