Health Blog
Written by Dr. Heo Ji-young. Each piece takes a single symptom and follows what is actually happening in the body.
When Your Neck and Shoulders Tighten Up Again No Matter How You Loosen Them
Why do my neck and shoulders tighten again within days despite massage or stretching? Along with posture and repetitive work, shallow breathing can keep accessory breathing muscles on duty; arm numbness or weakness needs medical assessment first.
How Does the Medicine You Take Find Its Way to the Painful Spot?
A medicine that circulates through the whole body — why does it act precisely at the painful spot? I see it not as the medicine finding the spot, but as the spot catching hold of the medicine.
The Same Back Pain, With a Different Cause, Calls for Different Treatment — The Three Branches of Pain
Why can the same back pain need different care? Muscle, joint, and nerve-related pain can show different patterns; foot numbness or leg weakness needs imaging first.
If treating the painful spot doesn't cure it
If the painful spot keeps hurting after treatment, could the cause be elsewhere? One area can compensate for another, so we consider the symptom timeline and movement patterns; clear injury or warning signs need testing first.
How Long It Takes for Pain to Become Chronic
If pain lasts more than three months, is it chronic and hard to reverse? Three months is a common threshold, but causes and courses vary; persistent pain calls for looking at the injured area, pain signalling, and everyday movement together.