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… cardiomyopathy is a serious problem that makes your heart muscle stiff. When your heart muscle is stiff, it can't stretch to allow enough blood to … . This is a buildup of an abnormal protein in the heart muscle. Hemochromatosis . This is a buildup of iron in the …
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… the Achilles tendon? The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. The calf muscle is actually two muscles, the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. The …
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… and Injuries Male Genital Problems and Injuries Menstrual Cramps Missed or Irregular Periods Pregnancy-Related … and Injuries Male Genital Problems and Injuries Menstrual Cramps Missed or Irregular Periods Pregnancy-Related …
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… or taking warm baths or showers. Gentle massage of painful muscles. Regular exercise to help strengthen muscles, which will make them less likely to be injured. … or naproxen (such as Aleve) may offer short-term relief of muscle pain when your symptoms flare up. Daily long-term use …
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… deep tissue massage is to treat long-term tension in deep muscles of the body. Deep tissue massage is thought to … is used to realign the tissues that cover and connect all muscles and body organs. Bringing the body back into proper … to reduce pain, improve flexibility and energy, and reduce muscle tension. Dance/movement therapy. This type of therapy …
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… to 30 seconds of a seizure, the entire body stiffens as the muscles contract. The back and neck arch. The woman may cry … difficulty breathing. During the next 30 to 45 seconds, the muscles jerk, or convulse, in a rhythmic pattern. While the muscles are jerking, the woman may bite her tongue or lose …
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… swallowing Gastrointestinal (stomach) : nausea, pain or cramps, vomiting, diarrhea Cardiovascular (heart) : paler … that something bad is about to happen), headache, uterine cramps, metallic taste A severe reaction can take place … swallowing Gastrointestinal (stomach) : nausea, pain or cramps, vomiting, diarrhea Cardiovascular (heart) : paler …
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… symptoms can make them worse. Anxiety may cause the smooth muscle in the prostate and the muscles at the opening of the bladder to stay tense and not relax. If these muscles do not relax, urination will be difficult. Take …
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… endurance. Strength training activities . These make your muscles work against, or "resist," something. Examples … push-ups. These activities help tone and strengthen your muscles and bones. Stretches . These let you move your joints and muscles through their full range of motion. Stretching helps …
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… . Urine is made by the kidneys and stored in a sac made of muscle, called the urinary bladder . A tube called the … to the outside of the body. Around this tube is a ring of muscles called the urinary sphincter. As the bladder fills … shut while the bladder stays relaxed. The nerves and muscles work together to prevent urine from leaking out of …
