Emergent Healing Blog

What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica? Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition affecting people over 50 years of age that causes pain and stiffness in your neck, shoulders and hips. It may also affect your upper arms, thighs and back. You’ll usually feel the pain and stiffness on both sides of your body. The aching and stiffness...

What is Dupuytren’s Contracture? Dupuytren’s contracture (also called Dupuytren’s disease) is an abnormal thickening of fascia, a layer of tissue under the skin, in the palm of your hand at the base of your fingers. This thickened area may develop into a hard lump or thick band. Over time, it can cause one or more...

Sleep Disturbance and how it’s related to Chronic Pain/Issues It is not uncommon to have a chronic issue – whether its chronic pain, tension, stiffness. Unfortunately, the discomfort and issues aren’t isolated to the area of pain. Eventually the issues spread throughout the body affecting everything from additional areas of pain, mental state, and more...

One of the leading causes of tension building in the neck, shoulders, back, and hips has to do with improper ergonomics in a seated position for work, school, etc...

A deep dive into the issues with Supplements...

Hip pain comes from a few potential causes but most obviously it comes from prolonged sitting over time. Most people (including students) sit for the majority of the day...

Lactic acid is actually a fuel, not a caustic waste product. Muscles make it deliberately, producing it from glucose, and they burn it to obtain energy...

What is Bell’s Palsy? As explained in this study by NIH, https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/bells-palsy, Bell’s palsy is defined as facial paralysis. It results from dysfunction/impingement of cranial nerve VII, which connects your brain to the muscles that control facial expression (the nerve also is involved with taste and ear sensation) Symptoms include: Sudden weakness or paralysis on...