Postpartum pain Is very common, and for good reason! Many women experience some form of postpartum pain, whether its physical discomfort or weakness, or emotional difficulties in adapting to the challenges of  taking care of a newborn child. This is not in the least bit surprising. After all,... Read more →

Pain after surgery is to be expected. After all, surgery involves the destruction of tissue by cutting through the skin, connective tissue, muscle, organs, and sometimes the bone. To the body, surgery recovery involves inflammation, accompanied by heat, swelling (edema, fluid accumulation), pain,... Read more →

What is the difference between tendinitis and tendinosis? The two words look similar and some people may use them interchangeably. However, tendinitis and tendinosis are two separate conditions. Tendinitis refers to inflammation of the tendons. Tendinosis refers to the degeneration of those... Read more →

There are so many benefits from breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is nature's way of providing nourishment ideally suited to the newborn child.  It helps mom and child to bond, soothes both of them, and provides immunological protection in the form of mom's antibodies until the infant's own immune... Read more →

Labor and delivery are hard on the baby, too! Labor, and delivery, often is a most exhausting, drawn out, and painful process for the woman.  We don't really know how the baby experiences this same process.  We pay attention only to signs of stress that signal imminent danger to the baby. The... Read more →