Latest news with #pain
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Health
- Washington Post
Three techniques to help deal with persistent pain
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Pain is our body's way of telling us that something is wrong. When it's acute, it tends to start suddenly, with an obvious cause (like a broken bone) and a standard fix. But chronic pain, experienced by 1 in 5 adults in the United States, persists for more than three months (or beyond an injury's expected healing time). And it sometimes doesn't have a clear cause. So if you have chronic pain, how can you find relief and improve your quality of life? 'We've learned a lot in recent years about the major differences between acute and chronic pain, which require vastly different approaches,' says Kimeron Hardin, a clinical psychologist and president of the American Association of Pain Psychology.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Maura Higgins sparks concern as she begs fans to help her with painful injured knee admitting it feels like it is 'on fire' and is 'killing her'
sparked serious concern after telling fans her injured knee is 'killing her'. The Irish TV star, 34, reached out for help from her fans on Instagram on Friday, explaining her knee felt like it was pulsing. Posing in a make-up free selfie as she held a drink in her hand, the Love Island alum wrote: 'Don't have the time right now to see a specialist, but if anyone has any recommendations for something I can buy to stop my knee from KILLING please DM me. 'It feels like there's a pulse inside of it & it's also on fire. 'The running around with the house move has not helped it. (yes my greys are out too, no time for that either.' The concerning update comes after Maura moved into her £1.25million five-bedroom 'dream house' in Essex. The Irish TV star reached out for help to her fans as she penned: 'Don't have the time right now to see a specialist, but if anyone has any recommendations for something I can buy to stop my knee from KILLING please DM me' Maura, who has amassed an estimated £3.2million fortune from her TV appearances, took to Instagram earlier this month to share the news that she had finally moved in. Sharing the news she posted a picture of stunning black French doors looking on to a garden, with a huge bouquet of glowers in a vase, Ferrari sparkling wine and a Diptyque candle. 'After the busiest few months.... she's finally in,' the former Love Island star captioned the snap. Sharing another snap of the kitchen featuring her pal, celebrity hairdresser Carl Bembridge, she wrote: 'No chairs yet but he always finds something to sit on.' As a young woman in rural Ireland, Maura's future was set - stay in the town, marry her teenage boyfriend and open up a hair salon. 'But that's not what I wanted. That was not my dream. That was my father's and boyfriend's dream. I wanted to do more,' Maura previously defiantly declared. And leave Ireland she did, going on to star in two ITV reality shows, Love Island and most recently I'm A Celebrity, as well as taking on presenting duties. Sharing the news she posted a picture of stunning black french doors looking on to a garden, with a huge bouquet of glowers in a vase, Ferrari sparkling wine and a Diptyque candle In her next big move, the girl from remote County Longford purchased her huge house in Essex. Her riches have allowed the presenter to upgrade from her previous one-bedroom property in Essex to one with an en-suite master bedroom with four further rooms. Overjoyed, Maura shared to her Instagram followers a picture of her new kitchen with a chandelier and grey floors, which she bought in October, with the caption 'Bought my dream house'. An expansive kitchen, with an island, leads out past the dining area, out bi-folding doors to a large walled garden with a neat lawn. Maura's previous home was raided by three-masked men and so the Love Island star has ensured her new home was in a gated development which provides privacy and security.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Maura Higgins begs fans for help after painful injury, saying ‘it's killing me'
MAURA Higgins has begged fans for help after a painful injury, saying 'it's killing me.' The Love Island star, 34, took to social media to reveal the cause of her pain, saying her knee is 'pulsing.' 4 4 4 Sharing a make-up free selfie from her car while clutching a green juice, the reality favourite penned: 'Don't have the time right now to see a specialist, but if anyone has any recommendations for something I can buy to stop my knee from KILLING please DM me.' Maura continued: 'It feels like there's a pulse inside of it & it's also on fire. 