Millions of Americans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) every year. In fact, according to statistics, approximately 3.5 percent of Americans suffer from PTSD. The condition is prevalent among soldiers who have had traumatic exposures on the...
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Do alternative therapies have a role in treating osteoarthritis?
Life is so limiting when someone gets diagnosed with osteoarthritis. They can find that their access to life and the world at large shrinks alarmingly fast as their mobility declines. Tired of taking pain medications that muddle their minds, many sufferers wonder if...
Will a banned party drug help solve PTSD symptoms for good?
Mental health issues can be much more difficult to treat than physical injuries. It can be hard for doctors to quantify any progress made with a patient, and those with severe symptoms often go years without improvement. Successful care can require years of therapy....
Could transcendental meditation provide hope for PTSD patients?
Many traumatic events may lead someone to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), whether it's domestic abuse, a sexual assault, workplace violence, someone's tragic passing or some other stressful event. Treatment options available to PTSD patients have...
Should Disability Issues Have Higher Priority?
If you have a disability, the one thing that you’re going to want is for others to take your disability seriously. Disability issues should be more important, even with all the changes that are going on in America right now. Disability issues should have a higher...
What treatments are effective in managing Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating and incurable condition that frequently results in severe physical and mental disabilities. While associated with the very elderly, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia can also strike younger people, even those in their...
Do antidepressants actually help back pain?
Patients who are suffering chronic pain will seek out any possible treatments that could allow them to lead some semblance of their normal lives. This is true despite a lack of efficacy of the treatments and/or drugs. For many suffering from osteoarthritis and back...
Could this new treatment stop osteoarthritis progression?
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition of the joints that often lead to disability, especially as people age. The condition slowly damages the cartilage in virtually any joint, which means that bone ends up grinding against bone. This ultimately leads to the loss of...