When it comes to pain in the big toe joint, there are many culprits. Some are minor, and you can use self-help steps such as...
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What Causes Your Knee to Buckle?
Have you ever felt your knee just give out, leaving you struggling to stand? Knee buckling refers to the sensation of instability or sudden loss...
Stretches for Lower-Back Pain
Lower-back pain is figuratively, if not quite literally, a major pain in the backside. It doesn’t just cause discomfort…it can make it difficult to live...
Natural Neuropathy Treatments
The symptoms are neuropathy range from sharp, shooting pains that feel like jolts of electricity to burning sensations, tingling, numbness, and muscle fatigue. They can...
Cryotherapy: Reality vs. Myth
Did you suffer a muscle strain or are you feeling sore after a strenuous workout? Cryotherapy can provide pain relief quickly and at almost zero...
Walk for Lower-Back Pain
About 800 million people worldwide have low-back pain, and it is a leading cause of disability and reduced quality of life. Repeated episodes of low-back...
Retrain your Brain for Pain Relief
Mr. B* was a 71-year-old veteran who had lived with chronic arm pain ever since a car accident 25 years earlier had left his right...
Sciatica Pain Relief: 7 Things You Can Do Now
Sciatica nerve pain—typically some combination of burning, numbness, a tingling pins-and-needles feeling and throbbing—is very real. The cause may be tricky to determine. Here’s why...
Finding Knee Pain Relief
One of the most common physical complaints, especially for older adults, is a knee that swells or aches. Some people live with constant knee pain,...
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis: How to Relieve Your Shoulder Pain
Feeling pain in your shoulder that just won’t go away? It could be rotator cuff tendinitis, says Terrance Sgroi, DPT, SCS, doctor of physical therapy...
Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Is heel pain bothering you? Don’t ignore it—it could be plantar fasciitis, a condition that will only get worse without care, warns foot surgeon Johanna...
Elbow Pain—How to Stop It…How to Prevent It
Tennis elbow is the scourge of the courts. Golfer’s elbow causes more suffering on the links than sand traps. And pickleball elbow is surging right...
