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ARM YOURSELF WITH KNOWLEDGE!
Pain begone
Waking up with a sti neck or shoulder due to a bad
sleeping posture can be a literal pain in the neck when
your daily movements get a ected. And when the
aches and tension worsen overtime, it can be tempting
to pop painkillers. However, according to Dr Aristotle
Economou, Beverly Hills wellness doctor and
author of Change the Way You Heal: 7 Steps to
Highly E ective Healing, pain relief patches are
more e ective and a safer treatment method.
Compared to oral medication that goes
through the bloodstream and into other areas
of the body, patches like Salonpas 30 ($6.20
for a box of 20 patches, available at personal
care stores), which are applied directly to the
a ected area, minimise the risk for overdose
and unwanted side e ects.