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Self help for sore muscles
Regular exercise is vital for health and longevity, but it often comes with muscle strains and sprains. For simple soreness, try some RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
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Meditation May Help Depression, Anxiety, Pain
Depression, anxiety and chronic pain can be challenging to treat. Meditation may help some people with these conditions.
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How to sleep better with chronic pain
To manage trouble sleeping due to chronic pain, start by adopting healthy sleep habits. Other strategies include relaxation techniques and avoiding mentally stimulating activities. Sleep medications may do more harm than good.
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Could your joint pain be bursitis?
Joint pain isn't always caused by arthritis. Sometimes the culprit is bursitis. It occurs when fluid-filled sacs near the joints called bursae become inflamed, most commonly at the shoulders, hips, knees, elbows, or even the buttocks.
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Quick fixes for your aching feet
Common foot problems include fallen arches, Achilles tendinitis, pinched nerves in the foot, ingrown toenails, and plantar fasciitis. When these conditions occur, it is best to get to a doctor as soon as possible.
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Easy fixes for aching shoulders
Shoulder pain doesn't always lead to surgery. Physical therapy can help strengthen the shoulder and reduce pain in 90% of cases.
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Improving Low Back Pain with Exercise
Bed rest and inactivity were once prescribed for low back pain. Today, experts say that bed rest should be kept to a minimum, and that early, structured activity is best.
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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes widespread pain, aches, and stiffness in muscles and joints throughout the body, along with unusual tiredness.
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Complex regional pain syndrome is a painful and long-lasting condition that causes severe, constant, burning pain in the affected arm or leg.
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Tendonitis
Tendons are tough, flexible, fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. Tendonitis occurs when tendons become inflamed, irritated or suffer microscopic tears. It is most common in the shoulder, elbow, knee, wrist, and heel, although it can happen anywhere that tendons are found in the body.
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