Intensive, Progressive Physical Therapist Exercise Program Plus Educationreduces Disability And Improves Patient Function After Back Surgery
Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise and education program, according to a research report published in the November issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physica...
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FDA Approves ULORIC(R) (febuxostat) For The Chronic Management Of Hyperuricemia In Patients With Gout
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ULORIC(R) (febuxostat) 40 mg and 80 mg for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout. -
Women With Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center... -
Routine Lifting May Be Good For Your Back
Tapio Videman says back disorders in the working population are among the most costly illnesses in developed countries around the world. Disc degeneration is the main suspected origin of severe back symptoms and the main target in spine surgery... -
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of many autoimmune diseases in which a person's own immune system mistakenly begins to attack itself, causing illness and damage. A person's immune system is designed to protect the body from infections and diseases... -
Chronic Back Pain - Why a Lower Back Brace Can Help!
If you have chronic back pain then it is time that you check out this article. Pain relieving ideas are presented here. -
Healthy Diet For Arthritis Pain Relief
Conventional wisdom is "You are what you eat." When you think about it, this common phrase only makes good sense. -
The Natural Cure For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
When a patient goes to a doctor with carpal tunnel syndrome, they are treated for their symptoms, but not the root of the problem. Unfortunately, most of these people go through intense physical therapy and surgery which still never fixes the root of the problem! This article will explain this more thoroughly and will hopefully give you more... -
No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The appetite-regulating hormone leptin may contribute to osteoarthritis in obese people, according to a new study that suggests that skeletal wear and tear caused by excess weight isn't the only cause of the painful and debilitating condition. -
PatientsLikeMe Adds Online Community For People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, announces the expansion of its fibromyalgia community to welcome patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also know as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)... -
Best Tips For Lower Back Pain Relief
One of the unfortunate consequences of the modern day work environment is that many jobs require one to be seated in front of a desk for extremely long periods of time, for days on end, throughout much of the whole year. As you can very well imagine this environment puts the human body through an entirely different set of stress conditions from... -
Hand Surgery - A Useful Solution to Get Rid of Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis can be an extremely painful condition, preventing people from working and participating in the activities that they love. Hand surgery can help restore functioning as well as appearance of your hand. -
Dancers and Foot Cramps
A staff member of mine who does ballet twice a week told me that she was getting nasty foot cramps while dancing. Every time she stretches her foot, pointing it in a tendu or the like, she has a clenching of muscles in her arches. Dancers who suffer from foot cramps know how difficult it can be to make it through class or a performance. You need... -
Health Tip: What's Causing My Shoulder Pain?
Title: Health Tip: What's Causing My Shoulder Pain?Category: Health NewsCreated: 1/26/2010 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/26/2010 -
Neck Pain Relief With No Side Effects
When you experience neck pain, performing the simplest tasks becomes a major chore. Driving a car, turning your head, or sitting in front of the computer or TV becomes difficult and painful. Using pain medication on a long term basis may cause nausea and other side effects. Many pain sufferers are looking for a non- medicinal solution for their... -
Positive Phase II Results For GSK1838262/XP13512 Reported For Subjects With Post-Herpetic Neuralgia And A History Of Inadequate Response To Gabapentin
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced top-line results from a Phase II clinical trial evaluating GSK1838262/XP13512 (gabapentin enacarbil) in adult patients with neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) who have had a history of inadequate response to gabapentin doses of 1800 mg/day or higher.
