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… becomes inflamed, the layers rub together, causing chest pain. This is known as pleuritic pain. Pleurisy is sometimes called pleuritis. What causes … What are the symptoms? The symptoms of pleurisy are chest pain and difficulty breathing. The chest pain usually starts …
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… for the stone to pass while using medicine to control the pain. Your doctor may also prescribe a medicine to help the … up the stone. The pieces of stone may pass sooner with less pain. Key points to remember The smaller a stone is, the … If the stone will probably pass and you can control your pain with medicine, home treatment may be enough. If you …
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… rest and rehabilitation don't work. If you still have elbow pain and stiffness after more than 6 to 12 months of rest … when you keep doing the activities that caused it. To keep pain from coming back after surgery or other treatment, … elbow? Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is soreness or pain on the outside part of the elbow. You get symptoms when …
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… or taking out tissue with laparoscopic surgery can ease pain. But pain often returns within a year or two. Taking out the … and the uterus (hysterectomy) usually relieves pain. When your menstrual periods stop at around age 50 …
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… non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for mild pain if your doctor says it's okay. This decision aid is for … for endometriosis. But hormone therapy can help relieve pain. Hormone therapy is a good first choice for treatment, … drugs (NSAIDs) with or without hormone therapy to help your pain. Be safe with medicines. Read and follow all …
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… An epidural (epidural catheter) is a tiny tube that puts pain medicine into an area in your back around your spinal … surgery, an epidural will numb you so that you don't feel pain. After surgery, medicine given through an epidural usually controls pain better than medicine by mouth or a vein. You may have …
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… the muscular tissue of the uterine wall. This can cause painful, heavy periods and chronic pelvic pain. What causes it? The cause of adenomyosis is not fully … Heavy or prolonged menstrual periods (menorrhagia). Painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea). Chronic pelvic pain. …
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… in a good way. "I'll never forget the first time I had back pain. I couldn't move. I had to crawl to the car and push … into the seat. The drive to the doctor's was hard. The pain was unreal." When Jack got to his doctor's office, he … surgery?" All sorts of help Jack told his doctor that the pain started in the middle of the night. He hadn't been …
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… Basics What is whiplash? Whiplash is pain and stiffness in the neck after an injury that has … bones. What are the symptoms? Symptoms of whiplash are pain and stiffness in the neck and sometimes in the muscles … arms. You also may have a headache, feel dizzy, and have pain in your back. You may not have any symptoms until the …
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… the neck. The changes in the discs can cause back and neck pain. They can also lead to osteoarthritis, a herniated … on the spinal nerve roots or spinal cord. This can cause pain and can affect how well the nerves work. These changes … Many people with degenerative disc disease have no pain. But others have severe pain or other symptoms that …
