http://www.healthzine.org/feed/ http://www.healthzine.org/ Every day new articles and updated info on all your health, beauty and fitness concerns. Thu, 8 May 2008 14:11:21 +0200 Thu, 8 May 2008 14:11:21 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/sciatica-exercises http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/sciatica-exercises One of the most troublesome conditions to cope with is sciatica. What happens of you suffer from this ailment? When you are beset with sciatica, you may feel pain in your leg which travels up to the back of your thigh or on to your thigh. In some cases, the pain travels up to the hips and then down to the foot. For some people though, numbness in the legs can be felt other than the pain. Difficulties in leg movement or control of the legs could then be experienced. There are many ways you can resort to for sciatica treatment. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:23:29 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-exercises http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-exercises Accidents and injuries happen from time to time as much as they are unwanted. When such incidents occur, consequences may happen. Like for instance, you fell down the stairs at work. After a time you might feel back spasm which causes you discomfort. A few days or so, the spasm won’t go away. How can something so simple be so painful, you say to yourself. Ignoring the pain won’t do, and so you have to see the doctor for such a condition. Such an injury is often the type that just won’t go away on its own right away. One of the measures to deal with it is through back exercises. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:08:09 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-pain1 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-pain1 Lower back pain is said to affect people more than accidents or any other forms of ailments. Thus, relief and treatment for the condition is expedient. Lower back pain can happen to anybody at any time- while driving or doing an activity or while playing. Even when one is sedentary, or perhaps due to an accident or injury. Apparently, anybody is susceptible to lower back pain. To what extent is the damage instigated by the condition? One hundred million workdays are lost every year because of it, and it makes up for 15% of a person’s sick leaves. This is not at all to be taken lightly. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:13:36 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-pain-relief1 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-pain-relief1 There are people who constantly suffer from backpain, as in regularly. The condition may be chronic in cases like these. Then there could be those who suffer from it merely from time to time. Good for these people then as backpain could be annoying. There in fact are cases when it might be debilitating. Aches and pains do happen from people at some points, and they are bothersome. So it is with backaches as it brings about discomfort in a susceptible area – the back. When one is in pain, it's normal that they would seek for means to relieve it. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:11:25 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-massagers http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-massagers Practically everybody has experienced some sort of back pain at some points. People aged 20 and above usually do. And back pain is discomforting to say the least. That is, when the back pain is mild and goes away immediately. But back pain can also become chronic. This pain can constantly beset one for months to years. Much more so, it can come to the point of being debilitating. The thing is, having a backache is not at all a pleasant experience. Back massagers are among the popular relief measures for this dilemma. Back massagers come in different sorts, and they can quite be effective for backaches. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:03:51 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-pain http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-pain Back pain can come to the point of being agonizing. And yes, it can be debilitating. After all, there is chronic back pain, and yes it is chronic. It can even last for years. Back pain is common as much as it is painful. It has been estimated that 7 million Americans suffer from chronic back pain. Eighty percent of the American population on the other hand is afflicted with lower back pain. This is quite a large percentage, especially in lower back pain cases. There are many known causes of lower back pain. Physical causes that is. It can be fatigue or poor posture. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:55 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-pain2 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-pain2 Pain is certainly not a pleasant sensation. Basically nobody wants to experience pain. But still, at some points, everybody goes through pain. When such occurs, there can only be a dire search for pain relief. The same can be said with back pain. Back pain can possibly become debilitating. It depends on the severity of course. But still, back pain is pain. It can make one winch. It is uncomfortable, to say the least. So what is the best plan against back pain? For a thorough diagnosis against back pain and for the best course of action against it, determining the cause will greatly be helpful. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:05:43 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-exercises- http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/lower-back-exercises- Exercise is essential to keep the bones and muscles strong and flexible. As much as strengthening and stretching may initially hurt, it is hurt which can have rewards. The same can be said with the backbone and the back muscles. The backbone is otherwise known as the spine. And the spine is the back’s main support. Much of one’s posture, movement and health depend on the spine. It is only necessary then that the spine is fortified. One of the best means to strengthen the spine is through lower back exercises. Lower back exercises serve to develop the strength and stability of the spine and the back muscles. