Healthy Living

The 2 Best Massage Techniques You’ve Never Heard Of

Weekly advice from our herbs and alternatives expert
November 16, 2008
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Last week, I wrote about the secret to a great massage: to focus in and fight the temptation to drift off into nothingness. This week, I’m shifting gears slightly, to discuss two slightly-under-the-radar techniques that I think are light years more evolved than the traditional Swedish massage. What’s surprising about these therapies is how gentle they are; the therapist’s hands work your body so lightly that it’s hard to believe you’ll get much benefit. But trust me, you do. Read More


Pain Cures for Women: New Relief for Headaches

June 24, 2008

There’s good news for women who suffer migraines—and most other types of headaches—which they do at twice the rate of men. Headaches are one area where the new focus on prevention can be seen in a host of treatment options, including Botox. Considered experimental just a few years ago, Botox injections (in which the botulinum toxin type A is used to paralyze specific muscles in the forehead, brow, temples, and neck) is now offered by many hospital pain clinics. Botox is also extremely effective for certain types of neck pain, such as cervical dystonia. Read More


Pain Cures for Women: Fighting the Fatigue

June 15, 2008

In the past year, some of the biggest headlines in pain management have been about fibromyalgia (chronic bodywide pain in joints, muscles, and tendons) and CFS, two conditions that strike women at as much as six times the rate of men. After years of failing to take these conditions seriously, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups have recently mounted aggressive public-information campaigns alerting women to the prevalence of these conditions and the importance of accurate diagnosis and treatment. Experts have also made dramatic gains in finding treatments that work by focusing on the sleep problems and physical weakness that seem to fuel these diseases. Read More


Pain Cures for Women: Zooming in on Female Pain

June 15, 2008
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We know that men don’t suffer menstrual pain, but that’s not the only fun they’re missing. “Research is uncovering very dramatic differences in how the genders experience pain,” says Mark Allen Young, a professor at New York College of Podiatric Medicine and author of Women and Pain: Why It Hurts and What You Can Do. Read More


Pain Relief for Laptop-Lovers

April 24, 2008

It’s no wonder laptops are now more popular than desktops—they’re just so liberating. But anyone who loves her laptop knows there can be agony in all that ecstasy: Using them regularly can make your neck throb, eyes ache, and shoulders cry uncle. Thankfully, some simple accessories and adjustments can help ease the ache without tying you down.
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5 Fixes for Back Pain

February 21, 2008

Are you sitting up straight? Super—because if you slump, slouch, or hunch through the day, you may join the 80 percent of Americans who will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Recent research confirms that what you do every day can trigger soreness or spasms. So whether you’re at home Googling for a great deal on Jimmy Choos or sashaying down the street in those heels, you can save yourself some discomfort by babying your back. Here’s how. Read More


Healthy Holidays: Avoid Backache This Holiday Season

December 1, 2007

Dashing through the snow laden with shopping bags. Hanging off the ladder to put up the mistletoe. Lifting the suitcase into the car. No wonder your back hurts. Read More



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