If you're an athlete, pain happens. You're pushing your body and challenging yourself, which sometimes means muscle soreness, joint stiffness, and bruises. You never want minor aches and pains to stop ...

Your joints are often one of the first places you'll feel your age. Just getting out of bed each morning can produce a chorus of cracks and a symphony of soreness, and rather than reaching for a ...

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We humans are, well, only human. As such, sometimes our muscles get strained, our joints become inflamed, and our skin bruises. While analgesics such as aspirin or ibuprofen can help reduce the pain ...

Sore shoulder? Achy knee? If ice or hot packs don't seem to be helping, an over-the-counter topical pain-relief cream can offer more serious soothing power. "When used after proper evaluation, they ...

Use heat: To soothe painful spots from the inside, sip warm pepper­mint tea, which has been shown to help GI symptoms. To ...

Sore shoulder? Achy knee? If ice or hot packs don't seem to be helping, an over-the-counter topical pain-relief cream can offer more serious soothing power. "When used after proper evaluation, they ...