One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist your back. What gives? If this story sounds familiar, you may have a ...
Nursing can be a job that’s physically difficult, making you prone to back and neck pain. From helping patients turn over to moving equipment, you may often perform repeated tasks that take a toll on ...
A new clinical pilot study will investigate training caregivers on the practice of ear acupressure to help with pain for people with dementia. The study at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health ...
Chronic pain affects roughly 100 million Americans, and 1.5 billion people Source: Pixabay. Free for commercial use No attribution required worldwide. Pain is often invisible, in that one can have a ...
The causes of lower back pain can vary, from natural wear and tear as we age to muscle strain or medical conditions, such as sciatica or a slipped disc. Whatever the cause, it can impact your ability ...
Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, internationally recognized expert in pain and symptom management research and professor emerita at UC San Francisco’s School of Nursing, will be named a Living ...