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Risk Factors For Low Back Pain
A study performed at Waseda University in Japan, published in the September/October, 2008 issue of The Spine Journal, suggested that high levels of LDL were associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. LDL is known as “bad” cholesterol.
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Massage Reduces Pain Perception And Muscle Pain
A recent article in the August, 2008, issue of The Journal of Pain, discussed a randomized, controlled trial suggesting that massage is capable of reducing the symptoms of muscle pain by approximately 25% to 50%. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of massage on perceived muscle pain and hyperalgesia.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. It is an autoimmune disease in which the joints, that hold two or more bones together, become inflamed.
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Complex Regional
Pain Syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also called reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is continuous, intense pain which is out of proportion to the injury severity. It is most common in people aged 20-35. More...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The carpal tunnel is a narrow structure in the wrist shaped like a tunnel. Wrist bones which are called carpal bones form the bottom and sides of this tunnel. More...
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Complete Recovery From Intractable CRPS – Type I
German physicians, along with a US physician, Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman, reported a case of a rapidly progressing spread of CRPS resulting from a severe wrist injury.
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Unsaponifiable Part of Avocado and Soybean (ASU)
ASU mixed in a ratio of 1:2 has been studied in the treatment of osteoarthritis and other connective tissue disorders. ASU is administered for 45 days in a three month prospective, randomized, double blind placebo controlled trial and decreased the total dose of NSAIDS required. More...
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The Veliz Anti-Inflammatory Diet
The body uses the process known as inflammation to protect itself from infection, injury or irritation. Swelling, redness, pain and stiffness comprise inflammation. More...
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Glucosamine Sulfate And Chondroitin Sulfate
Glucosamine is an amino monosaccharide which is located in almost all tissues in the human body, including cartilage. O&N linked glycosaminoglycans form the backbone of all connective tissues and Glucosamine is a component of these glycosaminoglycans. More...
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