While lower back pain ranks as a common cause of disability in the United States, determining what causes a person’s back pain is often challenging. A new Cochrane review on diagnosing back pain finds that no single diagnostic test is good at discriminating between patients who have a herniated disc and patients who do not,… Continue reading
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Prevention for some type of migraine pain
A preliminary study suggests the same type of botulinum injection used for cosmetic purposes may be associated with reduced frequency of migraine headaches that are described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping (ocular), but not pain that is experienced as a buildup of pressure inside the head, according to a report in the February issue of… Continue reading
Symptoms for wisdom teeth
Wisdom teeth, technically called as third molar, are the last teeth to erupt in the mouth.They usually erupt when a person is between the age 17 and 22, which in ancient times was considered as the age in which a person was suppose to gain wisdom. A normal person has four wisdom teeth, two in… Continue reading
Virtual reality against the pain at the dentist
Some might see virtual reality set-ups — such as Second Life or Gaia Online — as pure entertainment. But they may provide drug-free pain relief at the dentist. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s dental school enrolled 38 adults in a study. All of them needed scaling and root planning. This is a common treatment… Continue reading