You may be used to dealing with aches and pains in your knees or wrists and know what to do about it. But what about your SI joint? If you’re not familiar with this area at the base of the spine, it should be on your radar. In fact, it could already be causing problems without you realizing it: Researchers attribute between 15 and 30 percent of chronic low back pain to the SI joint. And unfortunately, the pains associated with this joint don’t stop at your back: They could…
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Because regular exercise can help you deal with pain better
New research has found that people who exercised regularly were better able to handle a pain test. The researchers say this suggests that exercise may help chronic pain sufferers. Doctors say there are a few reasons exercise can help build your pain tolerance. While pain is a part of life, it’s not exactly something people are eager to experience. Now, new research suggests that doing something as simple as exercising regularly can help increase your pain tolerance. The study, published in Plos ONE, used data from 10,732 adults in Norway…
Read More10 ways to deal with feeling overwhelmed and help ourselves
Many people feel that life post-COVID should make us all feel uplifted, grateful to have gotten through three rough years, and content both in general and in our relationships. Sadly, many people are feeling overwhelmed at home and with life in general as they attempt to re-enter their post-COVID world. We have all changed, now we want different things for ourselves and the world in many ways seems even more upside down than before. For many, there were joys to be had working from home in their pajamas, in a…
Read More‘Death metal screaming’ helps woman deal with PTSD: ‘A huge and amazing release’
Cristina Alciati shared how she handles her PTSD with primal scream, a form of scream therapy. (Catering news agency) A woman has opened up about how she manages her PTSD with a technique known as primary screaming or scream therapy. Cristina Alciati, 54, a fitness coach, who lives in Essex, developed severe PTSD after experiencing severe trauma that manifested as panic attacks. “For months, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t think,” she says. “I was really scared of everything, even things that no one should be afraid of.…
Read MoreThe health impact of the debt deal
The debt ceiling bill marks the end of big annual hikes for NIH but overall avoids worst-case scenarios for health care financing, health policy experts tell Axios. Because matter: If this bill passes both houses of Congress, it will outline how the next two fiscal years of federal spending on health care agencies will proceed and reduce the threat of a government shutdown as well as prevent a default. Details: The bill would raise the debt limit through January 1, 2025 and keep non-defense discretionary spending levels broadly stable for…
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