There has been an exponential increase of spine fusions being done in the United States over the past 10 years. Do they work? There have always been questions about the efficacy of the procedure for various conditions, but those questions have become louder recently after some significant conflicts of interest among spine surgeons have been uncovered.

Even though you might think of it as a mental tool, hypnosis for pain relief can be incredibly effective. That’s because, in many cases, pain is related to emotional issues – like stress and anxiety. By dealing with those mental hurdles, you can stop the pain that comes with them.

Are you looking for information on the types of exercises for sciatica that can provide relief from pain? You might find many articles and websites suggesting different types of sciatica exercises.

The US is in the midst of a pain management problem of epidemic proportions. To put it in “medical” terms, the “patient” is on life support in the intensive care unit, and the “doctors” need to huddle to figure out how to save the “patient”. According to a recent Institute of Medicine study, over 110 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at an annual cost of over $500 billion dollars. Here are the recommendations for how the IOM study sees helping with the epidemic.

Golfer’s elbow afflicts the inside area of the elbow of golfers, typically the left inside elbow of right handed ones. It is caused by a tendency to have too much strain on the muscles and tendons that are constantly pulling in the area and they get inflamed and get tight. 9 times out of 10 when people set up for their swing, they carry through the impact zone and have a tendency to “chicken wing” their arm (pulling the arm in) rather than follow through up to a nice finish.