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:14:31 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-surgery http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-surgery Back pain has long been a common complaint in households, the workplace and in doctor’s offices. Back pain which is acute lasts from days to weeks, while chronic back pain is more severe. It has a longer duration which can last for years and can be debilitating. At times, the nature and causes of back pain can be vague. As the condition can degenerate when neglected, there are those who resort to back surgery. Back surgery is often taken as the last recourse for back, disc and spinal problems. After all, a back surgery or any surgery for that matter can be risky. Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:45:16 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/herniated-disc http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/herniated-disc Just as there are different causes and nature of back pain, it goes without saying that treatments vary as well. The same can be said with a herniated disc. A herniated disc treatment is generally employed to reduce the disc protrusion and to alleviate the back pain. Physical therapy, epidural steroid injections, medications or prescription drugs and muscle strengthening exercises are common treatments for a herniated disc. Surgery may also be an option, but it is generally a last recourse for herniated disc treatment. Treatments employed for the condition vary according to each case and from patient to patient. Such treatments can either be conservative or aggressive if needed. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:45:15 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/spinal-stenosis http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/spinal-stenosis Those beset with spinal stenosis know how debilitating the condition can be. Symptoms of spinal stenosis generally depend on the severity of the condition, but in most cases, they can be distressing more so as it affects those aging 50 years old and above. When spinal stenosis affects the lumbar or the lower back area, an individual may experience pain radiating down the leg. It is not until one sits or bends forward that the pain is relieved. This sort of spinal stenosis in its severe case can cause lost bowel and bladder control, sexual dysfunction and difficulty when walking. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:20:04 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/stiff-neck http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/stiff-neck At some points, most individuals suffer from stiff neck. In fact, the ailment itself sounds all too common. Often, the perceived cause of stiff neck is poor posture, stress or injury, and in most cases they indeed are. Occasionally, everybody suffers from stiff neck as it can be a manifestation of stress when tension develops in the neck and shoulder muscles. Staying too long in one position can bring about such a discomfort as well. A discomfort it is to most, but there are cases wherein stiff neck is a dilemma that one has to contend with daily. In such cases, stiff neck may have come to the point of being distressing. Mon, 1 Oct 2007 13:52:39 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-packs http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/back-packs Back packs are generally supported by the shoulders, back and hips. When one is off on a trip and has to carry a back pack, it is then essential that they make use of the right sort of back pack, otherwise problems can occur. Carrying a heavy back pack can cause tremendous discomfort to the shoulders and the back, and if one wants to make the most of their trip, it is best that they make a sensible choice in which back pack to use. Back packs of different shapes and sizes and different features abound basically in every market corner. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:46:21 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/right-side-back-pain http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/right-side-back-pain Many may well be aware that back ache is the one of the most common household, workplace and doctor’s office’s complaints. In fact, everybody may have experienced some sort of back ache at one point or another as there are generally varied categories of back aches. It can either be acute or chronic depending on its intensity and duration, or it can manifest in different areas in the back, like for instance, right side back pain. Right side back pain is one of the common sorts of back ache, and there are several factors known to be its causes. In most cases, right side back pain manifests due to poor posture, a muscle imbalance, a back injury, extra body weight or improper lifting or bending. Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:16:25 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/sciatica-home-treatment http://www.healthzine.org/Back-aches/sciatica-home-treatment Back pain has long been a common household and workplace complaint. The prevalence of the condition can be attributed to countless factors. Back pain can be instigated by being stationary with improper posture for an extended period of time, or it could be due to injury. Improper lifting of objects can also result to back pain. So is stress and a host of other medical conditions. There are generally several classifications of back pain. It could either be acute or chronic and it can manifest in different areas of the back. A common form of lower back pain which can come to the point of being excruciating is sciatica.