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Work Can Be a Pain: Creating an Ergonomic Workspace for Pain Relief
The most common cause of work absenteeism is pain. Not coincidentally, a leading source of pain among adults is chronic fatigue, tension and pain caused by a poorly planned work environment.These days the 9-5 world involves much more computer work than ever before; some of us make our living sitting at a computer all day, every day. Sitting in one position for hours on end, using your hands and arms repetitively can cause stress injuries ranging from carpal tunnel syndrome to tendonitis to nerve…
Painkillers Mask Pain: Treat the Real Causes, Not Just Symptoms
There is nothing inherently wrong with painkillers, as long as they are used properly and for short periods of time as recommended by your doctor. But many people use painkillers, both over-the-counter and prescription, on a daily basis for years to help with chronic pain.This over-use (or abuse) of pain relievers is troubling for many reasons, not least of which being that they merely mask the pain and don’t treat the actual causes of pain. It’s akin to taking cough and cold medicine…
Overall Fitness and Exercise Reduce Back Pain
Back pain is the second leading cause of missed workdays after the common cold. Whether or not you actually injure your back while at work, it is one of the most common work-related injuries since no matter what we do for a living, back pain will affect us.Aside from injury, back pain--and particularly lower back pain--is most commonly a result of weak muscles. Weak muscles can be a result of a combination of obesity and lack of overall physical fitness.If your job involves strenuous activity like…
Untreated Sports Injuries Can Come Back to Haunt Us
Many people live with a “trick” knee or a “bad” back. Often these conditions are a result of injuries suffered years or even decades prior that did not heal properly.When we are younger, we tend to ignore what seem to be inconsequential injuries. That sprained knee in high school can have long-term effects as we age. Left untreated, this can lead to chronic pain in the knees, hips, back and neck.This problem is exacerbated by the fact that when we’re playing sports…
Pain Management Tips and Techniques
Even while undergoing professional pain treatment with a pain management specialist, there are many steps you can take to cope with chronic pain. A large part of managing pain is taking control of it through active participation in your health and livelihood.Here are some simple things you can do to help your pain management specialist help you.Keep a Pain JournalThroughout the day, write down when you are experiencing pain, the level of pain, and what you are doing when it happens. Keep track of…
When Should I Seek Help For My Back Pain?
Your backbone is a stack of more than 30 vertebrae. There is a combination of muscles, tendons, and ligaments all around those bones that hold them in place. All of these pieces connect and work together, so when one piece is affected adversely, pain is often felt through your entire back. We likely all will feel some form of back pain in our lifetime, and more than 85% of that will be non-specific – meaning the cause of the pain will be unknown and cannot be linked to a specific disease or…
Take Your Vitamins
Overcoming muscle pain, bone pain, and joint pain might be as simple, safe, and easy as taking an extra dose of vitamin D each day. Vitamin D is actually no longer considered a vitamin, but rather a hormone that may have remarkably beneficial functions towards the pain relief. According to much peer-reviewed clinical research, inadequacies of vitamin D have been linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain, muscle weakness or fatigue, fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, hyperesthesia,…
Weight Lifting: Use Proper Technique and See Results Without Pain
It should be no secret that improper lifting technique will lead to back pain, leg pain, and arm pain. Poor technique can also cause serious injury and chronic pain. If you want to make weight lifting part of your workout regimen, learning to lift with proper technique is crucial for faster results and the avoidance of pain. Here are some quick tips for avoiding pain: Think about what you are going to do before you do it. Plan your movements to avoid twisting or collisions that could lead to injury.…
