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… Childbirth Pain Relief Options On this page: Overview Overview Your pain relief choices for childbirth may include medical and … options. Some people choose to use both kinds of pain relief. Knowing your options can help you prepare for …
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… Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done Side … Works Treatment Overview Radiation can be used to control pain by destroying a growing tumour that is invading or … cells. Why It Is Done Radiation therapy is used to control pain when a growing tumour invades or interferes with normal …
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… Childbirth: Opioid Pain Medicines On this page: Overview Overview To help control the pain and stress of labour, you may get opioid pain medicines. The medicine can be put into a vein or into …
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… Manual Therapy for Neck Pain On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Used How … hands. The goals of manual therapy include relaxation, less pain, and more flexibility. Manual therapy can include: … can help relax muscles, increase circulation, and ease pain in the soft tissues. Mobilization. Slow, measured …
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… Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain On this page: Treatment Overview … area and stimulating repair in the area. This may reduce pain. Usually a person has a series of treatments. … injections alone may not be helpful for chronic low back pain. But they may reduce pain and help you be more active …
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… to describe how much damage there is. For example, a C7 injury is associated with the seventh cervical nerve of the … and movement. C7 is known as the functional level of injury. People who have SCIs often use these classifications … also described as complete and incomplete. An incomplete injury is further classified into four subsections. The …
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… Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain On this page: Surgery Overview … pressure on the nerve roots. This pressure may cause neck pain, but it can also cause arm pain, numbness, or tingling; leg pain, numbness, or …
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… Low Back Pain and Sex On this page: Overview … relationships. And the fear of having sex because of back pain can be a big problem. If your sex life has suffered because of back pain, take heart. Many people have faced this problem. And …
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… Surgery for Chronic Pelvic Pain On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is … treatment for moderate to severe chronic female pelvic pain when: Sites of endometriosis (implants) and scar tissue … Large sites of scar tissue (adhesions). Nerves, for pain control (presacral neurectomy). How Well It Works …