If you have ever experienced tightness and pain in your neck, shoulders, or legs, you have likely experienced a muscle knot. While common, muscle knots can be incredibly painful and...

Injuries and recovery
The principal idea behind foot reflexology is to apply pressure to the reflex zones (points) on the feet that correspond to different organs in the body. Once practitioners apply pressure...
Lumbar spondylosis is a disorder that includes all degenerative processes in the vertebras, intervertebral disks, ligaments, and joints. The degenerative disease primarily affects the population of older adults. Spondylosis is...
Inflammation of the intercostal nerves is called intercostal neuralgia. Intercostal neuralgia can have many causes, but in most cases the cause is unclear. The pain that intercostal neuralgia causes can...
Since the average American is estimated to take 3000 to 4000 steps daily (about 1.5 to 2.0 miles), it is common to experience foot pain. In addition to walking, pressure...
Kinesiology tape is an elastic therapeutic tape with an adhesive on one side. Kinesiology tape helps with muscle support and theoretically allows better circulation at and around the muscles. It...
A bone bruise, also called subchondral bone marrow edema, is detected only by MRI. A bone bruise is less severe than a fracture, but sometimes it occurs with other serious...
Foot corns and calluses are thickened areas of skin caused by friction and pressure. Corns occur on the top of the toes, outside of the 5th toe, and in the...
Sciatica is characterized by pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back down through the hips, buttocks, and legs. It can be...