Joint and muscle pain are made worse by a sudden shift in temperature. Your health may suffer throughout the winter, especially if you are exposed to the cold waves. Many people find that when they wake up in the morning, their bodies have aches. And chronic pain that seem unrelated to anything they may have […]
Statins don’t induce muscle pain, according to a recent study from the United Kingdom
People may believe that statins cause muscle pain due to the “nocebo effect.” The study, which was released in The BMJ revealed no differences between statin users and non-users in terms of muscle complaints such soreness, weakness, cramping, or stiffness. A nocebo effect is said to occur when negative expectations of the patient regarding a […]
Opioid prescriptions in the US are decreasing
There is a silver lining in the fight against the opioid epidemic in the United States, the number of individuals with private insurance who receive these dangerous medicine prescriptions has decreased. Previous studies have shown a statewide decline in prescribing rates amid guidelines issued by governments, health systems, and insurers over the past ten years […]
Improving vitamin D levels may reduce chronic inflammation
Inflammation is the activation of the body’s immune cells in response to injury or infection. In the short term, inflammation is necessary for proper healing. However, when it persists, it can contribute to the development of inflammatory-related health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, among others. Chronic inflammation can result from ongoing infections, exposure […]
Do you have chronic lower back pain? RESOLVE could help
But new research suggests the solution for the world’s leading cause of disability may lie in fixing how the brain and the body communicate. Are you among the hundreds of millions of people worldwide with low back pain? If so, you may be familiar with standard treatments like surgery, shots, medications, and spinal manipulations. Setting […]
The CDC urges the general public to be cautious of the rare and fatal bacterial disease called Melioidosis
Though it is a serious illness, the risk to the general population remains low, the CDC added. A bacteria that causes a rare but serious disease has been discovered in soil and water samples in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi after two people who live near each other fell ill. In a notice issued […]
The Indian firm’s RT-PCR kit for monkeypox generate result in 50 minutes
Genes2Me, based in Gurugram, India, announced the development of an RT-PCR testing kit to detect monkeypox virus, which reportedly provides results in just 50 minutes. Monkeypox symptoms include a rash, fever, exhaustion, muscle aches, vomiting, and chills. Most people recover on their own after a few weeks. According to World Health Organization data, 99 percent […]
Is there a connection between Arthritis and the weather?
Researchers from The Netherlands showed that patients in one trial with 222 participants who had hip arthritis experienced somewhat worse pain and stiffness when barometric pressure and humidity increased, although the weather effect was minimal. It has long been believed that the effects of the weather exacerbate arthritic pain. Studies on the topic over the […]
A combination of physical, and behavioral therapy leads to longer-lasting benefits for people struggling with lower back pain
Published in the BMJ, the review drew on 97 studies of adults experiencing chronic, nonspecific low back pain, with or without leg pain. According to the CDC, low back pain is a leading cause of disability and affects more than 560 million people worldwide. In the U.S., four in 10 people surveyed in 2019 had experienced low […]
A gentle, electric “nerve cooler” might open a unique method of pain relief.
Experiments on rats indicate that the gadget blocks pain impulses by evaporative cooling. In the future, pain control might be much more relaxed thanks to a flexible electronic implant. The gadget surrounds nerves with an evaporative cooler and is made from materials that disintegrate in the body. Bioengineer John Rogers and colleagues report in the […]
