Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing against the use of opioid painkillers; physical therapies, such as traction; and lumbar braces and belts. Instead, healthcare professionals are advised to develop exercise programmes; help patients educate themselves on the options and self-care strategies; and provide psychological support, such as cognitive behavioural…
File photo Persistent pain in the body or injury from an accident can interfere with activities of daily living. To overcome this pain, we have to change our lifestyle, posture and routines and make exercise an important part of our life. However, if someone is already in pain, especially with back pain, they may find…
With 360 million people worldwide in need of humanitarian assistance, up 30 percent since early 2022, global humanitarian needs have yet again reached record levels. In a video message to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment, a platform created by the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to find solutions to pressing humanitarian aid issues, Antonio Guterres cited…
“Half of people worldwide still believe men make better political leaders than women, and more than 40 per cent believe men make better business executives than women,” according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in its latest Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report. “Social norms that impair women’s rights are detrimental to society more broadly,…
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics check-up – covering data up to 2022 – “sends a stark message on the threat of noncommunicable diseases, which take an immense and increasing toll on lives, livelihoods, health systems, communities, economies and societies”. The report calls for a substantial increase in investments in health…
Depression and anxiety can cause the brain to age faster. Photo: File London: A study has shown that constant depression and anxiety make the brain older than its actual age. The biggest difference that experts have discovered is the difference of two years between actual age and mental age. This shows that stress, depression and…
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic…
Injections of soft bone cells between human vertebrae have successfully treated chronic back pain. Photo: File Oklahoma: Lower back pain can be very painful as well as disrupt the routine of life. Now, an injection made of special cells has achieved extraordinary success in curing this condition. Dr. Douglas Bell, MD, a clinical radiologist at…
