Resources — Pain Management

Leg calf pain can have a wide assortment of causes. Calf pain is a feeling of discomfort in the fat tissue on the backside of the lower leg. It can range from underneath the knee to over the lower leg. Our calves are composed of muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and veins, which would all be possible causes of pain. In this article, we'll cover calf muscle pain causes as well as various calf pain treatments including calf pain exercises and stretches.

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Your shoulder injury can lead to shoulder pain, loss of mobility, reduced function, and other problems. Kinesio taping is a widely used physical therapy modality that has proven effective in relieving shoulder pain naturally. This article covers the most common shoulder pain causes, how Kinesio taping works to heal, reduce pain, and restore the function of injured areas, and how to properly KT tape your shoulder.

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Your sleep matters. Knee pain can significantly impair your quality of sleep and overall health. In this guide, we cover the major causes of knee pain and methods to reduce the pain so you can sleep and feel better.

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Our mental health is so often overlooked merely because it’s a constant facet we must always be aware of 24/7/365. After all, our minds constantly process information, develop new thoughts, and evolve based on chemical makeup and our surroundings. For this reason, having an awareness of various mental health facts, figures, and statistics can help us maintain our mental health. We’ve compiled a variety of facts to help bring awareness and understanding to different health conditions. This article breaks these pieces of information down into generalized facts and figures, seasonal affective disorder, anxiety, physical pain (its impact on mental health), and aging.

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According to the findings of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), around 15 million people report experiencing severe joint pain related to arthritis, with half of these adults reporting persistent pain. According to a separate 2016 study by Joint Pain Epidemiology, symptomatic osteoarthritis affects from 10% to 15% of the global population, with over 27 million people in the US and 8.5 million in the UK. Furthermore, data from the European Health Interview Surveys showed that the knee, hand, and hip as the most affected regions in the human body. In this article, we'll break down the causes of acute and chronic joint pain as well as the most recommended joint pain treatments.

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Hyponatremia, low blood sodium level, is a relatively common condition. Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disturbance to impact patients in clinical settings. Most often, Hyponatremia is due to the inability of the body to excrete excess water. This excess water accumulates in the blood, dilutes the sodium level, and leads to low blood sodium levels.

In this article, Dr. Barry Gorlitsky explains this condition, its causes and effects, and methods for treating it.

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