Monthly Archives: August 2009

Canadian Celebrity Takes World by Storm – Humor Me

Posted on August 16, 2009 by admin

First Seen in Banff, The character has been making appearances worldwide…

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It’s Official – Swearing Helps Pain – but don’t overdo it

Posted on August 15, 2009 by admin

Pain Clinics are becoming very big into psychological coping – well, they better teach patients to swear more – as swearing has now shown to alleviate pain.

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Medial Knee OsteoArthritis (OA)- What Else Can You Do? – Unload it and more

Posted on August 8, 2009 by admin

Waiting for a knee replacement and the quality of life is poor? Most often the inner knee cartilage wears out first. Measures to take the load off the inner knee are helpful.

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Ultrasound and TENS for Back Pain

Posted on August 5, 2009 by admin

I have found home ultrasound helpful in chronic back pain but there has been little research in its effectivenesss. Now there is a study in low back pain combining it with exercise that found it useful. TENS worked well to … Continue reading →

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