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Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Where Pain Lives
Fixing chronic back pain is possible only when patients understand how much it is produced by the brain, not the spine.
Health & Fitness | Health Tips
Are Muscle Aches and Pains a Coronavirus Symptom? Doctors Explain
Coronavirus can cause muscle pain, and the COVID-19 symptom may be more common than a sore throat, headaches, and chills. Here’s when to see your doctor.
Psychology | Personality
Harsh Sounds Like Screams Hijack Brain Areas Involved In Pain And Aversion, Making Them Impossible To Ignore – Researc
By Emma Young. Sounds between 40 and 80 Hz are particularly attention-grabbing.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Here's an Easy Way to Help Your Low Back Pain
Researchers say that self-administered acupressure, a traditional Chinese medicine technique, can help improve lower back pain and reduce the brutal pain that comes with it.
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
The Doctor Who Can Feel Peoples' Pain Is Teaching Us About Empathy
Joel Salinas can literally feel his patients' pain. But as scientists are learning, there's more to empathy than just mirroring someone else.
Health & Fitness | Exercise!
Easy Exercises to Help You Eliminate Annoying Aches and Pains | Real Simple
A single move can make you feel miles better. Try one of these to meet a health goal—or combine them for your new favorite workout.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Quarter Of Americans Battling Neck, Back Pain For At Least 5 Years - Study Finds
Orthopedists and chiropractors may be busier than ever before. One in four Americans reports suffering from neck or back pain for at least five years now, while nearly one in six (16%) have been dealing with such aches for more than a decade.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Uncovering the Mysteries of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia may be one of the most painful side effects of the overuse of antibiotics, one theory goes. Understanding this could be key for finding a cure.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Baking Soda and 4 Other Wonder Tonics That Fight Inflammation and Pain
Diet and inflammation are deeply linked. For people with autoimmune diseases, reducing inflammation through food and drink can be a winning strategy. We asked natural medicine experts for their top tonic recipes and ingredients, especially for those deali
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
We're Starting To Learn Some Incredible Things About Hypnosis
About 15% of the population is way more hypnotisable than everybody else.
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
Is Hypnosis Real? Here's What Science Says | Time
Does hypnosis work? There’s evidence backing it up for weight loss, addiction and more. But legitimate hypnosis defies pop culture clichés.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
To measure and track pain, Israeli duo develops ‘objective’ monitor
Yariv Adan, lead user-tester of wristband sensor and app he created with Assaf Ariel, hopes their product will help improve treatment for millions by quantifying the unquantifiable
Health & Fitness | Health News
5 Simple Steps to Pain Relief with Alpha-Stim - Alpha-Stim
The Alpha-Stim pain protocol involves 5 simple steps. Relief is long lasting and often immediate. Alpha-Stim is a drug free way to treat pain.
Health & Fitness | Marijuana
Can Cannabis Shrink Tumors: Mike Voss Thinks So | HelloMD
Mike started taking high doses of Rick Simpson oil (RSO). To his doctor’s surprise, his tumor shrank—and they no longer needed to operate to get it out.
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When Will I See Results with Alpha-Stim®? - Alpha-Stim
Alpha-Stim® is a fast, safe, and effective treatment for anxiety, insomnia, depression, and pain. Here is how quickly it works for each indication.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
15 natural and home remedies for migraine relief
Many people experience intense forms of headache known as migraine. There are many potential natural remedies for migraines, including diet changes, yoga, and stress reduction. Other remedies, such as staying hydrated, can prove helpful for migraines. Lea
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
6 ways to use your mind to control pain - Harvard Health
Mind-body techniques can help reduce the need for pain medication. Techniques include deep breathing, eliciting the relaxation response, meditation with guided imagery, mindfulness, yoga and tai chi, and positive thinking.
Health & Fitness | Health
Aches and Pains Slideshow: How to Get Relief
Many things that hurt can be treated with over-the-counter painkillers and rest, ice, compression, and elevation. When is it time to call the doctor?
