When you are attempting to control any type of pain at home, you may reach for a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, or naproxen sodium tablets. However, you can address the pain with topical medications as well, and the topical meds do not take as long to begin working. Here are four topical medications for pain management that you can buy over-the-counter (OTC) as well as some information on what these meds do.…
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You are dedicated to watching over your children’s health. As a parent, you can probably spot impending illness. You know instinctively whether a cut finger needs stitches or not. However, recent news reports about health threats from mosquitoes may have you concerned. Worry is never productive, but information is, and with mosquito season around the corner, parents should understand the health threats these insects pose.
Which mosquito spreads these diseases?…
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When it comes to relieving the pain and inflammation associated with a bunion – a bone and soft tissue deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe – chiropractic treatment may help. Chiropractic treatment of bunions offers conservative therapies that can help avoid or delay surgical intervention.
Treatment Modalities a Chiropractor May Use for Bunion Care
The goal of chiropractic bunion treatment is not to heal a bunion but to ease symptoms, including pain, swelling around the toe joint, and impaired toe movement, by relieving pressure on the toe joint.…
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