A flying puck can cause serious damage to the brain and spine; Are neck guards the answer? Data from rugby provides a ...

Another day starts, yet you can’t kick that nagging headache. It either comes on from the moment you wake up, or it slowly ...

Treatment for a neck fracture—also called a cervical fracture or broken neck—depends on the severity of the injury, which cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck that protect the spinal cord) are ...

Together, they create the perfect setup for pain-free sleep. Without proper neck support from your pillow, you might wake up with a sore neck -- or even shoulder pain. If you get a pillow designed ...

However, sometimes, stomach pain requires medical attention—especially if it wakes you from sleep, lasts for a long time, is severe, or is accompanied by other symptoms. Stomach pain can occur ...

We provide Severe Weather Warnings for potentially hazardous or dangerous weather that is not solely related to severe thunderstorms, tropical cyclones or bushfires. We provide Coastal Hazard Warnings ...

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed.

While we experience many thunderstorms, more intense thunderstorms are referred to as severe thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms can produce damaging wind gusts, large hail, tornadoes and heavy rain ...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when the brain gets hurt by an outside force. This can be from a strong hit to the head or body, or something going through the skull. TBIs are classified by how ...

The Chronic Care Model (CCM ... The CCM is described and the evidence base for the effectiveness of the model is provided. Examples of application of the CCM in disease management and in a ...