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Pain Management | Stem Cell, PRP, Acupuncture in Queens & Long Island, New York
We’re probably stating the obvious here, but the pain is a drag! Whether it’s chronic (no pun intended) or acute, pain can make your life unbearable. Up until recently, the solution for a pain that just won’t go away has been powerful opioids. These drugs often cause more problems than they’re worth. Thankfully, a new, non-addictive treatment for pain is taking the medical community by storm: CBD cream.
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Lower back pain may occur while sitting or standing for a prolonged period. Pain may also occur when there is an active spinal movement, such as attempting to stand up and/or bend down. Lower back pain can be an intermittent discomfort or a continuous ache. Sometimes, the pain may be particularly severe when you sit down, rise from a chair, or straighten your back after bending forward. While in most cases the underlying cause of the pain can be identified, sometimes back pain may be non-specific with no identifiable cause.
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The use of cannabis and medical marijuana is the most popular new scoop in various parts of the world. The benefits and favors that cannabis provide are making the people overwhelmed all over the world. Recent researches done on cannabis are taking the medical industry with a storm. However additional studies and work are still needed in the field of cannabis to unveil its qualities.
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Having pain under or near your shoulder blade the triangular bone that forms the back of your shoulder may limit arm movements and interfere with daily activities. This pain can range from being sharp or burning, such as between the spine and shoulder blade, to tender or achy across the shoulder or upper back. Some possible causes of this pain are discussed below.
1. Poor Posture - Prolonged sitting with poor posture may cause your spine to undergo structural changes that eventually cause pain underneath the shoulder blade. Hunching your back, tilting your head down, or sitting to one side while working behind a desk or reading from a cell phone, for example, can weaken your muscles and place pressure on spinal discs, muscles, and ligaments. This routine imbalance can contribute to upper back pain.
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CBD typically stays in your system for 2 to 5 days, but that range doesn’t apply to everyone. For some, CBD can stay in their system for weeks. How long it hangs around depends on several factors.
What affects how long it stays in your system? There are a few variables to consider when thinking about how long CBD stays in your system.
How Much You Use - As with most other substances, the higher the dose, the longer CBD will stay in your system.
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One common complaint of sciatica sharp, shooting nerve pain in the leg is that pain can feel worse in some positions, such as when lying down to go to sleep. Sometimes sciatica may prevent you from falling asleep, or it could be so severe that you wake up in the middle of the night with throbbing pain. Sciatic nerve pain occurs when a nerve root in the lower spine or pelvis is pinched, irritated, or inflamed. A variety of conditions can cause this type of leg pain, from a herniated disc to a bone spur to a tense piriformis muscle. Continue reading below for information on how leg pain typically occurs while lying down and how to find relief.
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Cannabidiol is a popular natural remedy used for many common ailments. Better known as CBD, it is one of over 100 chemical compounds known as cannabinoids found in the cannabis or marijuana plant, Cannabis sativa (1). Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis and causes the sensation of getting “high” that’s often associated with marijuana. However, unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive.
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Neck pain is not typically a cause for panic, as you can treat many symptoms with simple measures such as rest, stretching, ice/heat therapy, over-the-counter medications, and ergonomics. However, there are some instances of neck pain when you should seek medical attention immediately. Here are two:
Stiff Neck with A Severe Headache or Fever - If your neck is stiff, and you also have a fever and/or an especially painful headache, you could have meningitis.
Neck Pain with Persistent Arm/Hand Numbness or Weakness - Do you have neck pain that radiates to your shoulder, arm, or finger with a pins-and-needles, weakening or numbing sensation? These symptoms may suggest cervical radiculopathy.
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When you’re living with ongoing pain, there can be a lot of very good reasons for being upset, frustrated, and downright pissed off. Your pain may be the result of events that were outside of your control, or maybe even somebody else’s fault like slipping on a wet floor or getting rear-ended while stopped at a red light. And it’s easy to get frustrated with doctors, chiropractors, or physical therapists when their treatments or recommendations don’t help. If your pain prevents you from performing meaningful tasks like going to work, doing chores, or exercising,
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When you purposely bend or twist your neck, either out of nervous habit or for tension relief, you likely notice a cracking, popping, or snapping sound. You may be wondering, can cracking my neck cause arthritis?
You’re Probably Safe - In most cases, neck cracking is completely harmless. The sound you hear is most likely due to tiny gas bubbles that form and pop in the fluid between your synovial joints. This process, as far as we know, causes no damage to your neck.
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