/ Featured / When symptoms flared up, numbness and lack of feeling spread through my fingers and pulsating painful electric-like jolts shot through my wrists. I knew it was Carpal Tunnel because many of my friends and colleagues in the hair styling profession have experienced the same devastating effects. I was depressed. I have seen careers ruined and friends lose the use of their hands.
I first realized something was wrong when I went to say something to the dog when I got up in the morning and the words did not come out.
I am 26 years old. Since I was 13, I've experienced sleep paralysis, vivid nightmares and awareness of my surroundings during sleep.
It all began with a fracture to my L5 vertebra. I had been out playing on my Sea Doo (personal watercraft), which is one of my favorite...
I am 57-years old and was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis only after decades of painful...
I grew up in Maine, where cold weather is the norm for most of the year, so getting a good suntan was a challenge. In 1984, I moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina. There, the summers were a lot longer. Eventually, I even started going with co-workers to a tanning salon. I visited the salon regularly for a year-and-a-half. A year later, in July 2004, a mole appeared on the back of my knee, so I decided to go to a local dermatologist to have it examined.
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Today almost every other person you talk too is living with daily joint pain. It does not matter what the age or physical shape of the person, daily pain seems to be a common complaint. Living with chronic pain can wear a person down, affecting energy levels, mood and overall stamina. The cause can vary however Arthritis is typically the root problem.
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I’ve been battling migraines for about 10 years now. I’ve been through the whole gauntlet - CAT scans, MRI’s, contrast PET scans, test, test, test, test, ad nauseum. Anyway, you name it, I’ve done it. I’ve tried pretty much every migraine med on the planet at least once.
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