Do you suffer from pain in the ball of one or both of your feet? If so, you may have developed a condition known medically as metatarsalgia. Metatarsalgia means a swelling of the metatarsal region, which falls between your arch and your toes. Most often, metatarsalgia...
There are two basic forms of arthritis, which is a word that simply means “inflammation of the joints.” Arthritis in both forms can be painful and life-altering. Commonly, the joints affected include hands, fingers, toes, and knees. When these hurt, range of motion can be reduced...
Cluster headaches are often ranked with the most painful conditions people ever have to endure. They are termed “cluster” headaches because they come in groups. Victims often suffer through one or more a day for a period of a week to eight weeks. The headaches...
Boy, if there’s anything we take for granted in this world it’s those ever-useful appendages on the ends of our arms. We call them hands. We work with them, eat with them, talk by waving them around. We type, tickle and touch with them. We literally...
Mastoiditis is the inflammation of the mastoid sinus located behind the middle ear. It is a fairly common disease and is often ignored. It can be a serious condition if the spreads outside the mastoid bone, as especially to the meninges and brain, causing meningoencephalitis....
Sciatica is caused by pressure or compression of the sciatic nerve or one of the root nerves in the spine. It becomes chronic when pain continues for a long time – such as more than three months. Sciatica can be difficult to diagnose and treat. The...
The brain does not have pain receptors but, the meninges (covering around the brain) and scalp have pain receptors. Technically, the brain itself cannot feel pain but the nerves can. There are several causes of brain nerve pain that result in pressure on the nerves. These...
Nerve damage in the back can affect all body functions depending on the severity of the condition. The nervous system is involved in all body functions from regulating breathing to controlling muscles and feeling heat and cold. Nerves are important to everything the body does and...
The need to develop safer alternatives to opioids has come to the forefront opioid epidemic. New research was done with botulinum toxin show hope as a proven safe and effective treatment for chronic pain. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that approximately 25.3 million Americans...
The prostate gland is only found in men and its purpose is to produce fluid to protect and nourish sperm. A normal prostate is the size of a chestnut and is located below the bladder. The urethra (tube that carries urine out) passes through the...