Commonly referred to as a ‘pinched nerve’, cervical radiculopathy is can be a painful condition. It occurs when a nerve in the neck is compressed or irritated, branching away from the spinal cord. Cervical radiculopathy mostly occurs in people with the highest risk being the [...]
Your jawbone connects to your skull at a pair of joints known as the temporomandibular joints (also known as ‘‘TMJs’), which are in front of your ears, allowing you to open and close your mouth. With your jawbone holding your teeth and gums, your jaw [...]
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) can be a painful and disruptive condition. At the start, you may seek the advice from your oral care provider for help. In mild cases, small changes can be made to offer relief. However, in more difficult cases, it is best [...]
Numbness and tingling in the arms and hands could be symptomatic of one of several conditions. The severity of the symptoms varies, corresponding to the range of severity of the conditions they represent. Although the symptoms could signal any one of quite a large range [...]
If you find yourself suffering from pain and stiffness in your neck, you may be asking yourself, ‘Do I have a herniated neck disc?’. Considering that a herniated neck disc, otherwise known as a herniated cervical disc, is one of the most common neck injuries, [...]
Yes, it is indeed true. The winter sports that you so passionately partake in could be the culprit behind your neck stiffness and pain! There are many reasons for this. We highlight some of them below, along with some tips on the type of treatment [...]
Recovering from a C-section can be a difficult and painful road. While you may expect to suffer from pain associated with the healing incision, the reality is that it may not be the only pain that you experience. Spinal headaches after a C-section are also [...]
It can be challenging and uncomfortable trying to live with the pain associated with TMJ syndrome. The good news is that there are many things that you can do to alleviate it. However, there are also a number of things that can make it worse. [...]
Phantom head pain, which can also be referred to as Chronic Daily Headache (CDH), is a phenomenon that is not extensively understood by professionals. The theory goes that people have the ability to develop ‘pain memory’. This refers to a subconscious memory of pain experienced [...]
If you tend to suffer from headaches on one particular side of your head, you may be wondering if it means anything or is a pure coincidence. The truth is that the side on which a headache appears is a good indicator of its cause [...]