Pets & Animals | Cat & Dog Resources
The Effective Pain Treatment Your Vet May Not Want to Talk About
Studies show it's useful for managing pain due to arthritis, and pet owners are even reporting success with anxiety, behavior issues and seizure disorders.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Hard Words to Hear When You Live with Chronic Pain | The Mighty
A woman with reflex sympathetic dystrophy or complex regional pain syndrome (RSD/CRPS), a rare, painful condition affecting the nervous system, shares 13 statements that are hard to hear as someone with chronic pain.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
Eliminating Pain Is Key to Improving Sleep - Sleep Review
A board-certified internist and expert in pain and sleep explains 4 health domains for pain alleviation, as well as 7 common causes of pain (and how to get rid of each).
Health & Fitness | Sleep
How to Address Fibromyalgia to Improve Sleep Disorder Treatments
A board-certified internist and expert in pain and sleep explains how to easily diagnose and treat fibromyalgia, including how and why it's so important to optimize sleep in these patients.
Health & Fitness | Health
Pictures: 10 Foods That Fight Pain and Inflammation
What you eat could make you feel better. Discover foods, nutrients, and spices that can help lessen inflammation and ease your aches.
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Can Marijuana Be The Answer For Pain?
As patients and doctors look for alternatives to addictive pain killers, many are turning to marijuana. While the plant is increasingly legal across the United States, research is limited into its effectiveness and potential side effects.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Meditation & Health
What is meditation?Meditation is the practice of focusing your attention to help you feel calm and give you a clear awareness about your life. Eastern philosophies have recognized the health benefits of meditation for thousands of years. Meditation is now
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
Meditation may help adults with back pain
A new research shows that quieting the mind with some meditation may be a non-drug alternative to help decrease chronic low back pain.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Slipping Away- Kris Kristofferson's Battle with Lyme Disease
Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been...
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
Can Hypnosis Improve Kids' Health?
Hypnosis may help kids with certain health problems, such as stomach pain or anxiety, say research scientists who have studied hypnotherapy in children.
Health & Fitness | Health News
How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain—and End America's Opioid Epidemic | WIRED
Her skin is perpetually on fire. He can't even feel a bone break. Together they might hold the key to ending America's opioid epidemic.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
5 Surprising Lessons I’ve Learned about Chronic Pain
Essential truths I’ve learned about chronic pain from my patients.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
6 ways to use your mind to control pain - Harvard Health
Mind-body techniques can help reduce the need for pain medication. Techniques include deep breathing, eliciting the relaxation response, meditation with guided…
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Why We Need a Better Way to Treat Chronic Pain
The current method — the pain-intensity scale — may have contributed to the opioid addiction epidemic, argue some pain-perception experts.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
How depression and anxiety affect the body
A new study shows different ways depression and anxiety affect the body, including digestive issues, skin problems, and arthritis.
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Train Your Mind to Ease Your Pain - Mindful
Pain is a fact of life, but it doesn't have to rule you. Reshape your relationship with pain with these 11 strategies.
Miscellaneous | Products & Services
Review of Pain Gone Pen, can it really help with Pain? | Stem Cells Freak
DONT BUY pain gone pen before reading this comprehensive review!! Is it a legitimate answer to pain relief or yet another gimmick? Get your facts straight!
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
Study IDs Changes in Specific #Brain Areas During #Hypnosis
The power of hypnosis to alter your mind and body is thanks to changes in a few specific areas of the brain, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Researchers used functional magnetic imaging to scan the brains of parti
Health & Fitness | Marijuana
Micro Dosing Cannabis Stopped My Chronic Pain
Micro dosing is not a new concept when it comes to cannabis. It can be the perfect pathway to stopping chronic pain and in many ways may be a better way to receive the optimal results that are more sustainable over time than higher doses of cannabis. Micr
Psychology | Hypnosis Information
#Hypnosis: You are getting sleepy ... and calm, and thin, and ...
Ever wonder why some people, even under adverse circumstances, set goals and achieve them effortlessly? Some of them, undoubtedly, are hard-wired to succeed. They just set themselves in a direction and their mind handles the rest.
