One way or the other, everyone experiences a level of pain. However, chronic pain is a type of pain that’s debilitating, one where the individual feels pain for an elongated period of time. Generally, a diagnosis of chronic pain is usually after the discomfort has...
One of the most persistent problems with a group of medical conditions called mood disorders is the habit of people in general to use a variety of mental health issues in casual references. While that is to be expected with any scientific term, with mood...
The joys of trail running are hard to ignore. It helps you stay in shape, does wonderful things for your cardiovascular system, gets you into the great outdoors, turns exercising into an adventure, keeps your weight down, and gives you an emotional and mental health...
People who struggle with pain - whether it is chronic pain or acute pain caused by an injury - often struggle when deciding whether or not to use pain-killing medication. Pain drugs may provide temporary relief from your discomfort. However, they are notorious for causing...
To someone in their 20s falling hardly sounds like a laughable medical phenomenon. But each year millions of older adults fall with the average estimating one out of four persons over 65 falling each year. Some of those falls have catastrophic outcomes, while others have...
What is Chronic Pain? Pain is your body’s warning mechanism to alert you to an underlying condition or injury, for example when you cut a finger. As the injury heals, the pain disappears. But chronic pain is different. Your body may keep hurting for weeks, months,...
