Top Docs: Tiger Balm Is One of The Safest, Most Effective Forms of Pain Relief — and It Costs Just Pennies Per Use!
Sometimes the old cures are the best cures, and that seems to be the case with Tiger Balm, which has been relieving pain for more than a century. What's most astonishing about the topical pain-reliever is that it works in a way completely unlike non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like Advil, and also quite unlike almost all the other topical pain relievers on the market. And this difference delivers unique benefits both in terms of speed and efficacy of pain relief, and as far as side effect go.
Health Headlines: Can gardening replace your daily workout?
Can gardening replace your daily workout, and what’s more important, how many steps you take or your pace? Plus, what to know about returning to a sport after an injury. Dr. Liz Gardner, a Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Yale School of Medicine, talks about these topics with Lisa Carberg.
Studies: Exercise could reverse muscle aging, best time to burn fat
With spring right around the corner many people are excited to get out and get active again. Liz Gardner, MD spoke with WTNH about the benefits of exercise and new research that reveals how physical activity could rejuvenate aged muscle at the genetic level.
Will You Get Knee Arthritis After ACL Surgery? What to Know
New research has potentially identified why some people have a higher risk of developing arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL) surgery. People who rupture their ACL have a 8.2 fold greater risk of knee osteoarthritis within 11 years. A new study finds evidence that the less weight and force people put on their injured knee after surgery the more likely they will develop arthritis in their knee. The new findings suggest there’s likely a link between the amount of contact force a joint is exposed to and joint degradation
Cardiac arrests like Damar Hamlin’s are rare—but teams must be prepared
Buffalo Bills safety player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during Monday night’s football game versus the Cincinnati Bengals after a blow to the chest. Hamlin immediately became unresponsive, falling into cardiac arrest and prompting medical staff to start life-resuscitating measures. Liz Gardner, MD weighs in on the rarity of heart problems in impact sports but explains that teams need to be prepared.
