Arthritis & Body Pains

Sports persons, particularly athletes and basketball players, are often affected by sprained ankles.  Ankle sprain usually occurs when the foot is planted wrongly on uneven ground or due to unusual twisting of the joint while running, walking or performing any other activity. Continue

Back pain is one of the most common complaints in today’s busy lifestyle among people under 40 years of age. Back pain mostly occurs due to wrong posture, putting pressure on the back muscle or lifting heavy weight unwisely. Being overweight, wearing high heeled shoes, exaggeration of physical activities or even less activities can lead to back pain. Continue

Today joint pain has become a common problem with adults over the age of 50 years all over the world. In fact, many people are experiencing joint pain at very young age due to life-style defects. Our body consists of many large joints like knees, elbows and shoulders. Continue

Osteoarthritis is condition occurring in bone joints. While rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic conditions like lupus occur as results of other types of arthritis, Osteoarthritis in spite of being part of arthritis only occurs in joints and spares other parts of body. Continue

Before going into the causes of Osteoarthritis, it is necessary to know its types. Osteoarthritis can be of two different types-primary and secondary. Primary Osteoarthritis refers to Osteoarthritis affecting a person without showing any definite or known cause. Continue

Today too many people are suffering from one or another type of life distracting pain and remain solely dependent on over the counter pain pills, not realizing that alternative and traditional medicines offer a better solutions to relieve them from this pain without making holes in their pockets. Medicinal pain relievers such as Continue

Magnetic therapy is a method of applying magnetic field to the body to provide pain relief by accelerating natural healing process for therapeutic purposes. Magnetic therapy is a completely safe and very effective treatment for arthritis pain relief. It can also improve sleep and leaves no Continue

Upper back pain may occur in all of us at some points of our lives. It is not only confined to mere neck; rather it can affect upper back, lower back and even tailbone. Continue

Massage therapy is an ancient system of treating soft tissues of the body like skin and muscles by applying fixed or movable pressure on specific parts of body. It is basically a healing method to provide the body complete health and wellbeing. Continue

Many people with problem of constipation often feel pain in lower back while having bowel movement. Too much of stress exerted on the movement also causes the lower back pain. Bowel movement is associated with many types of lower back pain. Continue

Troublesome knees are a problem with most adult women. The pains are so intense that women shy away from exercise and adopt an attitude of ‘let it be’. This worsens the situation as the knees tend to degenerate further due to a lack of exercise/movement. There are several ways of keeping the knee joint flexible, and affected women can decide on the method that suits them best. Continue

Amongst all the mid-life crises, one such crisis is painful knees. Most women succumb to some kind of joint problems once they reach mid-life, with the most common being arthritis and osteoporosis. These ailments are often hereditary and afflict the knees once you grow older, with each successive year worsening the situation. Continue

Pain in the knees arises due to many reasons, e.g., external injury, arthritis, osteoporosis, childbirth, etc.  This pain can be excruciating at times and needs to be managed in order to maintain a desired level of mobility. If this pain is ignored, the situation worsens and immobility seeps in. Painful knees need to be managed in a multi-pronged manner as there is no singular remedy or precaution. Continue

Knee pain afflicts most adults in one form or another. However, women are most prone to this ailment. The symptoms consist of locked knees, excruciating pain, inability to climb stairs or sit on the floor. The causes for such knee pain and discomfort are several. Continue

What is Tennis Elbow?

Tennis elbow, scientifically known as lateral epicondylitis, refers to an injury on the outer part of the elbow of a patient from any age group between 35-50. The injury causes inflammation on the outer part of the elbow, and hence, it becomes very difficult for the patient to bear the pain caused by it. Continue