Ice baths are booming in popularity—but they come with health risks
Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new "wellness" studio offering ice baths or "contrast therapy" (a sauna and ice bath combo).
Jul 9, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Musculoskeletal Pain
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Shouldering the burden: Research paints a better picture of injuries that happen to an often-vexing joint
Shoulders are, in many ways, a marvel. One shoulder has four separate joints, packed with muscles, that allow us to move our arm in eight different major ways, giving us the most degrees of freedom of any joint in the body. ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Older adults experience similar or even less muscle damage than young adults after exercise
Older adults experience less muscle soreness following exercise, according to research which overturns the widespread belief that aging muscles are less resilient.
Apr 2, 2025
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Study finds long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real
People living with long COVID often feel dismissed, disbelieved, and unsupported by their health care providers, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.
Mar 26, 2025
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Proof-of-concept study explores massage therapy to help reduce nurse burnout
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, high rates of burnout and staffing shortages plagued the nursing industry, primarily because of the stressful demands of the job. The COVID-19 pandemic only amplified these challenges, ...
Aug 27, 2024
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The type of workstation you use could make a difference in your health and productivity
It might be an exaggeration to claim that "sitting is the new smoking," but significant research indicates that people who are sedentary face more health challenges than their active counterparts.
Jul 17, 2024
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Listeria fears spur nationwide ice cream recall
Check your freezer for multiple brands of ice cream that are being recalled by the maker Totally Cool Inc., due to worries over listeria contamination.
Jun 25, 2024
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Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans, study shows
A new study led by UCLA Health and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Almost 30% of children and adolescents experience pain in muscles, bones or ligaments, study shows
Some 27% of Brazilian children and adolescents suffer from musculoskeletal pain of unspecified cause, according to a study reported in the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. The problem is frequently underestimated by ...
May 8, 2024
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Premature menopause linked to increased musculoskeletal pain and likelihood of sarcopenia
Musculoskeletal pain is a prevalent menopause symptom, which helps explain why women typically experience more pain than men, especially around the age of 50 years. Beyond pain, muscle function and mass are also affected ...
May 1, 2024
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