by HealthStar Clinic | Nov 10, 2015 | Pain Management
Researchers are continually finding that the food you cook and eat every day can deliver effective pain relief more safely than prescription medicine can. Using food to your advantage More than four centuries ago, in Doctor Faustus, playwright Christopher Marlowe...
by HealthStar Clinic | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Pain Management
Sciatica is typically excruciating and can sometimes be disabling. A few simple exercises can help with pain relief. What is sciatica? Sciatica is actually a name for a symptom – pain that stems from pressure on or aggravation of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve...
by HealthStar Clinic | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Pain Management
Inflammation is an important part of the natural healing process. However, joints and other areas of the body can sometimes become chronically inflamed, which can lead to degeneration of the tissue. Inflammation is also a critical component of life-threatening...
by HealthStar Clinic | Oct 15, 2015 | Back Pain, Pain Management
Weight gain during pregnancy can cause lower back pain Depending on a woman’s weight prior to pregnancy, the standard recommendations suggest that women should put on between 15 and 40 pounds. Women often gain more than that, though. For instance, Mothering Magazine...
by HealthStar Clinic | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog, Pain Management
The dictionary definition of arthritis is simple: it’s inflammation of the joints. Actually, though, the word encompasses about 200 rheumatic conditions related to the joints and the structures around them. Arthritis – what exactly is it? The most commonplace form of...
by HealthStar Clinic | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, Pain Management, Sciatica
Sciatica is pain that radiates down the buttocks and through the back of the legs, arising from nerve compression in the lower back. The physical sensations follow the route of the sciatic nerve, which extends from the lumbar spine to the feet. Officially called...