Blogs by UCM Social Media Team
6 Natural Ways to Stop Headaches from Recurring
If you start to feel a headache on the top of your head, there are numerous available options to stop the pain and provide you immediate relief. A quick online search can bring up multiple choices that range from prescription medications to chiropractic care. Regardless of the option, knowing that you can do things to stop headaches should help calm you down. The question now becomes, which should you pursue? What About Pain Medicine? The critical aspect in improving your well-being is to take care of the pain now. Prescription medications can help here. If the headache is on [...]
Relaxation Therapy and Other Natural Remedies for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia piques the interest of many physicians and researchers. That’s because, until today, its single root cause remains a mystery. More importantly, the lack of a standard and definitive diagnostic procedure makes it difficult to determine if a patient has fibromyalgia. One of the most acknowledged theories that explain why fibromyalgia occurs is central sensitization or the heightened state of the body’s pain receptors. Further, investigations reveal that this condition often results from a previous injury to the head or neck. And because of such connections, fibromyalgia chiropractic might significantly improve your condition, allowing you to begin your journey to [...]
Epley Maneuver: A Technique to Fix Positional Vertigo
Vertigo relief are two words that are foremost in the minds of those who suffer from spinning dizziness. Many have tried different pills and tablets to no avail. Anti-dizziness medications may work for a while, but long-term relief still escapes them. Due to pre-existing conditions, other people cannot take these medications and want different ways to deal with their difficult health conditions. Maybe the key is to first really understand what causes their dizziness and get to know other options they can consider to address vertigo. What is Positional Vertigo? Many people who consult experts are surprised to hear [...]
What Are the Types of Headaches?
Having a nasty headache can be quite frustrating, especially if you must head to work or complete an arduous task. Unfortunately, headaches are quite common. In the USA alone, roughly 15 percent of the adult population complain about severe headaches or migraines. Depending on the intensity and frequency of a headache, it could cause minor to major disruptions to your usual daily routine. If you regularly experience headaches, it could heavily impact your life. To help you cope, we created this short guide on headaches and headache solutions. You’ll learn about the difference between migraine and tension headache and other [...]
How to Feel Good Even with Trigeminal Neuralgia
Host-comedian Jimmy Fallon always comes up with wacky ideas for his late-night show. One of the best games they have run on the show is called “Lip Sync Battle.” One of the funniest episodes featured Hollywood icon Tom Cruise lip-syncing to “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd. Cruise made the audience roar when he lip-synced the chorus: “I can’t feel my face when I’m with you, but I love it.” As usual, the A-list actor gave an outstanding and compelling performance. By watching him, you would think it was him rendering the pop tune. People who suffer from trigeminal [...]
6 Natural Tweaks to Relieve Painful Facial Twitch
For decades, people with trigeminal neuralgia used anticonvulsant medications. Today, people use various other drugs to help ease what is known as the “most excruciating pain known to man.” Some extreme cases make people choose surgery as a last resort to pain relief. Yet, today, the good news is that upper cervical chiropractic is another option that has helped many people find freedom from pain. What is Trigeminal Neuralgia? Before citing at least six natural ways to find pain relief for trigeminal neuralgia, let’s first dissect what it is. Truth is, most people still do not know much about [...]
The Back Pain Management Checklist
Back pain is among the common complaints of patients who visit their doctors. It’s also considered one of the leading causes of disability of patients around the globe. If left unattended, ordinary back pain can eventually affect the rest of the body. Fortunately, there are natural ways you can relieve your problem. A good way you can start is by learning a bit more about the different lower and upper back pain causes. This will allow you to identify the best course of action to take when managing the pain and to correct the problem’s root cause. Before deep-diving into [...]
6 Must-Know Facts for People with Positional Vertigo
People who need vertigo relief are often just concerned about how to stop the dizziness. While halting the spinning dizziness is a top priority, there are other facts or information that people with this ailment need to know. Getting proper health care for this debilitating symptom includes learning the right information about the condition, its causes, and, most significantly, the various relief options available. In this article, let’s highlight the top six facts about positional vertigo, and hopefully, learning about them will help you manage the symptoms better and get the relief you need. 1. What is BPPV? BPPV is [...]
Managing TMJ Dizziness in Just 4 Easy Ways
Country singer LeAnn Rimes skyrocketed to stardom in 1997 for her rendition of the hit song “How Do I Live”. The song was so successful that it stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for 69 weeks, a record at that time. Even as her career zoomed high, she had to endure bouts of pain in her temporomandibular joint (TMJ). On many occasions, she had to take pain killers just to get by and get through a concert. Just imagine a singer in front of a packed crowd of fans screaming and waiting for her to sing. Unknown to [...]
The #1 Step to Migraine Relief: Know Its Root Causes
Migraine is a relatively common word that people use to describe a splitting, intense headache. Yet not many really know the origin of this painful condition. Let’s unlock all the medical terminology and simplify the information. This time, let’s understand how to get migraine relief by knowing its root causes. People who experience migraine and neck pain visit the doctor, hoping to find a way to lessen the pain. Often, the health care provider tells them that migraine is a neurological and vascular condition. For the average person, these words and phrases seem too technical and or hard to understand. [...]