If you have ingrown toenails, you know how painful they can become after a long day of standing or wearing shoes that press on them. You can often "live with" mildly ingrown toenails, rather than having your nails surgically removed, as you may need to do if they're more severe and prone to infection. However, that does not mean that you don't need to be vigilant about caring for your ingrown nails.
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If you've recently been informed you have a form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, you're likely concerned about your prognosis and eager to have all cancerous growths excised from your body as quickly as possible. However, with the variety of treatment and removal methods available, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of options available to you. What are the most effective treatment options for this type of cancer, and what type of outcomes can you expect?
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If your lower back flares in pain and you take pain medication almost daily, it's time to put the pills away and find another solution. If you take the time to explore alternative treatment options and pain relief options, you may be able to get rid of the pills for good.
You'll want to consider meeting with a chiropractor, a massage therapist and an acupuncturist to see how these different specialists can help you naturally.
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You can hurt your back when you fall skating, whether your sport of choice is ice skating, roller skating, or inline skating. But you don't have to take a fall for skating to cause back pain. The muscles that support the spine are prone to injury; therefore, it's important to know how skating can cause back pain, when to seek treatment, and what you can do to relieve or prevent back pain.
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The older you are, the longer and more difficult the wisdom tooth extraction recovery process will be. But since wisdom teeth can get so consistently painful that you have no real choice besides extraction, it's important to find ways to reduce the pain while you're recovering as much as possible. In the days and weeks after you get your wisdom teeth removed, remember these three salt water swishing tips.
Heat The Salt Water For A Few Seconds In Your Microwave Beforehand
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