Blogs by UCM Social Media Team
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 [...]
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 [...]
5 Tried and Tested TMJ Pain Remedies
What should you do when you can’t talk, smile, laugh, or chew? When you can’t even sip from a glass of water or drink coffee, or when yawning has become so painful? How can you get rid of the pain? These are typical concerns of people with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). This ailment causes pain, stiffness, and a burning sensation around the jaw. These unpleasant sensations also exist near the ears and around the neck. The TMJ or temporomandibular joint links the jaw to the skull. A heavy trauma or injury to the TMJ causes a painful and disruptive disorder [...]
Is There Any Hope for Fibromyalgia Patients?
So, you’ve been struggling with the pain, discomfort, and misery for a long time. Like a flickering candle, you see little hope for relief. In your mind, fibromyalgia is forever. But wait, there is hope. Getting fibromyalgia chiropractic care may be the natural solution you have been looking for. Also, just remember this acronym: H-E-A-L-S. Yes, relief is possible if you will only believe, take action, and commit to your own journey to health and wellness. To better understand how you can cope with fibromyalgia, read through what each step means and what it will take for you [...]
What’s a Simple Neck Pain & When To See a Doctor
Neck pain is quite common and rarely means something serious. Most people deal with simple neck pain, and you can have it when you strain your neck muscle from poor posture. Those who hunch over their smartphones or slouch in a chair are often the ones who suffer from neckache. Osteoarthritis can also bring it on. However, neck pain can also be a cause for concern. If your neck pain comes with shooting pain in the shoulder and down the arm or numbness in the hands or arms, you should see the doctor immediately. Neck Pain Symptoms Anyone with [...]
Is Fibromyalgia a Real Disease?
The fact that this question exists and is one of the most asked queries on Google about fibromyalgia says a great deal about the stigma around the condition. To set things straight, yes, fibromyalgia is a recognized neurological disease. In fact, about 6 to 12 million Americans have fibromyalgia, as reported by the American Chronic Pain Association. The idea that fibromyalgia's pain and symptoms are all just in the head of patients is an age-old false belief that needs to die. Imagine being sick, but no one believes you. For people with fibromyalgia, widespread body pain, extreme fatigue, and cognitive [...]
Meniere’s Disease: Overcoming the Vertigo Condition
Meniere’s disease causes dizzy spells with a rotating or spinning sensation (vertigo). Although quite a rare condition (only one out of 1,000 people have it), Meniere’s disease can be disruptive to anyone who has it. Besides vertigo, it also involves tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss that can potentially be permanent if left uncared for. Those with Meniere’s disease diagnosis may not be allowed to be at the wheel until they get the care to keep their symptoms under control. How Meniere’s Disease Got Its Name Meniere’s disease is an inner ear condition common among middle-aged adults [...]
Stopping Headaches Without Medicine: 8 Ways to Do It
For many people, a chronic headache condition can be a huge problem to deal with. Some would even go so far as to think that it is the bane of their existence. We can’t blame them as people have different pain thresholds. The good news is that there are natural ways of dealing with chronic headaches or migraines. Most people get surprised when they learn that headaches don’t usually originate in the head. What is the real source of your headache? Most often, it is not the head. Let’s check these eight methods that can help you deal with headaches [...]