Suggestions to help survive the lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. Stay home! Social distancing is so far the best way to avoid spreading the virus, to avoid overloading the National health system and ultimately to reduce the number of deaths. Wash your hands thoroughly whenever...
Seeing daffodils in Greenwich Park, after all, sorts of wet weather in the UK during the first months of 2020, brought hopes and reminded me that spring was on its way and we were welcoming it with open arms in the UK. At the time I...
About 1 million people in the United States have ulcerative colitis, a serious disease of the colon that has no cure and whose cause is obscure. Now, a study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators has tied the condition to a missing microbe. The microbe...
How Does Self-Efficacy Influence Pain Perception, Postural Stability and Range of Motion in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain? This research included 60 patients with NSCLBP. Patients were classified as having "high" or "low" self-efficacy based on a median split of scores on the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy...
5 ways to keep your feet healthy for better mobility Feet are easy to neglect — but it pays dividends when you take care of them. As we age, chronic foot pain and common foot problems (such as tendinitis, bunions, and arthritis) can increasingly limit mobility. But taking...
Autism symptoms replicated in mice after faecal transplants Scientists have induced the hallmarks of autism in mice by giving them faecal transplants from humans with the condition. (...
Yoga Practice Reduces the Psychological Distress Levels of Prison Inmates Psychiatric ill-health is prevalent among prison inmates and often hampers their rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is crucial for reducing recidivistic offending. A few studies have presented evidence of the positive effect of yoga on the well-being of prison...
The IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) Chronic pain is a major source of suffering. It interferes with daily functioning and often is accompanied by distress. Yet, in the International Classification of Diseases, chronic pain diagnoses are not represented systematically. These...
How Night Owls Can Retrain Their Body Clocks In 4 Simple Steps 'Night owls' who struggle to wake up in the morning could benefit from a fewtweaks to their sleeping patterns, according to researchers. A small study found that, over a three-week period, it was...
Osteopathic manipulative treatment improves heart surgery outcomes: A randomised controlled trial Controlling sternal pain after heart surgery is important to reduce the risk of postoperative complications, but pain is often undertreated because of contraindications and side effects of analgesic drugs. Recently, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) was demonstrated...