Vanessa Anne O'donnell DPT

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• Can You Get Back Pain From Stress?

  Sometimes, the pressures of life become too much to handle, and stress becomes the norm. When stress lasts for too long, it becomes a source of many health complications. The effects of stress are only in the mind in most cases. However, extreme cases of stress may affect some parts of the body in...

• Trapezius Muscle Strain: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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• Mindfulness and Fibromyalgia

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• Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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• What Is a Lower Back Pain with Sciatica?

  Lower back pain is a common problem experienced by most people at some point during their lifetime. There are several causes for lower back pain with sciatica, and the intensity of pain can range from dull to quite severe. Men and women are equally affected by this condition. Most cases of back pain...