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How Everyday Activities Can Cause Shoulder and Neck Pain (And What to Do About It)

November 21, 2022

Neck and shoulder pain are common ailments and are often due to things that you do every day. Let’s take a look at what may be causing your recurring neck and shoulder pain. Potential Causes of Neck and Shoulder Pain You may be doing one or more things that are causing you to experience neck …

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Therapy Better than Pills at Eliminating Chronic Pain

October 17, 2022

Chronic pain is an unfortunately common condition. Up to one in five Americans suffer from it. It’s such a problem that it has cost the United States more than $600 billion, which has gone toward treatments, lost work, and dealing with an opioid epidemic caused by millions of people becoming addicted to opioid medications prescribed …

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Treatment Options for Postpartum Pelvic Pain

December 3, 2021

Having a baby is very stressful on the body. Postpartum recovery can take time and women who have just given birth can experience a wide range of physical conditions. During childbirth, the pelvic muscles and tissues can become damaged, which results in postpartum pelvic pain. Postpartum pelvic pain can impact a woman’s ability to control …

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Pilot Study Investigated Pelvic Floor Injury from Childbirth

November 4, 2021

Childbirth puts a lot of strain on the body. Labor can injure the pelvic floor muscles, resulting in a pelvic floor disorder. Researchers, in a pilot study, investigated the use of ultrasound methods in gauging injury to the pelvic floor caused by childbirth, in particular vaginal delivery, and recovery from that pelvic floor injury. How …

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What Causes Lower Back Pain?

August 27, 2021

Lower back pain, or back pain in the lumbar region of the back, is the most common cause of absences from work in the United States. Nearly everyone will experience lower back pain at some point in their lifetimes. Often, lower back pain improves on its own. But what solutions are there to cure or …

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