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Neck nerve pain – Symptoms and treatment

Neck nerve pain – Symptoms and treatment

A gnawing pain can sometimes be felt in the portions of neck and shoulders and this can be caused by pinching or compression of nerves in that particular area. This specific area of the body is delicate and the tuft of muscles, veins, capillaries are sensitive enough, and hence, the nerves might feel that compression owing to postures or stress, resulting in a pain.
Six Sinus Pain Pressure Points You Should Know

Six Sinus Pain Pressure Points You Should Know

A sinus infection generally occurs when the nasal cavities become infected, inflamed and swollen. Medically this infection, namely sinus is known as rhinosinusitis. Usually caused by a virus, the sinus infection often persists, even after other upper respiratory symptoms are gone. Other conditions that can contribute to sinus pain are allergies, nasal polyps, and tooth infections.
Things You Should Know About Hernia

Things You Should Know About Hernia

A hernia is an abdominal complication that can develop owing to several other complications in the internal organs of the abdominal tract. Excessive pain can be sometimes felt and hence, the patient needs to recover from such excruciating problem. How to know it’s a hernia: Symptoms The bulge forms in your groin, thighs, or tummy area The lump or bulge disappears if you lie down The lump often appears when you cough or strain You feel heaviness in your groin Experiencing chest pain and discomforts like acid reflux, gurgling, and difficulty in swallowing Nausea and usually vomiting Pain, heaviness, and weakness in the affected area while bending, lifting weights or coughing Pressure, burning sensation, or excessive pain in abdomen Bulge size increases over time Types of hernia Inguinal hernia In an inguinal hernia, the fatty tissues or a small part of the intestines prod into the groin at the top of inner thighs.
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Leg Pain Behind the Knee

Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments of Leg Pain Behind the Knee

There are several reasons due to which you can have leg pain such as conditions that affect joints, nerves, ligaments, bones, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, skin or tendons. One can have leg pain in the ankle, foot, behind the knee, knee, down the back, thigh or in any other part of the leg.
Common Diabetic Feet problems and Its Preventive Measures

Common Diabetic Feet problems and Its Preventive Measures

If you have lately been diagnosed with high blood sugar and were petrified to hear that diabetes affects your feet as well then you are not alone. Many people are unaware that diabetes can affect your feet and in some serious cases people lose them as well. But there is nothing to feel threatened about and you can take care of your feet and be cautious about your diet to keep them healthy.
5 Remedies for Vertigo with Effective Results

5 Remedies for Vertigo with Effective Results

Vertigo is essentially an inner ear problem that makes you feel dizzy occasionally. This dizziness can make you feel off balance or that your surroundings are spinning. Vertigo cannot be compared to a head rush as it’s a little worse than that. Vertigo is usually associated with certain conditions such as head injuries, brain tumors, or even migraines.
12 Itchy Skin Rashes That You Need to Take Care Of

12 Itchy Skin Rashes That You Need to Take Care Of

Your skin has to put up with a lot of harmful elements since it is the topmost protective layer of the body. Harmful chemicals, cuts, infections, UV rays, scratches, and so on tend to damage it. Stress and daily workout sessions add on to this, giving little space for your skin to relax.
Causes and symptoms of sociopathic personality disorder

Causes and symptoms of sociopathic personality disorder

The antisocial personality disorder is often referred to as sociopathy, is a mental condition in which a person constantly shows no regard for right or wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with the sociopathic personality disorder often treat other people harshly and are indifferent to their sufferings.
Remedies for Premature Ejaculation

Remedies for Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation is a condition that makes the men ejaculate early during sexual intercourse and in some cases even before intercourse. You may believe that this happens only when men get older. But the fact is that men across all ages can suffer from premature ejaculation. Premature ejaculation is uncontrolled and usually happens with the least amount of sexual stimulation and before the person wishes and can leave both partners unsatisfied sexually.
Probiotics for various types of diarrhea

Probiotics for various types of diarrhea

Diarrhea is the condition of having a frequent passage of loose or liqu id bowel movement during a day. I t happens with or without abdominal bloating, pressure and if last for few days may also result in dehydration of the body due to fluid loss, with the initial symptoms like skin tightness or roughness and moody behavior .
Chronic fatigue: Causes and symptoms 

Chronic fatigue: Causes and symptoms 

Have you been feeling tired lately? Is sleep running on your mind all the time? Are you snoozing the alarm and going back to a very deep sleep within seconds? If the answer to these questions is yes, then something is not right. You might just feel lazy and on the outside, you might look just about fine, but what about the yawns at every 10-minute interval?
Remedies to Treat Overactive Bladder

Remedies to Treat Overactive Bladder

Urinary incontinence is a common problem which can impact almost every aspect of one’s life. Apart from just being an embarrassing situation, overactive bladder, if not checked in initial stages, can lead to major health problems too. The good part is there are ways to overcome this problem. From medication to behavioral changes, or sometimes the combination of both the procedures can help to combat the problem.
How to recognize the symptoms of diverticulitis

How to recognize the symptoms of diverticulitis

Diverticulitis occurs when the bulging sacs that appear in the lining of your large intestine, or colon, get acutely infected or inflamed. Diverticula are bulging sacs or small blisters that appear in the lining of the large intestine or colon. At the first appearance of the sac, it is called as diverticulosis but when they get acutely inflamed or infected, it is called diverticulitis.
A brief overview of spinal fusion surgery

A brief overview of spinal fusion surgery

A spinal fusion surgery is performed to connect two or more vertebrae in your spine so that there is no motion between them. The spinal fusion is designed in such a manner that it imitates the normal healing process of the fractured bones. During the surgery, the surgeon will place a bone like material between the two vertebrae that stops further movement of the bones.

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