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Shakira got one thing right. The hips don’t lie. You can’t hide what the hips can tell about your body, from misalignments to weak muscles that may be causing lower back pain or the tender knee you’ve been tolerating.Certainly an ill-fitting shoe, the worn-out chair and many other external factors may contribute to some body aches and pains. However, the hips muscles, in addition to other abdominals and back muscles, are considered for many what defines the core to which body extremities get connected to and resist external forces.This is why a strong hip musculature is the starting point to stabilize the pelvis and provide the right support to the lower extremity kinetic chain movements. An unstable hip can cause a serial of distortions patterns that lead to injuries, as states in the article “Importance of Comprehensive Hip Strengthening” published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2012.The unbalanced relationshipOver 17 muscles allow the hip to extend, flex, adduct, abduct ...
While some people undergoing bariatric surgery might hope it will provide relief from chronic pain, it appears that many patients actually increase their use of opio...
Pain expert Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum on chronic pain problems in the workplace.
A jury in Los Angeles has rejected a lawsuit that claimed the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts was negligent in hiring the doctor who was convicted of...
People with depression may benefit as much from acupuncture as they do from counseling, suggests a new study.Researchers found one in three patients was no longer de...
In a small study, people who had chronic pain as a result of damage to the nervous system reported feeling less pain, as well as less depression and anxiety, when th...
Psychopaths are usually described as lacking empathy, and a new study reveals the neurological basis for this dearth of feeling.When people with psychopathy imag...
Author's moving story about healing
Structural differences in the brain may be one reason why one person recovers from pain while another develops chronic agony, a new study suggests.The researchers sc...
In a small study, people who had chronic pain as a result of damage to the nervous system reported feeling less pain, as well as less depression and anxiety, when th...
The first U.S. clinical trials in more than two decades on the medical benefits of marijuana confirm pot is effective in reducing muscle spasms associated with multi...
What do a cup of coffee, a bowl of beans, and a couple of ibuprofen have in common? Surprising answer: They all reduce pain. "Popping a pill may be easier, but it do...
Chronic pain affects 116 million American adults. That's more than a third of the US population. And while pain pills reduce suffering, they can be addictive and pro...
Bronchitis affects millions of people each year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Bronchitis is characterized by inflammation in the...
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, can have a dramatic impact on a huge variety of bodily functions, and if you're a woman over 35 your odds of a thy...
After, oh, age 8 or so, you no longer get away with wailing when you get stung by a bee or stub your toe. But unfortunately—whether it’s a much-needed bikini wax or ...
It’s called Reumofan, and many U.S. residents swear by it as a source of relief for arthritis and joint pain.But this dietary supplement from Mexico is raising plent...
For people with a painful cartilage condition, common pain relievers may have small benefits for depression symptoms as well, a new study hints.Depression is more th...
Chronic pain affects 47 percent of Americans, but before you pop a pill to ease your discomfort, one fitness therapy expert says that some simple exercises can minim...
Johnson & Johnson is recalling 200,000 bottles of Motrin Infants formula due to the risk that they contain tiny plastic particles. J&J’s McNeil unit said Friday that...