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Sciatica Pain: What Causes It and How To Get Relief
Sciatica is one of the most common types of nerve pain, affecting up to 40 percent of the population. Rather than being a disorder of its own, the pain is actually a symptom of several other lower back spinal disorders.
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Pinched Nerve: What Causes It and How Do You Treat It?
When something shifts in your body and results in a bone, cartilage, muscle or tendon placing too much pressure on a nerve, you can end up feeling pain, tingling or numbness.
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How Physical Therapy Boosts Recovery from Lower Back Surgery
One of the keys to recovering after lower back surgery is getting up and moving again. Surgery addresses only one aspect of your back problems. Afterward, you still need to deal with strength, muscle tightness, posture and biomechanics. That’s where physical therapy comes in.
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7 Myths About Cholesterol
Cholesterol is one of the most well-known, yet misunderstood, compounds found in the body. One of the biggest misconceptions is that all cholesterol is bad. The truth is that your body would fall apart without this critical component, which is essential for making cell membranes and hormones.
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Get Back on Track: How Bariatric Patients Can Return to a Healthy Groove
You can gain weight even after you’ve had bariatric surgery. The key is getting back on track quickly instead of letting the pounds add up.
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Why Staying Hydrated Is Even More Important as You Age
It’s a warm day and you’ve just finished a brisk walk outside. You don’t feel very thirsty, so you forget to toss back some water.
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Medications Can Cause Urological Side Effects. What To Know
Any time you take a medication, side effects are possible. But you don’t have to deal with them in silence.
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10 Common Myths About Measles—and the Real Facts
Measles cases in the U.S. climbed to a 25-year high in April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 704 confirmed cases of measles so far this year have affected 22 states, including Florida. Although the viral infection was declared “eliminated” from the U.S. in 2000, this year’s rapid spread of measles has become a serious public health concern. Increasing numbers of travelers catch the viral infection abroad and bring it into the U.S., spreading it among pockets of people who are unvaccinated.
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Robotic Surgery Improving Lung Cancer Outcomes
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
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Oropharyngeal Cancer is on the rise, and HPV may be to blame
More than 43,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer this year, according to the Oral Cancer Foundation.
