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We expose our body and mind to different stresses every day. Some stresses are physical, like extreme weather, and some are due to mental stress from jobs, colleagues, family, financial, and so on. Sometimes we do not pay attention to our fluid intake or proper diet and exercise which can...

For proper health and body functions we need proper diet, hydration, different minerals, and vitamins. Most of us , after a certain age notice a decrease in our physical and mental activity. With a vitamin infusion, your body receives nutrients directly into the bloodstream. This bypasses the digestive system, which...

Joint pain, especially arthritis, seems to be most affected by the weather. Other medical conditions that may worsen with changing weather conditions include migraines, fibromyalgia, sickle cell disease, and low back pain. Weather factors, such as changes in barometric pressure, cold weather, hot weather, humidity, and precipitation, may increase pain...

Spinal Stenosis is a disease that occurs when the space in your spine narrows, resulting in an increased amount of pressure being placed on your spinal nerves. This leads to a variety of negative and potentially painful symptoms, including muscle weakness, tingling in your extremities, loss of bladder control, and...

Shoulder pain is relatively common and has many causes, including adhesive capsulitis — commonly known as a frozen shoulder. While minor shoulder injuries can cause pain and stiffness, these symptoms usually subside with a few days of rest and at-home care. If your symptoms persist, it’s time to talk to...

Millions of Americans live with lower back pain, which could be due to osteoarthritis. Not only can the cartilage that cushions your vertebrae wear away, but you can also develop lower back pain from arthritis in your hips or knees that affects the way you walk, your musculoskeletal balance, and...

Botox® was originally developed to treat strabismus — the clinical term for crossed eyes. As ophthalmologists used Botox to relax the abnormal muscle tension that pulls eyes out of alignment, they discovered that their patients’ wrinkles disappeared. The FDA approved Botox for cosmetic purposes in 2002, but over the years,...

Spinal stenosis is a common cause of neck and back pain — up to 500,000 Americans have symptoms of a narrowed spine, and many more might have asymptomatic spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis usually develops in your neck or lower spine when your spinal column narrows. The reduced space leads to...

While 39 million Americans have migraines, most people don’t understand the condition or know how it's different from a headache. Many people think they’re having a migraine, but just have a severe headache, while others have migraines but don’t make the connection between their symptoms.  A migraine is a neurological...

If you have arthritis, fibromyalgia, spinal stenosis, or another chronic pain condition, your pain hasn’t disappeared as the COVID-19 pandemic has swept across our country and the world. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing are sometimes vague, and you might be wondering about how to get the care you need when...

Maybe your knee pain is worse when you wake up in the morning and are just starting to move around for the day. Or perhaps, by the end of the day, your knees are screaming for relief. Whatever your experience with knee pain, we know you want effective relief now....

While many injuries and conditions cause chronic back pain, up to 500,000 Americans have spinal stenosis. A variety of conditions can cause spinal stenosis, which increases its prevalence.   Our anesthesiologist and pain management expert Syed Nasir, MD, here at Skilled Pain Care Clinic, PA, in Houston and Katy, Texas,...

A painful injury can interfere with your quality of life, keeping you from work, school, sports, or other activities. Whether you’re an athlete with tendinitis or you’re living with knee pain, you want a quick recovery so you can get back to your regular activities. With innovative regenerative medicine therapies,...

It’s hard to ignore a migraine, especially when it causes sensitivity to light, intense pain, or the inability to concentrate. But, you don’t have to lose another day to migraine. If you suffer from chronic headaches that put you out of commission, Botox® could be just what you need to...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A sensitivity to gluten in the diet has been tied to the nerve damage known as neuropathy, and a new study seems to strengthen that link. The research showed that a gluten-free diet may help reduce nerve pain in some people with gluten...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Some potentially good news for folks taking opioids for chronic pain: It’s possible to slowly reduce the dosage without increasing discomfort, new research suggests. That’s even true for people who’ve taken the drugs for a long time. One patient in the new study...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The popular botanical drug kratom essentially is an opioid, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday.Nearly all of kratom’s major compounds bind to opioid receptors in the human brain, and two of the top five most prevalent compounds activate those receptors, FDA...

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Tamper-resistant opioid pills — one attempt to curb prescription painkiller abuse — aren’t stopping overuse and overdosing, at least in Australia, new research shows.“This formulation was developed with the specific aim of reducing tampering, targeting behaviors such as injection or snorting,” said the...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many people insist their joints ache more when it rains. But that popular notion might be all wet, a new study suggests. The study of more than 1.5 million older Americans found that people were no more likely to visit the doctor with...