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Misleading as the name may be, tennis players are not the only people to suffer from tennis elbow. The condition is most often caused by overuse of the forearm muscles using a repeated twisting motion, and these movements are common to various jobs such as carpentry or plumbing, and many daily activities such as yard […]READ MORE

Dupuytren’s disease is  an abnormal thickening of tissues in the palm that can change how your hand looks and may make it hard or impossible to use one or more of your fingers. The disease causes tissue under the skin of the palm of the hand to thicken and shorten. This can pull and bend […]READ MORE

People with diabetes often have high blood sugar levels. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage nerves throughout your body resulting in a condition called diabetic neuropathy, or diabetic nerve disease. Patients with higher blood sugar levels, patients who are older or have had diabetes longer, and diabetics who drink too much alcohol are […]READ MORE

Losing weight on a reality show that’s shown to millions of viewers for weeks is only temporarily different from the rest of America trying to get healthy at home. For now, they’re isolated from junk food. They get to have personal trainers and registered dietitians tell them what to do in the gym and in […]READ MORE

Spring sports season is here, folks! And with it comes outdoor practice, the thrill of competition, and all the locker room team bonding you’ve been waiting for all winter. Unfortunately, it’s also the season for a ripe affliction known as athlete’s foot. Athlete’s foot is easily spread fungus that you can get by touching the […]READ MORE

Treatment for fibromyalgia focuses on breaking the cycle of pain and decreased physical activity due to flare-ups. Home treatments, especially exercise and improving sleep, are usually the most critical methods of coping with the symptoms and pain from fibromyalgia. Regular exercise will help strengthen your muscles, thereby increasing blood flow to the muscles, promoting healing, […]READ MORE

Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders refer to the conditions caused by  several problems with jaw movement and pain in and around the jaw joints. The jaw joints, or temporomandibular joints, connect the lower jawbone (mandible) to the skull and are used more than any other joint in the body. They allow the jaw to open and close […]READ MORE

Weight-bearing exercises, started in your youth and continued throughout your life, can help prevent osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to become thin and brittle, making them more likely to break. These exercises, such as walking, jogging, climbing, dancing, or lifting weights, help you build strong bones as a young person, and then help you […]READ MORE

A sports hernia is an injury of the inguinal area, located in the lower abdomen right above the groin, caused by repetitive twisting and turning at high speed. This type of hernia occurs mainly in people who play ice hockey, soccer, and tennis. Although the condition is known as a hernia, in many cases an […]READ MORE

A vitamin and mineral supplement, often called a multivitamin,  provides a variety of nutrients that are also found in food. They come in the form of pills, chewable tablets, powders, and liquids. A standard multivitamin usually contains three different kinds of supplemental minerals and vitamins: water-soluble vitamins (like vitamin C, vitamin B, folic acid, and […]READ MORE