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Picking A Safe, Effective Scar Cream

I don’t know many people who don’t have a scar of some sort. Some of the stories behind them can be very entertaining actually. For some people though scars can be embarrassing or a constant reminder of something they’d like to forget. If you find yourself in this position it is important you know your options before deciding which over the counter scar therapy or scar treatment to use. Continue reading

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Pain Management Options When Your Pain Cannot Simply Be Fixed

As a pain management patient, there are times when your pain cannot be fixed with either surgery or physical therapy. It may be that a previous surgery was performed that either did not work or made the pain worse. It could also be that a situation exists such as peripheral neuropathy where the condition is not amenable to surgery and the patient simply has to live with the pain. Continue reading

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Is Surgery Always Necessary For A Herniated Disc?

Approximately 1% of the US population experiences pain from a herniated disc at any one point in time. About 25% of all people with back pain have a herniated disc, and over 90% of these occur in the low back. Continue reading

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Heart Surgeons Get Wake-Up Call On Common Procedure

In my chiropractic office in San Diego, we see patients with back pain and also have patients who ask about nutrition for proper heart health. On May 15th, 2007, the Commonwealth Fund issued a report entitled, “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care.” Continue reading

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Are Headaches The Result Of An Aspirin Shortage?

I know it may sound silly. Headaches of course aren’t the result of an aspirin shortage. But the way most people react when they get a headache by popping pill after pill you’d think it was due to a shortage. There are, however, many safe and effective treatments for headaches. Some of them have been around for many years, and they have absolutely nothing to do with drugs or surgery. Continue reading

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What Exactly Triggers Arm Injury

A problem that people go through frequently is that of wrist pain. There is no specific age at which one acquires it, and there are different causes that may be responsible for it. Usually it begins when wrists are made to do more hard work than they can handle. Continue reading

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Remove Scar, Gain Self-Esteem

Acne scars have a devastating effect on the physical and psychological capacity of a person. A lot of us, in our carefree days of youth, may have fought with a terrible case of acne; it is one of those regrettable and soul-scorching personal trials-by-fire most of us tackle while growing up. For starters, we had to contend with the scarlet pustules also known as pimples, and then, we had to cope with the scarring that is eventually left behind. Continue reading

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Cosmetic Surgery Becomes More Accepted

Cosmetic surgery has began to become very acceptable to young and ageing individuals alike, making it the cause for the increase in medical students pursuing and specializing in different areas to become cosmetic surgeons. Continue reading

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