Read More at Fight Aging! A range of conditions produce chronic pain in muscle and skeletal tissue. While conditions such as osteoathritis are comparatively well understood, the etiology of chronic muscular pain disorders such as myofascial pain syndrome is poorly understood and treatment options are consequently limited. Here, researchers analyze available epidemiological data on knee osteoarthritis, and show that it suggests an inflammatory link between chronic pain and an accelerated pace of degenerative brain aging. Individuals suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may face a higher high risk of brain aging. CMP is a leading cause of disability, affecting more than 40% of the world’s population and impacting patients’ cognitive function. Although the exact mechanism is not fully understood, thus hampering prevention and treatment efforts, research indicates that inflammatory markers associated with brain aging are higher in CMP patients, suggesting…
Relieve Lumbar Pain Once and For All With These 11 Stretches
Read More at Well+Good [[{“value”:” When you’re in the midst of your 30s, experiencing gnawing lower back pain is often taken as a fact of life. Whether you bent over to pick a sock or your dog off the ground, you’re bound to wake up with aches the next day— or so the folklore goes. This tale isn’t entirely untrue. In a 2019 survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, 39 percent of adults reported experiencing back pain in the previous three months. It was the most prevalent site for pain, and the number of people dealing with it only increased with age. But there is good news: Lumbar pain, in particular, is treatable and, oftentimes, preventable, says Grayson Wickham, PT, DPT, CSCS, a physical therapist and the founder of Movement Vault. Ahead, learn more about the potential…
‘I’m a Pain-Management Specialist, and Here’s What Pain Tolerance Really Means’
Read More at Well+Good So much of the popular discourse around pain focuses on the benefits of being able to push through it: “Beauty is pain!” “No pain, no gain!” But while there’s value in developing the kind of perseverance that these phrases imply, the level of pain you can tolerate isn’t just about the amount of mental toughness you can muster. Although much of the pain we feel is indeed “in our heads”—based on the interplay of the brain and the nervous system—that doesn’t mean we have full control over our tolerance to it, or that if we were all to exert the same amount of willpower, that we could all handle the same amount of pain, anyway. In fact, the experience of pain is highly subjective, says physician and pain-management specialist Reuben Chen, MD. And a true definition…
‘I’m a Hand and Wrist Surgeon, and These Are the Carpal Tunnel Braces I Recommend To Alleviate Wrist Pain’
Read More at Well+Good With an uptick in work-from-home, computer-based jobs, it’s no surprise that more and more people are experiencing pain of all kinds, especially when in comes to the wrist and hands. A major culprit for wrist and hand pain is carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when the median nerve is compressed. When this happens, you’ll like experience numbness, a burning sensation, or tingly feeling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, or ring finer. The best carpal tunnel braces, at a glance Best overall: Hely Weber, 450-LT Orthosis Wrist Titan, $43 Best budget: Mueller, Green Fitted Wrist Brace, $14 Best for sleep: Armstrong Amerika, Carpal Tunnel Wrist Brace, $18 Most breathable: Ossur, Formfit Wrist Brace, $20 Best for activity: Donjoy, Comfortform Wrist Support Brace, $19 Most adjustable: Breg, Apollo Universal Wrist Brace, $20 What causes carpal tunnel?…
What You Should Know About Normal Aging of the Spine and Chronic Back Pain After 60
Read More at Sixty and Me Are you one of the millions of people living with chronic back pain? Have you been told by a medical provider your pain is due to arthritis? Or there is nothing that can be done about your back pain? Cases of chronic low back pain, which is pain lasting longer than three months, tend to increase with age. The message we hear the most often is that pain is due to structural changes within the spine. But research has shown that the risk factors for developing chronic pain aren’t related to injury or tissue damage. Let’s take a look at what the actual risk factors are and when you should seek medical advice if you’ve been living with chronic low back pain. Is There a Correlation Between Back Pain and Age? Approximately one in three…