Obese people who underwent surgery that reduced the amount of food they could ingest not only lost weight, they also lost some of their lower back pain, according to a new report. Read the rest of this entry »
Q: My back and sciatic pain is getting worse. I’ve been told that I can get an epidural and it will help with the pain. Will it?
A: A recent review found that this procedure has little or no lasting benefit beyond a two to six week period following treatment. This study caught my attention as I also have bouts of significant of “sciatica” (pain in the lower back that radiates down the leg). Read the rest of this entry »
Hypnosis, biofeedback or other counseling reduce pain, studies show. Read the rest of this entry »
Low carb, high protein, the grapefruit diet! If you’ve decided to lose weight, the options for doing so may seem overwhelming. So how can you find a weight-loss plan that is right for you? Read the rest of this entry »
Stressed workers often reach for calorie-rich foods, skip the gym after a taxing day or forego meals because of heavy workloads. Or they indulge in other bad-for-you behavior like smoking, drinking or staying out late. Read the rest of this entry »
Snips and snails and puppydog tails … and cereal and bananas? That could be what little boys are made of, according to surprising new research suggesting that what a woman eats before pregnancy influences the gender of her baby. Read the rest of this entry »
Millions of Americans suffer chronic back pain. For some spinal fusion is the only hope. Up to now methods have been very painful or come with unwanted side effects. Now there’s a high tech alternative. Read the rest of this entry »
Radiologists are using a new minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the shoulder. Ultrasound-guided non-surgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff and restores mobility, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Read the rest of this entry »
ST. PAUL — Lynn Nicholson has spent a great deal of her life in more pain than most people could imagine. When she was 10 years old, she and a friend were playing in the attic of her family’s house in Minneapolis when the floor gave way. The two girls fell 8 feet and crashed onto the floor below. Read the rest of this entry »
Simple changes to your lifestyle can help you lose weight and keep it off. Read the rest of this entry »
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