Living with chronic pain isn’t easy, especially with the reluctance of doctors to prescribe narcotic pain relief with the fallout of the opioid crisis. Fortunately, there are other pain management options available that can work just as well for providing relief. Here are four pain management tools you should be aware of.
Epidural Steroid Injections
For conditions such as degenerative disc disease, chronic sciatica, or even broken ribs, an injection directly into the spine and/or nerves that govern the area of pain can be a lifesaver.…
Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are forms of software designed to help modern labs operate. They utilize a wide range of components to store information in databases, produce workflows, track inventory, and keep tabs on customers, clients, and patients. While laboratory information systems can be very convenient, it’s a good idea to know a bit about LIMS before acquiring one for your operation.
Regulatory Compliance
A major concern that many users will have is finding software and hardware combinations that are compliant with industry regulations.…
If you’re under a lot of stress, you may have high cortisol levels. Cortisol is the hormone that your adrenal glands produce to help your body fight off the stress that it’s under. Unfortunately, high levels of cortisol can wreak havoc on your body. An at-home cortisol test will help you identify your cortisol levels. If your doctor identifies medical issues such as Cushing’s Disease, they’ll start you on a treatment plan to get your medical condition—and your cortisol levels—under control.…
Birth defects are relatively uncommon, with only 3 or 4 out of 100 infants being born with one. When defects do occur, orofacial clefts, more commonly referred to as cleft lip, cleft nose, and cleft palate, are some of the most common birth defects. A cleft lip, with or without a cleft palate, is more common than a cleft palate alone. A cleft lip can be minor, or the cleft can go all the way into the nose.…
Many people seem to think that getting any kind of cosmetic improvements to your appearance–especially those related to aging–isn’t best done while you’re young. However, when it comes to Botox, that couldn’t be further from the truth. While Botox can have a big impact on wrinkles and other signs of aging at any age, here’s why getting it done at a younger age has an even bigger impact.
“Fixing” Wrinkles…
For many people, allergies season extends into the winter months. For individuals who suffer from allergies in the winter months, it’s not pollen that gets to them but indoor allergies instead. Suffering from indoor allergies is no fun when you have to spend a lot of time indoors during the winter. There are steps you can take to help reduce indoor allergies around your home.
1. Wash Your Sheets Every Week…
Undergoing an abortion of any kind is hard on a woman, both physically and mentally. While a medical abortion won’t require as much physical recovery time as a surgical one, it is still important to take good care of yourself and give yourself some grace in the days after the procedure. Here are some ways to ease your recovery, from an emotional and a physical perspective.
1. Have a friend stay with you.…
If you have been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at an early age, then you may have problems recovering from dental implant surgery. Also known as type 1 diabetes, juvenile diabetes is considered an autoimmune disorder.
Those with autoimmune disease may be more likely to experience slow healing after surgical procedures. If you have juvenile diabetes or other autoimmune disorders, tell your dentist before getting your implants. Here are three ways juvenile diabetes can slow healing after your dental implant procedure and what you can do about them.…
Strong pain medications can be a necessary part of daily living for many people with chronic pain conditions. Although they can be helpful in allowing you to lead a more productive life, they rarely allow you to live pain-free. Adding other treatments to your pain management treatments can help you with residual pain or even reduce the amount of pain medication you take.
1. Psychotherapy
Going to a therapist or receiving a recommendation for therapy should not be taken as a criticism.…
Allergy shots are designed to help your body build up its natural resistance to a variety of different allergens, such as mold spores, dust mites, weed pollen, tree pollen and grass pollen. Allergy shots are also often referred to as allergen immunotherapy because you are essentially given a low-dose shot that includes natural allergen extracts that are injected into your body to help your body build up natural antibodies that will help you control your allergy symptoms.…
