Osteoporosis, a disease which causes gradual bone loss, affects as many as 15 to 20 million people in the United States and half of all American women over the age of 45. It has been well documented that this occurrence of reduced bone mass leads to osteoporotic fractures. Many people think osteoporosis is only a
Chronicity may be defined as a problem (loss of function, pain, etc.) that has continued much longer than the tissue damage from the injury has. In medical circles the problem or pain is typically lasting longer than 6 months. Ligmanents, Tendons, and Intervertebral Discs are poorly vascularized and may take a substantial time to heal
Chronic pain is extremely common – with over 100 million sufferers in the U.S. alone – so if you are struggling with chronic pain, you are definitely not alone. Standard pain medications have so many undesirable qualities that you cannot rely on them fully to treat your pain, which can leave you wondering if you
