Health Choices With Peg

If you slipped and landed on your back, you may now have a herniated disc. As a result of the fall and the herniated disc, you may experience a lot of back pain. It's possible that you're even experiencing some numbness. A herniated disc can cause chronic discomfort, but different types of treatments are available. It's important to understand your options before going through with any specific method of treatment.

If you suffer with back pain, you know how hard it can be for a doctor to find the cause and a proper treatment. You may have been given medications to take away the pain but they only treat the pain, not the cause. These medications can complicate your life in other ways though, perhaps they make you drowsy and unable to work or they may be cause trouble with your kidneys or liver with continued use.

As an expecta parent, there are many decisions that you will need to make throughout the pregnancy and as your son or daughter matures. While the nutritional, educational, safety, etc. choices you are making now are quite important, one of the most essential decisions you will be tasked with in the near future relates to whether or not you want to bank your baby's cord blood. It's often surprising to learn that the benefits of stem cell therapy are not limited to the child it was associated with, as its versatility permits it to be used by siblings, other family members and in some instances, total strangers.

Athlete's foot makes you feel miserable because of the itching and burning that comes along with it. The condition is caused by a fungus and it is contagious. For that reason, treating athlete's foot requires a combination of eliminating the current infection and then preventing another occurrence. Here are some suggestions for treating this frustrating condition. Keep Your Feet Dry Fungus infections thrive in damp, warm environments like the one found inside your shoes when your socks are damp from perspiration.

Pain management is a leading industry. The number one complaint of all patients anywhere is pain. That said, there have been numerous studies on pain management, and the following seven approaches have been proven to be extremely effective. Sleep Easier said than done, right? Studies have shown that an excellent night's sleep is physically restorative and patients feel less pain when they have been able to sleep a solid seven to nine hours.

Running your own medical practice is a lot of hard work. If your practice is new, you might be handling a lot of tasks yourself, like sending out invoices to your patients after the appointment is over. If you find yourself getting caught up in the day-to-day details of running a medical practice and you don't have as much time as you would like to try and find new patients or chit chat with existing ones, there might a better way.

If you are new to considering oral contraceptives, there are several things you need to know. While there are plenty of benefits to taking oral birth control pills, there are some myths that you have heard that can be of concern. The following are some common myths about oral birth control that you will want to know: Myth: The Pill Causes Birth Defects Many women avoid taking birth control pills for fear they can cause birth defects in babies.