Category: Health
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Causes of Nerve Pain in Legs
Nerve pain and its treatment depend mainly on the underlying cause. I have a few areas across my body that are causing nerve pain, such as but not limited to the following: It can be especially painful in my legs because I also have a torn meniscus in both the left and right knees. I…
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Long-Term Cognitive Effects of Chemotherapy
Many years ago, my ex-husband’s grandmother (Grandma L) was diagnosed with leukemia in her late seventies and went through some intense cancer treatments that eventually put it into remission. Some late effects of cancer treatment can also lead to psychological problems. After treatment was complete, as a cancer survivor, Grandma L experienced anxiety and depression.…
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How Do You Fix Spinal Stenosis Without Surgery
Beginning as a young girl and continuing well into my forties, I was very active physically, leading an athletic lifestyle. When I entered menopause and became middle-aged, my body began to break down in ways I was not happy about. As a result of playing through the pain in my younger years, unfortunately, I now…
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Risk Factors of Dementia
Thankfully, there are many specialists in memory care and far more information regarding dementia and Alzheimer’s today than there was in the early 1980s. My great-grandmother (Grammy) suffered from a head injury when she was in her twenties and later, starting in her late sixties, suffered from Alzheimer’s and died by the time she was…
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Combining Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen for Acute Pain Management
When taken as directed, assuming your stomach can handle NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), alternating between ibuprofen and acetaminophen when trying to manage pain is usually an acceptable method. However, if one decides to take more than directed and for long periods, the results could be disastrous, even fatal. For instance, a patient who suffers from…
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Can a Knee Injury be Repaired with Epsom Salt Baths?
As a single mother of two sons, I do not have the means to afford quality insurance that covers essential healthcare that I need right now. While I have had many rounds of physical therapy, I have yet to be able to do the necessary rehab on my knees, which leaves me in great pain.…
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Alternative Therapy for Pain Management
Although modern medicine has come a long way in managing pain or chronic pain with alternatives like nerve block injections, which are injections onto or near nerves, medication is an effective but temporary solution. Some injectable medications could include: In some severe pain instances, it could be necessary to destroy the irritated nerve with injections…
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What Part of the Brain Controls Sense of Smell?
The olfactory bulb is where the brain starts to make sense of what we’re smelling. When we initially smell something, special sensors in our nose pick up on the scents and then send signals to this region in the front part of the brain. The olfactory bulb is a structure in the forebrain where initial…
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IEP and SSI
When my sons were around five and about two years old, my mom and I noticed that their breathing was laborious, and we could hear wheezing. Almost every person in my mother’s family has asthma except for me. However, my sons both inherited the asthma diagnosis as well. It’s no surprise that shortly after their…