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Non-Alcoholic Beer Could Relieve Inflammation-Related Neck Pain

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neck pain beer and marathon runningFalling down drunk might the cause of some people’s neck pain but research suggests that non-alcoholic beer might offer relief from pain related to inflammation and upper respiratory tract infections, in addition to reducing the likelihood of inebriated mishaps.

A paper published by Scherr and colleagues looked at the effect of non-alcoholic beer on inflammation and the incidence of upper respiratory tract illness in men who ran marathons and their results could point to a novel way to manage neck pain. Read more

Dehydration and Neck Pain

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dehydration and neck painAs neck pain remedies go, few are simpler than a glass of water. This is, however, a surefire way for many people to tackle both acute and chronic neck pain. Dehydration can affect the muscles, nerves, joints and spinal discs and yet is frequently overlooked as a potential cause of sudden neck pain and ongoing neck pain so how can you tell if you’re dehydrated and what should you do about it? Read more

Diabetes Could Raise Your Risk of Head and Neck Cancer by 50%

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diabetes and neck cancer riskDiabetes could increase your risk of head and neck cancer by 50% according to a newly published retrospective cohort study carried out in Taiwan. The research, published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology looked at data from 89,089 patients with diabetes and found that compared to closely matched people without diabetes they were 47% more likely to develop head and neck cancer. Read more

Trouble Sleeping with Neck Pain? Try These Five Foods That Can Help You Sleep

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sleeping with chronic neck pain foods to help you sleepChronic neck pain can leave you sleep deprived as you toss and turn all night trying to find a comfortable sleeping position. For some, this nightly battle with sleep can lead to some serious anxiety about going to bed at all, so if you’ve got secondary insomnia due to chronic neck pain maybe it’s time for a little natural help with drifting off. Read more

Relieving Neck Pain, Arthritis, and Spinal Degeneration

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inflammation arthritis neck pain Ankylosing-SpondylitisNeck pain can be a result of arthritis and spinal degeneration so what can you do to ward off the effects of wear and tear on the spine? Or, if you have already accumulated that wear and tear, how can you give your body the best shot at repairing the damage and possibly even reversing spinal arthritis to relieve neck pain? Read more

Pain in Throat and Neck

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throat and neck pain laryngeal cancerEar, nose, and throat clinics are full of kids waiting to have their tonsils whipped out, but what about if you have a sore throat and neck pain as an adult? Does recurring throat and neck pain also necessitate surgery? If you’re suffering from chronic, severe, or recurring bouts of pain in the neck and throat then it’s time to see your physician and find out what’s going on. Read more

US-Wide Aspirin Recall – Rugby-Label May Contain Acetaminophen

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aspirin acetaminophen recall rugby labelTaking aspirin for your neck pain? Make sure to check the contents of that bottle before popping those pain pills. A nationwide recall has been issued in the US after a bottle of 81mg aspirin tablets was found to contain 500mg acetaminophen tablets, putting people at risk of serious liver damage through accidental overdose or drug interactions. Read more

Lifestyle Factors Affecting Neck and Back Pain – Is Neck Pain Inevitable?

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Throw away the neck pain paradigm and look at things afresh.

You might think that neck pain and back pain are simply a sad fact of ageing, a natural thing that everyone should expect as they get older. What if neck pain could be cured through healthy lifestyle changes, though? Could a silent epidemic of ill-health induced by environmental toxins, stresses and undernourishment be the true cause of your neck ache, joint pain and stiffness? Read more

Have Fibromyalgia? Have a Drink… Maybe

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Drinking to excess is unlikely to help neck pain from fibromyalgia or any cause.

It might seem counterintuitive but alcohol might actually reduce fibromyalgia symptoms, such as neck pain, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic. The mechanism behind this appears to be the boost in levels of an inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), triggered by low to moderate alcohol consumption but the conclusion is presented with some degree of caution as a number of drugs for fibromyalgia can interact badly with alcohol.

Should fibro patients with neck pain have a glass of wine or a beer to relieve symptoms, then, or is it safer to stick to teetotalism for fibromyalgia? Read more