Despite its deceiving name, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart. In fact, the stinging sensation occurs in the oesophagus when acid leaves the stomach and comes into contact with the oesophagus lining. Those who suffer from heartburn, or acid reflux, know how much...
If you’ve worked out or done some sort of physically stressful activity you’ve probably noticed that your muscles tend to feel really sore a day or two after. This is called delayed onset muscle soreness. Now everyone I know hates this sore muscle problem due...
Synvisc injections are one way to prevent the pain caused by osteoarthritis in your knees. Synvisc is a viscosupplement (lubricant) that can be injected into your knee to act as a cushion that reduces the shock and friction created whenever your knee moves. It is...
Cinnamon is most often used in baking, as a garnish on fancy desserts, or as an indulgence on cereal or porridge. But one wouldn’t guess about the health benefit of cinnamon that can even solve your stomach aches or cure a cold, or various other...
A repetitive stress injury (RSI) is an injury that occurs when too much stress is placed on a part of the body. This result is inflammation, muscle strain, and/or tissue damage. What is a Repetitive Stress Injury? Repetitive stress injuries are caused by repeated stress to parts...
Headaches are usually pretty annoying, so people believe that a pill is the quickest and most effective way to relieve the pain. This can be true, but sometimes a pill just doesn’t want to work. In almost all cases, natural remedies are the best way...
Arthritis plagues 1 in 6 Canadians. This dehabilitating disease causes joint pain and inflammation. Fortunately there are certain things you can do to prevent yourself from getting arthritis or stopping arthritis from spreading or worsening....
Pletal is a phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor. It is designed to improve the blood flow in blood vessels. Pletal's most common use is to reduce leg pain caused by poor circulation or intermittent claudication. Pletal can enable a person who suffers from these circulatory issues...
Piroxicam (Feldene) is a class of drug known as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory(NSAID). It is used to relieve pain and inflammation caused by rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. It works by reducing the hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Inflammation is pain or swelling in muscle...
What is Naproxen? This prescription medication is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic properties. NSAID medicines are used to treat pain, redness and swelling, and fever. Naproxen is mostly used to relieve inflammation and joint pain of arthritis, osteoarthritis, spinal arthritis, and tendonitis. It...
