Maintain a strict diet. Check your blood sugar often. Care for your feet. Exercise. Get enough sleep. Go to your endocrinologist regularly. For people who have Type 2 Diabetes, the list of ‘dos’ can seem tedious. Type 2 diabetes can be a complicated disease to manage, and it is critical that people manage it well. Failing to do so often … Read More
The Crucial Role Sleep Plays in Pain Management
In your opinion, what controls pain? Pain medication? Heat/ice therapy? Stretching? Certainly, these things can help specific people get some pain relief. However, there is another aspect of pain management that is often overlooked. Individuals either underestimate its ability to manage pain or are unaware of its pain-preventing/controlling powers. This pain manager is free, and it’s called sleep. Sleep Plays … Read More
Physiotherapy May Help You Avoid the Use of Prescription Drugs
Do you experience chronic pain? If so, you are in good company—millions of others are in the same boat. Chronic pain is severe, life altering and difficult to control. Many who live with this condition will admit that they feel trapped in and helpless against the unceasing aches that trouble them on a daily basis. With good reason, some of … Read More