I had heel pain constantly for years,” said Theresa Addison. “I knew it was plantar fasciitis, but it would not go away. I ...

Are you tired of those nagging aches and pains that won't go away? You've probably tried everything from ice packs to over-the-counter pain relievers. But there's a treatment that's making waves in ...

The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature is weighing a bill to extend the period of authorization to treat a person with electric shock therapy either with or without their consent.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) passes a small electrical current through the brain to induce a quick seizure under general ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A therapy that aims to heal injured body tissue with targeted sound waves may bring pain relief to people with chronically injured hamstring tendons, a small study of ...

Two recent studies may have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy and its close cousin, magnetic seizure therapy, are so effective at alleviating some mental illnesses, especially severe depression ...

Most people think of pain as something that can easily be managed with common, over-the-counter remedies. With acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and other medicines so obtainable, it can be hard for people to ...

The term "shock therapy" refers to a set of radical economic reforms aimed at rapid economic stabilization, liberalization, privatization and the opening of the economy to international trade. Shock ...