as we get older, everybody has knee pain, joint pain, back pain. i don't care what it is, everybody that i talk to has pain. and my sister-in-law was a rep nsaids, one of these pharmaceutical drugs. she happened to have called us about a month before they pulled them from the market, and i had really seriously thought about taking these nsaids because i was in serious pain. nothing was working. and i know that there's people out there watching right now that have tried everything. nothing was working. >> right. >> and mary says, "jim, don't take it. they're about to pull it off the market because that product has been proven to kill thousands and cause hundreds of millions of people very severe effects, including death." mike, these drugs are chemicals. they're manufactured from chemicals. let me give you a good example, and that's why we're going to be here today. i have a really good friend of mine, and his wife is a -- i'd say a part-time triathlete. she's a stay-at-home mom, 47 years old, has got three kids, but she loves triathlons. i was actu

as we get older, everybody has knee pain, joint pain, back pain. care what it is, everybody that i talk to has pain. and my sister-in-law was a rep that was selling one of these nsaids, one of these pharmaceutical drugs. she happened to have called us about a month before they pulled them from the market, and i had really seriously thought about taking these nsaids because i was in serious pain. nothing was working. and i know that there's people out there watching right now that have tried everything. nothing was working. >> right. >> and mary says, "jim, don't take it. they're about to pull it off the market because that product has been proven to kill thousands and cause hundreds of millions of people very severe side effects, irreversible side effects, including death." mike, these drugs are chemicals. they're manufactured from chemicals. let me give you a good example, and that's why we're going to be here today. i have a really good friend of mine, and his wife is a -- i'd say a part-time triathlete. she's a stay-at-home mom, 47 years old, ha

oftentimes to take care of the pain. >> yeah. a lot of times people think exercise is counterproductive. it is really not. actually, exercise will stim late other hormones in the body that can help alleviate the pain. then there are some actual herbal... i mean, i am an herbal pharmacist. vitamin d is very important. there was a study out of india that showed that people that had chronic pain had significantly low levels of vitamin d. now more studies are showing that you should get your vitamin d level checked. it is that simple. find out the level before you pop pills. >> what other herbs and supplements do you recommend? >> coming from a recent issue with a back problem, these are thing selegrin. it helps rehydrate the spongy cells in between the vertebrae. i helps the body in its natural fight against inflammation. there is an herb i lover. a lot of people people have muscle involvement in the back problems. the muscles get stiff. passion flower is one of my favorite herbs. you could go, you know, once a week for a massage. t

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neck pain. >> neck pain followed. the left side and the left shoulder. >> wow. >> okay so then, you decided you got to try something new. how did you find out about this laser treatment that is available at schaefermed? >> i happened to know some people that worked this and they said you know you should try to give this a try. i thought i have tried everything else why not. i went there. i got to tell you everybody they just take you in, they take you like you are one of the family members and anne was a doll. >> you are a fan of his i bet. >> i'm a fan of everybody there they really take good care of you. it was actually reeasy. you just, lay there on the table and they take the laser and it runs over you. they do pinpoint areas which they did with me because of the area we were focusing on most. i was astonished at the of how quickly it went away. it just five treatments, the first three i was thinking, oh, is this really working i'm not sure. the fourth one, i remember driving away and thinking, hey, like this ache

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. >> not everyone gets adictsed to pain pills -- addicted to pain pills but the majority of don't think it's going to happen. >> reporter: every year doctors write around 249 million prescriptions for pain killers. that's enough for every adult in the country to have a bottle of pills. >> i knew they were addictive but i didn't think it would affect me. >> reporter: he grew up in wilmington recently named by >> broke my ankle, had surgery on it, had to plates put in, two screws and got prescribed pain pills. >> reporter: he was given no shortage of relief. >> like 300 pills. >> reporter: hydrocodone and percocet. >> it just slowly progressed. so it eventually moved to stronger pain pill and eventually to heroin. >> reporter: choices he made but with more and or being dispensed he's in the alone and the problem is spiraling out of control. in north carolina, it's exploded, up 680%? the past decade and half. >> 20 years ago when i was in medical school we were taught to treat pain generously and we were taught that narcotics used for real pain is not lay dicttive. addictive. >> reporter:

when we think more about pain, when we ruminate on pain, we actually we feel more pain.have seen this in the mri. on patients, when the more you think about it, the more pain there is. the basic theory behind using virtual reality for pain is basically the same as meditation. we want to take your mind off of pain and transport you elsewhere. so you're not thinking about the pain. david: you profile a number of patients. let's start with a burn patient who had a pretty horrific injury. how was virtual reality used to help her in treatment? >> we talked to a teenager who unfortunately was in a bonfire accident. ended up being pretty severely burned. one of the things they have to for burn patients is basic need skinsically take the dead off of the wounds. that is obviously extremely painful. they gave her this virtual-reality software called snow world. using her head and the focus of her eyes, you throw snowballs at penguins. the idea is to take your mind off the pain. so, they would give it to her during times they would dress her wounds as a distraction. carol: another

