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by Annette Badowski - 2008-09-05
A backache is a generalized medical term used to describe any number of back-related conditions that causes pain in that region. In the UK alone, over 80% of people have complained of backache at som...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-09-08
Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT, is a blood clot that forms deep in the veins. Most often than not, these clots are located in the lower extremities, namely the lower leg, thigh and the pelvis. This can ...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-09-21
Otherwise known as "tailbone pain", coccydynia is medically recognized as an inflammation of the tailbone or coccyx, which lies in the hollow area between the buttocks. The discomfort caused by coccy...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-09-21
Diabetes is a crippling disorder where an individual's blood sugar becomes too high due to a malfunction of the pancreas. It is also considered one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, w...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
In short, a headache is not a disease, but it may indicate that something is wrong. While most headaches are common and not life threatening, some may have an underlying cause that requires medical a...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
The medical industry defines lumbago as mild to severe pain or discomfort in the region of the lower back. There are two specific types of lumbago pain, specifically, acute (pain can be sudden and se...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
Arthralgia is the medical term for pain in the joints and there can be several different causes. The name arthralgia (literally: "joint pain", from "arthros" = "joint" and "-algia" denoting "pain") a...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
Postoperative pain is defined as an acute or chronic pain that is experienced after an operation or surgical procedure. While significant strides have been made in medicine in this regard, postoperat...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
Pulled muscle pain can be extremely painful and may affect daily activities. There are approximately 696 muscles in the body (347 paired and 2 unpaired) and if you take due care, you can make sure to...
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by Annette Badowski - 2008-10-15
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 1 to 2 percent of the world population and is second only to Osteoarthritis as one of the most common forms of arthritis or joint inflammation. More often than not t...