Articles from North Lakes Pain Consultants
Nutrition and Osteoporosis: How to Protect Your Health
Like the rest of your body, your bones need nutrients to thrive. Having a healthy diet is crucial to maintaining your overall health, as well as the wellbeing of your bones. An important way of maintaining proper bone health and preventing bone diseases like...
Tips for Managing Your Pain at Home
Pain affects every aspect of your life, and when living with chronic pain, normal, daily activities are a challenge. From the amount of sleep you get to the thoughts you have, pain has the power to negatively affect your quality of life. Your day-to-day activities...
Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
One of the most common causes of heel pain is plantar fasciitis. This inflammation affects a band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot, connecting the toes to the heel bone. Pain may decrease throughout the day, but is typically more severe in the morning...
5 Ways to Relieve Neck Pain
Neck pain is a result of weakened muscles due to poor posture. The CDC reports that nearly 20% of people have experienced neck pain in the last three months, which is no surprise since we are constantly gazing into our computers and looking down at smartphones. ...
Using NSAIDs to Relieve Pain
Inflammation is a contributing factor to neck and back conditions, so reducing that inflammation can be key in managing your pain. Although it can amplify pain, inflammation is the body’s self-defense mechanism after sustaining an injury or irritation. Instead of...
Webinar: Advancing the Treatments for Leg and Back Pain
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Foot Pain Causes, At-Home Remedies, and Treatments
Foot pain is caused by a variety of conditions, diseases, deformities, or injuries. Medications are a common approach to getting relief, but there are many options that don’t involve pills or taking medicine. Causes of Foot Pain Diseases, viruses, fungi, and bacteria...
7 Ways to Find Arthritis Pain Relief
Arthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. In the United States alone, arthritis affects 50 million adults and over 300,000 children. Arthritis is not a single diagnosis, but in fact a collection of conditions that causes pain and aches related to...
How to Manage Your Chronic Pain at Home
Pain does have a purpose, although it can be uncomfortable. When pain overstays its welcome, it can alter your quality of life and prevent you from living your best life. Chronic pain can be debilitating and for patients who have suffered for years with pain and...
How Does Chronic Pain Affect Sleep?
Sleep is key to your body’s overall health. But if you experience chronic pain, sleep can become problematic. In fact, sleep disturbances are present in 67%-88% of all chronic pain cases. ‘Sleep disturbances’ is a catchall phrase for any type of difficulty sleeping....
