What Doctors Don't Tell You* Glucosamine. This cartilage builder relieves pain better than NSAIDs like ibuprofen in the long-term (eight weeks) (Curr Med Res Opin, 1982; 8: 145-9). Also, while glucosamine appears to reverse the condition by stimulating cartilage production...
I am a Vacuflex and reflexology therapist and have a client with nasal polyps. These were removed four years ago by surgery. What causes polyps, why do they recur and what alternatives to surger ...
Q I have been suffering from intense pain in my coccyx for several years. The pain started after a bad epidural and the subsequent therapeutic blood patch, but became infinitely worse after back surgery four years ago. I have sought help from...
Teeth can work like little batteries. Metal in the mouth produces electrical fields around certain teeth which can produce many bizarre effects.
Q:A few years ago I was diagnosed with tachycardia abnormally rapid heartbeat which I am told is caused by my ME. For over a year I was severely ill and needed a wheelchair to go out. I am better ...
* Try vitamin B12 shots. One study found that patients treated with 500 mcg of injected vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin) three times a week for eight weeks made the quickest recovery compared with those taking steroids. Methylcobalamin alone also...
Q About a year ago, I was given a spinal injection for a suspected hernia which has left me with a very painful lower back. Have you come across other people with long-term lower-back pain
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* L-arginine. This is a precursor to nitric oxide, which improves circulation, bringing more oxygen to tissues (Stroke, 1994; 25: 429-35). In Raynaud’s, oral L-arginine can reverse tissue damage in the fingers (Mol Cell Biochem, 2003; 244: 139-41)...
Q I have a ganglion cyst on my right wrist that is apparently pressing on a nerve and right over a tendon. It’s too painful to bash with the family bible. I'm due to see a hospital consultant with a view to its being either aspirated or removed.
