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Shoulder Pain and You

Atlas was condemned to hold the celestial spheres on his shoulders and he did so without pain. The rest of us, however, may seek treatment for our chronic shoulder pain through various means. Unfortunately, many otherwise responsible health care enterprises recommend the drastic options before examining the less-invasive, less traumatic, and less expensive choices. Harvard Health Publishing, created by Harvard M...

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Are Active Seniors at Risk for Chronic Joint Pain?

It is a lament spoken often by active seniors: "My mind knows what I want to do, but my body is not cooperating." These are the people age 65 and up who have typically enjoyed an active lifestyle all their lives and want to continue to participate in some form of exercise or physical activity, but who are prevented from doing so by chronic joint pain. Participating in physical activities is a key to healthy succ...

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Can I Take ReJoint If I Have Been Vaccinated for COVID-19?

Those who suffer from chronic joint pain face many challenges. Among them are lost time from work, an inability to perform routine work and play activities, and for some, irritability, depression, and even suicide. There is also the conflict that arises when the pain relief involves a prescription medication that may have harmful interactions with other drugs the person may be taking, or with alcohol. If you enj...

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Help for Chronic Wrist Pain

Reports on chronic pain, both in the mainstream news and in scientific articles, tend to focus on the shoulders and knees. In all likelihood, this is due to the greater incidents of shoulder and knee pain over other body joints. But chronic pain can occur in any joint. One of the most overlooked but debilitating locations of chronic joint pain is the wrist. A study reported in Nov., 2019 noted that "Wrist pain i...

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