Health & Fitness | Marijuana
‘Marijuana Tampon’ Might Be the End of Your Period Cramps
You have probably never even considered combining marijuana with menstruation, but someone has. There is a new way to not only handle your period, but also the pesky cramps that come along with it, and it is done with cannabis tampons. An innovative compa
Health & Fitness | Health News
THC in Cannabis Topicals: Why It Matters
THC-rich topicals provides an effective pain relief option for those who suffer. Pain, in essence, is nothing more than a communication between our brain and our body to signify that something is wrong. THC can intercept this communication and prevent pai
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Migraines Linked To Lack Of Specific Vitamins
Many young adults, teens and children with migraines are deficient in these three nutrients, study finds.
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What the West Can Learn From Tibetan Pain Management
The Tibetan tradition and its herbal medicines offer an inviting alternative to the typical Western approach, writes Melvin Konner
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Upper Cervical Chiropractic - Natural Healing in Los Angeles
Upper cervical chiropratic doctors dedicated to the natural healing of all kinds of illness and injury including: whiplash, Auto-immune, Meniere's...
Health & Fitness | Health News
Can Cryotherapy’s Chill Help Muscles, Joints?
Can a few minutes in a frigid cryotherapy chamber speed muscle recovery after a hard workout, ease joint pain and encourage healing?
Pets & Animals | Cat & Dog Resources
Your Dog Can’t Be In Pain As He Runs and Plays? Think Again!
Pain can contribute to your pet's behavioral issues and can be challenging to diagnose.
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Reiki Healing and Mental Health: What the Research Shows | Psych Central
Healing touch therapies, the best known being Reiki (pronounced RAY-key), are ancient practices in increasingly wide use today. According to the
Health & Fitness | Health News
Research shows Reiki could help cancer sufferers
Researchers believe that there is a case for Reiki being added to the roster of complementary therapies Due to more effective methods of diagnosis and treatment, people are living longer with cancer and it is now often classed as a long-term condition. �
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Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved!
Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary to what many believe, it does not stem from the brain. The findings mark the end of a decades-old mystery about...
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The IBS/SIBO-Psoas Connection and Why It’s Important for Highly Sensitive People |
Note to the reader - this is one motherload of an article. Grab some coffee and a low-fodmap cookie and let's dive in. In my personal experience with SIBO, back and hip injury, and with my experien...
Health & Fitness | Health News
Brain Chemicals Explain the Power of Placebos
In recent years, research has explained much about how placebos work. Patricia Churchland on chemicals made in our brains that reduce pain
Health & Fitness | Health News
The spine gives structure to your life: Keep it fit with good posture
Christiane Carman believed she had good posture. Then one day she woke up with a crick in her neck, a nagging little pain on the left side that didn't go away. Soon it was shooting down her left arm. By the time she landed at UCLA's Spine Clinic, the pain
Health & Fitness | Health
Remarkable Healing Power of Reiki as Cancer Treatment
Some patients with serious conditions and cancers like mesothelioma often turn to Reiki, an alternative therapy that provides symptom relief and healing.
News | In the News
Joint Pain, From the Gut
Scientists don't know what causes rheumatoid arthritis, but many suspect that the microbiome—the bacteria that live in our gastrointesntial tracts—may be to blame.
Health & Fitness | Health
Scientists Find Source Of Fibromyalgia Pain - Health News - redOrbit
Doctors have been able to determine the source of pain in the skin of patients who suffer from fibromyalgia, a widespread deep tissue pain affecting about ten million people in the US.
Health & Fitness | Health
Slideshow: Medical Marijuana
See the types of medical marijuana and find out what conditions it can treat.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity : Shots - Health News : NPR
Humiliation, fear and unpredictability all turn up the volume on pain, research shows. And meditation can turn down pain's intensity, according to scientists who are starting to figure out why.
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A Class in the MELT Method of Body Work
The MELT method claims to address a host of middle-age complaints: chronic pain, aching joints, weight gain, stress, wrinkles, digestive problems, low energy and insomnia.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness Info
Brain Scans Show Fibromyalgia Patients Process Pain Differently
Activity in certain regions suggests why they're less able to prepare for pain or respond to pain relief