'The running around with the house move has not helped it. (yes my greys are out too, no time for that either.' The injured star is currently slap bang in the middle of a house move. It was back in January when Maura first announced the news, and wrote: 'Bought my dream home,' and posted a photo of the incredible open kitchen which boasts a marble island in the middle. The sleek space has a gorgeous chandelier and grey floors and leads to an outdoor area. She's since been sharing glimpses of the house on social media, including elegant items she's purchased to kit it out. I'm A Celeb star Maura told fans she'd also splashed cash on a Porsche this year, after her previous car 'went up in flames.' And earlier this month, Maura made a shock return to Love Island USA after she was 'replaced' during the series. Earlier on in the series, Love Island UK stunner Maura was the host of Love Island USA: Aftersun. But fans were baffled when Maura vanished and was subsequently replaced by Sophie Monk who hosts the Australian version of the show. It was reported that Maura would not be returning for this season of Aftersun as she filmed The Traitors USA. Maura has now returned, with her return teased on social media on Saturday. On the Love Island USA Instagram page, a video of Maura making a comeback was shared. The Irish stunner looked amazing as she strutted her stuff into the villa. She could be seen wearing a silver-colored co-ord comprising of a mesh skirt and bra top. Fans went wild in the comments section, with many fans overjoyed about Maura's return. "The best host of all time," said one person. "Our girl is coming back sir the finale. Babe we needed you the whole season," penned a second. "Yay glad she is back. She would also make a great host I think," added a third. A fourth then wrote: "Maura is back to try to save the show but it's too late." 4
New York Times
6 days ago
- Health
- New York Times
A Reading List for ‘The Retrievals' Season 2
By Susan Burton Hi 'Retrievals' listeners! Episode 3 drops today. (If you're just joining us, catch up with our newsletters about Episode 1 and Episode 2.) In Episode 3, we meet Susanna Stanford, who lives in England. In my estimation, Susanna has done more than anyone in the world to try to solve the problem of pain during cesarean — despite the fact that she has no medical training. When I first met Susanna, a little over a year ago in a hotel room in London, she handed me a folder of documents. Many of the documents were articles from medical journals about pain during cesarean, including some Susanna had written herself. You might think that medical journal articles would be dry, but I found them fascinating. Taken together, they told their own story of how we got to this point with pain during cesarean. These studies spoke to key moments in obstetric anesthesia, offering insight into how pain was discussed at different points in recent history, and when and how researchers began to elevate it as an important area of study. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island star is rushed to hospital in the early hours with 'the worst pain of her life' and admits 'I'm not getting any better'
Former Love Island star Rachel Finni revealed she was admitted to hospital with an eye infection in a candid post on Tuesday. The TV star, 34 - who enjoyed a brief stint on the ITV2 dating show in 2021 - shared the news on her Instagram Stories, describing the pain as the 'worst she's ever experienced'. Posting a video of herself, Rachel said: 'I might as well just say what's going on now... I really think there's an evil eye out there at the moment and it's a whole other conversation, but I am going through it. 'I've been battling this infection in my eye for about over a week now. It is the worst pain, everything I've experienced in my entire life. 'I was even at the hospital at four o'clock this morning. It's an ongoing back and forth between hospitals, GPs, one-on-ones. It's a lot. 'I'm not getting any better. I am suffering, and being sick. When you know you're sick it makes you reflect on life. 'You can even go on my Instagram grid and I've deleted so many pictures. Pictures of me and Rae [her daughter]. 'I just need to protect my peace, my safety, the tangible and intangible, so yeah, I'm going through it but I'll be back.' Rachel featured on season 7 of Love Island, entering the villa as a bombshell on Day 5 before being dumped from the island nine days later. She struck up a romance with Brad McCelland but unfortunately exited the show after he coupled up with Lucinda Strafford. It comes less than a day after one of the current crop of islanders were rushed to hospital after an incident in the villa. Bombshell Jamie Rhodes, 26, who is coupled up with Yasmin Pettet, was sent to A&E in Mallorca, where the show is filmed, after he stepped on a screw in the garden, a report claimed. According to The Sun, medics in the villa said it was best Jamie be sent for further checks and returned later on 'all bandaged up'. A source told the publication: 'Jamie was taken to hospital after an accident in the villa. He stepped on a screw in the garden and after chatting to the villa medics they made the decision to take him to hospital. 'Filming was briefly paused and everyone was really worried as it's quite rare anyone gets taken out of the villa. 'But after the garden was searched for any more loose screws Jamie returned all bandaged up. He was fine to walk - bosses were worried he'd be seen out of the villa and exposed to the outside world but it was actually fine.' The electrical engineer is said to be on the mend and back to filming as usual. MailOnline contacted Love Island for comment about the injury.
