UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.
Whether it's a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly one in four Americans. UC San Francisco's Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D., neurologist and pain ...
1. Lie on your back. Bring your knees to your chest. 2. Wrap your arms around your legs. 3. Extend one leg out straight while ...
Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...
Lie on your back. Bring the soles of your feet together with your knees open wide (in a butterfly position). Tuck the pelvis, ...
Whether you're a back, side or stomach sleeper, medical professionals explain how to position your body to guard against neck ...
The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...
Every year in (most of) the U.S., we move our clocks ahead one hour in the spring and one hour back in the fall. That time in between is called daylight saving time. (That’s right, drop that “s.”) As ...