More than 200,000 cases of blocked milk ducts occur annually in nursing mothers in the U.S., according to WebMD. New mothers already put too much pressure on themselves to be perfect caregivers for their infants. It’s hard to accept when their natural milk flow is a problem. Even if a new mom is lucky to […]
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Summer holidays are coming up, and beach weather is upon us. And one of the most common things we hear clients talking about is this: The topic of getting ‘beach body ready’ and losing stomach fat with ab exercises! But let me say one thing, you can go to the beach no matter what your
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A reader recently reached out with a question I hear often: “I’ve been dealing with chronic back pain for years, and I’m desperate to get back in shape. Physical therapy helps, but I want to do more on my own. The problem is, I’m nervous about which exercises are actually safe.” If this sounds familiar,
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You may have heard the recent news about Tiger Wood’s being charged with a DUI only to discover it was actually the use of pain medication that led to his arrest, not alcohol. So it’s completely normal that Tiger Woods used painkillers through his discomfort, and completely appropriate that doctors worried about him developing an
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You may be unaware just how much osteoporosis can affect your quality of life until you sustain a fracture. In fact, a fracture resulting from an impact that normally would not be enough to cause an injury may be your first sign of a problem. You can be proactive in determining whether you are at
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Urinary incontinence is condition people seldom talk to their physicians about despite the fact that millions of people in the U.S. experience urinary leakage. It’s something people are fairly embarrassed to talk about but it really affects people’s quality of life. While it’s not a normal thing that’s happening, it’s really common and we definitely
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This is the final part in our 5 Part series “Myths You Were Told About Your Pain” Pain Myth #1: “Rest Will Fix Your Problem” Pain Myth #2: “Just Stretch It” Pain Myth #3: “A Cortisone Injection is the Answer To Your Problem” Pain Myth #4: “It’s Because of Your Age” This might sound surprising to
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This is Part 4 in our 5 Part series “Myths You Were Told About Your Pain” Pain Myth #1: “Rest Will Fix Your Problem” Pain Myth #2: “Just Stretch It” Pain Myth #3: “A Cortisone Injection is the Answer To Your Problem” Pain Myth #5: “You Need To Get an MRI” First, have you heard any of
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Pain Myth #3: “A Cortisone Injection is the Answer To Your Problem” This is Part 3 of our 5 Part series “Myths You Were Told You About Your Pain” Pain Myth #1: “Rest Will Fix Your Problem” Pain Myth #2: Just Stretch It Pain Myth #4: “It’s Because of Your Age” Pain Myth #5: “You
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My name is Kim Gladfelter, a low back pain Expert in the South Bay Area. In this article, I’d like to show you 6 “different” ways of finding relief from low back pain that I give out to patients of my clinic. I say differently, because there are ways that don’t include the standard pain
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This is Part 2 of our 5 Part pain myth series “Myths You Were Told You About Your Pain” Pain Myth #1: “Rest Will Fix Your Problem” Pain Myth #3: “A Cortisone Injection is the Answer To Your Problem” Pain Myth #4: “It’s Because of Your Age”
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