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7 Ways to Treat A Stiff Neck – Starting with the Fastest

Today, your rude awakening wasn’t the alarm clock. It was your neck.  If you have some or all of these symptoms, you have a stiff neck: headache tense muscles or muscle spasms pain and difficulty or inability to turn the head general neck soreness Let’s look at seven ways to treat it, starting with the […]

7 Treatment Options for A Pinched Nerve in Your Lower Back

In your lower back, a pinched nerve, also known as a compressed nerve, can cause intense pain and discomfort. You may experience the following symptoms in your lower back, hips, buttocks, legs, ankles, and feet: stabbing and shooting pain numbness  muscle weakness  muscle spasms loss of reflex General practitioners and pain specialists typically recommend these […]

Need Fast, Non-Surgical Relief for Lower Back Pain? An Epidural Injection May Be the Answer.

Doctors and pain specialists generally recommend natural, non-surgical, and non-opioid treatments for pain. Physical therapy, massage, over-the-counter medicines, and hot and cold therapy are a few of the most common first-line treatments.  Fast-Acting Pain Relief for Weeks or Months However, your doctor or pain specialist may recommend an epidural injection or nerve block when you […]

7 Ways to Decrease Your Winter Arthritis Pain

It isn’t a myth.  During the winter, the number of people who seek treatment for arthritis surges. And cold temperatures are to blame.  How colder temperatures bring more arthritis pain: By Increasing Pain Sensitivity  In colder temperatures, the body’s pain receptors become more sensitive.  By Slowing Circulation When temperatures are mild, the fluid circulating throughout […]

Get Lasting Relief from Migraines and Other Headaches with Trigger Point Injections

Throbbing pain in your head can distract you from everything. You need quick but lasting relief from migraines and other types of headaches. Trigger point injections are a safe, non-invasive treatment that can provide that relief.  What are trigger points? Often called “muscle knots” or just “knots,” trigger points are painful knots of muscle tissue. […]