Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common and sometimes devastating condition. I see it quite frequently in many of my chronic pain... Read more »
What is the source of suffering? Is it pain? Is it disability? Or maybe it is a loss of self-worth? We are confronted with suffering... Read more »
A friend asked me about gastroparesis, which can be a very frustrating complication of diabetes. Gastroparesis (gas-tro-par-EE-sis) may be... Read more »
If you believed everything that you read here, there is almost nothing that you can put in your mouth and hope to live a healthy life with... Read more »
How can chronic pain be prevented? Oh that I and the insurance companies knew the answer to that question! The key is to identify those... Read more »
According to statistics from the American Pain Association, 26 million Americans ages 20 to 64 suffer from ongoing back pain. While many of these... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Spinal pain, or back pain, is very common in the Western world. In fact, it affects up to 80 percent of people at least one time in their life.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nonspecific back pain refers to pain in the back due to an unknown cause. Alternative Names Back pain - nonspecific ... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
and CausesThe origin of the pain is often unknown, and imaging studies may fail to determine its cause. Disk disease, spinal arthritis, and muscle... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesApkarian AV, Sosa Y, Sonty S, Levy RM, Harden RN, Parrish TB, et al. Chronic back pain is associated with decreased prefrontal and thalamic... Read more »