Category Archives: Pain Management

Epigastric pain is located in a region of the upper abdomen. It is experienced in the area of the abdomen that is approximately in the middle, just below the nipple line. The term epigastric is in reference to an area located in the abdomen meaning “above the stomach.” A few different things could cause this ...click here to read more

Having a throbbing or pulsing headache can ruin anyone’s day. While most headaches can be remedied with the use of an over-the-counter medicine like aspirin, migraine headaches are much more significant. While there are medications to help relieve a migraine, none of them were designed for that purpose. Most treatment is geared toward preventing the ...click here to read more

June is national migraine and headache awareness month. Chronic headaches are a serious problem affecting people’s lives, and this month is dedicated to helping provide more information to those in need. At Bel Marra, we take health very seriously and feel it is our duty to spread awareness. To do our part, we’ve rounded up ...click here to read more

The human body is intricate and complex, being home to lots of potential diseases and viruses. Every illness displays some sort of symptom we can recognize and document for the sake of finding a treatment, but sometimes the symptoms of two very different conditions can overlap, creating confusion. This is the case with back pain ...click here to read more

Lumbar spondylosis refers to a condition that is most common in older people. However, health care professionals have discovered that lumbar spondylosis exercises can make life much more manageable for sufferers. Spondylosis is a term that is linked to a broad range of degenerative problems along the spine, but it’s specifically the wear-and-tear of bones. ...click here to read more

Have you ever been abruptly awoken because your calf muscles felt like they were completely locked? How about being stopped right in your tracks because your muscles are aching? At some point, we all experience muscle cramps, and the likelihood of them occurring increases with age. That’s because we decrease our activity levels. Luckily, muscle ...click here to read more

Bad words are something of a taboo in society. They are bleeped from television, unprofessional in the workplace, and impolite. These words have negative meanings attached to them and we often use them to make others feel bad. But according to a new study, swearing can relieve physical and social pain when used in a ...click here to read more

Headaches are a common occurrence and occur to everyone at least once in their lives. There are more than 300 types of headaches currently known, and some occur in various regions of the head. One of these locations is behind the ears, and there are a number of  reasons for it to occur there. Headaches behind the ...click here to read more

The knee joint is arguably the most important joint in the body. It bears much of our weight, allows us to walk and climb stairs, and prevents us from losing our balance. This dependence on the knee leads it to be commonly affected by mechanical injury. Torn cartilage or ligaments by direct injury or knees ...click here to read more

The human chest is comprised primarily of two muscles: the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor, which can both be pulled. The pectoralis major muscle is the thickest and largest of the chest muscles, with the pectoralis minor muscle being smaller and lying beneath it. These muscles combine to help control shoulder and hand movements, which ...click here to read more

You wouldn’t think that a computer would be the cause of your carpal tunnel syndrome, but typing on a computer all day can be strenuous. If you type all day or fiddle with a mouse, you’re increasing your risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. In the United States, there are approximately 50 cases per 1,000 subjects in ...click here to read more

Splenic flexure syndrome occurs as a result of muscle spasms and abdominal distention leading to pain and discomfort in the upper abdomen. The exact location of the pain is at the splenic flexure, which is in the part of the colon between the transverse and descending segments. Pain can be a result of air trapped ...click here to read more

Brachioradialis pain occurs when the muscles in the forearm are overexerted. The brachioradialis is a muscle that serves to provide flexion at the elbow as well as support the extension of the wrist, and it spans the length of the forearm from just above outside of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist. ...click here to read more

Having long term back pain can be a severe hindrance to our quality of life, making us seek any form of treatment to help ease the pain. In this modern world, there are a number of treatment options you can choose from to help treat chronic back pain, from potent painkillers to seeing a back ...click here to read more