Use These Different Ice Packs on Every Part of Your Body
If you’ve ever had an injury or ailment that requires ice, you probably know that not all ice packs are the same. Trying to find one that’s the right shape…
You Should Build a Pain ‘Tool Kit’ to Manage Flare-Ups
If you’ve ever had a painful injury or illness, or if you deal with chronic pain, you’re probably familiar with the phenomenon of a flare up, in which your pain…
These Are the Signs of Poor Interoception in Kids
Interoception is the ability to recognize internal bodily signals, such as feeling hot or cold, hungry or thirsty. In the same way that the nerves in our muscles and joints…
Meredith’s Training Diary: The Difference Between Good and Bad Pain
Welcome to Training Diaries, a Lifehacker series about my journey to the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon. This series will cover all the ups, downs, and hill repeats on…
How to Navigate Your Endometriosis Diagnosis
It’s impossible to tell by looking at someone, but endometriosis is an incredibly painful and sometimes debilitating multi-system disease that causes a lot of problems for those who have it.…
How to Ease the Physical Symptoms of Grief
Photo: hikrcn (Shutterstock) Losing a loved one is a devastating experience that can wreak havoc on your emotions. But the destruction that grief brings doesn’t stop there. Grief can also…
Never Ignore These Types of Back Pain
Photo: TB studio (Shutterstock) It often feels like after a certain age, back pain becomes a fact of life. This discomfort doesn’t have to be inevitable: You can keep the…
What to Know About Recurring Headaches After COVID
Photo: Red Stock (Shutterstock) If you’ve been infected with COVID in the past few months, you may still be dealing with symptoms. For a certain proportion of people, an infection…
Proven Ways to Treat a Sore Throat (and the Internet Myths That Don’t Actually Work)
Photo: LightField Studios (Shutterstock) A sore throat isn’t exactly the end of the world, but when you have that scratchy, hurts-to-swallow feeling, you’re surely looking for relief beyond an endless…
Is It Actually Bad to Take Pain Relievers Before Exercise?
Photo: Kzenon (Shutterstock) I grew up in a pro-ibuprofen household. To this day, my father insists that “a little Advil never hurt anybody.” But that’s not wholly true, and it’s…