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Health Tip: Treating Knee Pain (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
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" (HealthDay News) -- Knee pain can result from being overweight, overuse, poor posture during physical activity, not warming up or cooling down, or inadequate stretching."
Dermatologist Creates Product To Eliminate Shaving Pain (KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News)
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" All they want is a nice, close shave, but for some men, the daily ritual can cause pain instead. Bumps, rashes and burns -- men will do almost anything to avoid it, including not shaving. But there is a possible solution, Local 2 reported Wednesday."
Pain Disorders Linked to Patient's Perception (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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" Patients with chronic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, appear to have abnormalities in the self-monitoring mechanism that allows the discrimination of internally produced versus externally produced stimuli, new research shows."
Boss will ride through the pain to chase group 1 glory (Sydney Morning Herald)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"Major-race pillager Glen Boss was one relieved jockey on Thursday. He was informed the herniated disc in his back had settled down, with the constant pain now coming from a massive build-up of scar tissue in his buttocks."
Back pain sufferers get new option (Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo! News)
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" For the first time in four decades, back pain sufferers have a surgical option beyond metal caging, screws and bone grafts."
Chronic Pain News from NewsTrove
Feds could be lifesaver in Montreal's bid to keep event
From: NewsTrove.com
"Many causes of knee pain, especially those related to overuse or physical activity, respond well to self-care, according to The National Institutes of Health:
Rest and avoid activities that aggravate the pain, especially weight-bearing activities.
Apply ice. First, apply it every hour for up to 15 minutes. After the first day, apply it at least four times per day.
Keep your knee elevated as much as possible to ease swelling.
Gently compress the knee by wearing an ace bandage or elastic sleeve. Either can be purchased at most pharmacies. This may reduce swelling and provide support."
Health Tip: Treating Knee Pain
From: NewsTrove.com
"Many causes of knee pain, especially those related to overuse or physical activity, respond well to self-care, according to The National Institutes of Health:
Rest and avoid activities that aggravate the pain, especially weight-bearing activities.
Apply ice. First, apply it every hour for up to 15 minutes. After the first day, apply it at least four times per day.
Keep your knee elevated as much as possible to ease swelling.
Gently compress the knee by wearing an ace bandage or elastic sleeve. Either can be purchased at most pharmacies. This may reduce swelling and provide support."
Fibromylgia Doesn't Mean Inactivity, Study Finds
From: NewsTrove.com
"TUESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Many people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions can be active without experiencing increased pain, says a study by researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.
The study included 38 people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or both conditions, and 27 healthy subjects in a control group. Rather than relying on the study volunteers' self-reporting of their activity levels, the researchers conducted round-the-clock monitoring of the subjects using high-tech devices that track daily movement."
Pratt Tribune
From: NewsTrove.com
"In a study published just in time for Valentine's Day, doctors reported
how a tragic or shocking event can stun the heart and produce classic
heart attack-like symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath
and fluid in the lungs.
Unlike a heart attack, the condition is reversible. Patients often are
hospitalized but typically recover within days after little more than
bedrest and fluids, and suffer no permanent damage to their hearts."
Goodbye to Your Pain in the Neck
From: NewsTrove.com
"Your neck takes a lot of strain, day and night. It has to bend, turn, and twist while supporting 10 to 12 pounds (the weight of the average adult head). No wonder these muscles sometimes develop kinks and become painful. It's estimated that 10% to 15% of us suffer from neck pain at any given time, and about two out of every three will eventually have it at some point.
Like back pain, neck pain often has no obvious cause, though poor posture is usually involved. If you habitually thrust your chin forward or tilt your head to one side, your muscles may start aching under the strain."
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