Fish Oil and Vitamin E have Anti-inflammatory Activity A combination of fish oil and vitamin E reduced the levels of cytokines (pro-inflammatory proteins that cause the joint swelling, pain and tenderness) in mice. This result found in a study lead by Jaya Venkatraman, Ph.D., University of Buffalo associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Read More …

A study on mice performed by scientists at Emory University School of Medicine showed damaged peripheral nerves had improved regeneration when the mice were treated with enzymes. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that go from the spine to the muscle and skin. A nerve cell has a nucleus and a long process, called the axon. Read More …

TexasA&MUniversity psychologist Mary W. Meagher, who has conducted pain research for 16 years, says that fear and anxiety affect how a person experiences pain. Fear tends to reduce pain, anxiety increases it. She says, “From a clinical perspective, these data suggest that a patient anticipating an unpredictable threatening event will experience enhanced pain,” she says. Read More …

Patients frequently will incorporate natural health care to help address chronic pain. Frequently they will adopt various therapies without adopting the mindset that makes natural health care truly effective. They may take glucosamine or chondroitan supplements, or take herbs, like boswella or ginger, that can help to reduce inflammation. Often patients look at supplements like Read More …

Researchers from the University of Alberta followed a random sample of 800 adults and found that depression may be linked to the onset of severe neck or low back pain. They concluded that people who suffer from depression are four times more likely to develop severe low back or neck pain than people who are Read More …

The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (June, 2002 17:963), studied the effects of two drugs, Vioxx and Celebrex on bone repair. These drugs are the new generation of anti-inflammatory drugs. These are known as Cox-2 inhibitors; so named because of the inflammatory enzyme that they inhibit. These drugs are often used to ease the Read More …

Pain in the back and neck can affect your health on  deeper levels, beyond the discomfort that they create. There are many natural approaches to  back and neck pain, including chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy, and (many people are surprised at this–nutrition) Muscle Balance Affects Health Muscle imbalance can create poor posture and stresses the body and Read More …