to everyone with this pain that makes ordinary tasks extraordinarily painful, i hear you. make sure your doctor hears you too! i hear you because i was there when my dad suffered with diabetic nerve pain. if you have diabetes and burning, shooting pain in your feet or hands, don't suffer in silence! step on up and ask your doctor about diabetic nerve pain. tell 'em cedric sent you. >> pelley: in track, everything comes full circle, though it may take time. margaret brennan reports on an extraordinary finish today at the white house. >> reporter: it was a stand that shocked the world. american sprinters tommie smith black-floffed fists in protests at the olympics in mexico city. smith said the moment was overwhelming. when you were raising your fist, what was going through your mind. >> get me off of the stand. the national anthem seemed like an hour. >> reporter: the protest against racial inequality got them ejected from the games and banished from the olympic community per dec decades. >> yes, we were hated, we were vilified, but were hated and vilified that shows you th

thanks for coming in. >> great to be here. >> let's begin with ailments like lower back pain. very common. more unanimous than you think, right? >> yeah. lower back problems are the number three reason that people will go see their doctor. and we have spent over $80 billion on trying to fix the it is very prevalent. i mean, you just said 80% of the population will have some problem at some point in their life. somebody you know or maybe, like me, i have had it before. everybody i know has had a problem with their back.

find yours in the pain relief aisle. squire >>> we're back now with what appears to be a serious breach of sensitive white house information. stolen e-mails from a white house advance team member, allegedly revealing travel schedules and personal first lady's own passport. as nbc's pete williams tells us now, there are suspicions that the trail leads back to russian hackers. >> reporter: to prepare michelle obama's visit to the middle east last year, a contract employee working for the white house got an image of her passport, including personal data, which we're obscuring and sent it on to his own non-secure dwmpt mail account. e-mails from his account have been posted on the website of a hacker called d.c. leaks which u.s. officials suspect is run by russian intelligence. in a not so subtle statement, the site says, if such sensitive information can be hacked, quote, we will see the fall of our country. the same site posted campaign related e-mails hacked from colin powell, part of a string of cyber attacks on politica

for neck pain, massage therapy, and back pain it's acupuncture and yoga. not so effective, natural supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin. therapies including meditation to replace high doses of painkillers. >> i'd given up on life. i didn't feel there was any way out. >> reporter: judy swears by acupuncture. does it hurt? >> no, it does not hurt. you know that someone's touching you, but it's not like getting a shot. >> reporter: insurance companies don't always pay for these therapies. pain experts hope this study proves they do work and should be covered. dr. john torres, nbc news, new york. moment with a rare and spectacular show high >>> stunning images in the night sky over africa, to the delight of star gazers. a ring of fire eclipse as the moon passed between the sun and the earth without completely blocking out the sun, hence the ring you see, a ring of sunlight around the moon, and it's >>> tonight, calls for the federal government to investigate a mother's nightmare. why an airline somehow allowed two young boys to get on the wrong flights

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there's acute and chronic pain pain actually begets more pain. you can have a source of pain. if it's not treated it spreads throughout the body very much like these magnets and so you can start with pain in your neck, if not treated develop it in your back, shoulder, head and that's when acute pain becomes chronic pain and it is psychologically and physically debilitateing. >> so doctors often prescribe opioids for their patients, people want to walk out of that prescription in their hand but there are so many side effects. >> there are side effects and, listen, not one size fits all. opioids have their role in treating acute often surgical pain. but they come with a huge list of side effects and obviously an increased risk for dental overdose, dependence and addiction. they have their role but for chronic pain you really need to start looking at other things and that's why this study from the nih which was a compilation of all of the u.s. data is really, really important. alternatives and begin with acupuncture which is scary to some because it involves needles. >> have you

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lyrica is fda-approved to treat this pain, moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. and i love sharing my big passion with little feet. ask your doctor about lyrica. i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winning shot. that was it for me. that's why i'm quitting with nicorette. only nicorette mini has a patented fast dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. every great why needs a great how. of everything online. and so many businesses

they suffer with a lot of burning pain,. they have numbness or they have issues with balance, and it's very frustrating. what causes it? well the majority of cases we see are caused by blood sugar problems or diabetes. but there can be a number of things, whether it's toxicities, side effects of medications, and some cases are idiopathic, we don't know the cause. all right, well treatments then, what are the traditional treatments that are out there? well most patients we see that have been dealing with this, they're on medications like gabapentin, larotin, lyrica, and all of which are good. they can manage the symptom of pain, but it does nothing for the nerve. so as the medication wears off the pain is back, and it's just this ongoing process. why do people continue to suffer even though they are taking the managing that symptom of pain but it does nothing for the nerve, so as that medication wears off, the pain is right back. well talk about what you do in your office, because you're having great results and, really, peop

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lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain, from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, welling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. and these feet would like to keep the beat going. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. >>> tonight, we are finally getting answers about