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What can I take when I have GERD?

If you have Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases, you know that at best it is an extremely uncomfortable condition. At worst, it is downright painful. If you're not sure, that is, if you have some intestinal condition that has not yet been diagnosed, here is a brief description: GERD is a digestive disorder affecting the muscle between the esophagus and stomach which causes the stomach's contents to flow back up int...

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Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) useful in reducing pain?

When you are suffering from lower back pain, you want to know how to relieve back pain fast. The last thing you want is someone telling you that the cure for lower back pain may start in your mind. That, however, is the theory behind the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach to physical pain. CBT therapy is typically used to help people identify and change negative thoughts and behaviors by helping them...

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What are the most common types of pain?

One unfortunate fact of life is that everyone will experience pain, whether it is acute or chronic or both. Acute pain is defined as pain that lasts less than three months and is usually caused by an event such as a twisted ankle or sprained knee. Common back pain remedies are usually formulated for acute back pain. Chronic pain lasts longer than three months and is more often caused by some dysfunction within ...

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Is Pain a Normal part of Aging?

Most people believe that pain is a natural part of the aging process. But that belief does not account for the pain - chronic or acute - that many of us experience early in life. After all, twenty-somethings experience pain, too, and they are just as concerned as a senior citizen about how to stop back pain.  Unfortunately, some myths are hard to dispel. One study reported by the National Institutes of Health sh...

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