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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
The Mystery Of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
A REAL CASE… Maria (the patient’s name has been changed) was an athletic 20 year old college student who was…
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Sickle Cell
The Diverse Types Of Pain In Sickle Cell Anemia
Have You Considered This? Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) effects over 100,000 Americans. Each year 1000 additional children are born with SCA.…
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Multiple Sclerosis
An Attack of Nerves
If you can imagine an electrical cord with insulation that’s frayed and worn away in places, causing a short in…
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
These two conditions are closely linked, and some doctors believe they are different aspects of the same disease. (Ten to…
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sodium Aurothiomalate (Gold by Injection)
Intramuscular gold is the traditional #1 drug in RA, with over 50 years of clinical use. There is little risk…
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Inflammatory Back Pain
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. Spondylitis means inflammation involving joints…
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Gout
Gout Treatments in Alternative Medicine
Millions of people all over the world are afflicted with arthritis and one of its most common forms: gout. It…
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Fibromyalgia
Nurturing Healthy Relationships While Living with Fibromyalgia
If you’re living with fibromyalgia, you know all too well what a major impact this “invisible” illness has on every…
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General
Dealing with Breakthrough Seizures
You’ve been doing everything right. You see your epilepsy doctor regularly and carefully follow her advice. You take your medicine…
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Chronic Pain
How to Keep Self-Evaluation Kind – and Honest
Do you ever take a minute or two to look at yourself in the mirror? I mean really look? I’m…
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