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… how to reduce the risk:  Food allergies Toddlers and preschoolers You play an important role in helping your child … why and how they eat. Whether your child is at home, at school or on the go, you have a role in supporting healthy …
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… Overview Discectomy is surgery to remove lumbar (low back) herniated disc material that is pressing on a nerve … that too much scar tissue will form. Many people can go back to work and their daily routine soon after surgery. In … and home exercises. If you work in an office, you may go back to work in a week or two. If your job requires physical …
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… stay in the hospital for 2 to 4 hours. You can likely go back to work in 2 to 7 days. The other type of surgery is … 1 to 3 days if you have this surgery. You can probably go back to work in about 1 to 2 weeks. Surgery can be done … a day or so, but it may last longer. You may also have some back or shoulder pain from the air in your belly. This will …
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… your problems worse. For example, try not to reach into the backseat of your car or stretch your arms toward your back. Be careful when you start your exercises. Slow down or … to plan an exercise program. It can help you get back as much strength and flexibility in your shoulder as …
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… pain. The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscles on the back of the lower leg to the bone at the base of the heel. … to stretch about a step behind your other leg. Keeping your back heel on the floor, bend your front knee until you feel a stretch in the back leg. Hold the stretch for 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat 2 to …
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… reason, it will not reattach. A new nail will have to grow back in its place. Nails grow back slowly. It takes about 6 months or longer for a fingernail and up to 18 months for a toenail to grow back. How can you treat it at home? Home treatment often …
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… eyedrops in your eye. This can help float the lens back over the cornea. Look in a mirror to see if you can … If you can see the edge, use a finger to slide the lens back over the cornea. If you can't see the lens and you … your eyelid. If you can feel the lens, try to move it back over the cornea. Look downward as far as possible. See …
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… urgency or urge incontinence. And sometimes symptoms come back. Surgery has risks, including trouble urinating after … the wall of the urethra so it seals tightly when you hold back urine. Talk with your doctor about things you can do to … the wall of the urethra so it seals tightly when you hold back urine. When the cause of incontinence is known, surgery …
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… disease to others. They are often needed for entrance into school or daycare. And they may be needed for employment or … rural areas or those off the usual tourist route. Taking backpacking trips. Visiting people in another country. … rural areas or those off the usual tourist route. Taking backpacking trips. Visiting people in another country. …
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… people take an active role in managing a health condition. Back Problems: Proper Lifting Prevention Most inguinal … you lift heavy objects. Lift with your legs, not with your back. Symptoms The main symptom of an inguinal hernia is a … typically flatten or disappear when they are pushed gently back into place or when you lie down. Over time, hernias …