Physical and Occupational Therapy for Parkinsons Disease
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease might cause you to move more slowly. You might also feel tightness, pain, and weakness, especially in the muscles and joints. Physical therapy might help with these symptoms. Physical therapy cannot cure ... [... more]
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Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are medicines used in treating patients who have unstable angina, certain types of heart attacks, and in combination with angioplasty with or without stent placement. They are given in combination with heparin or ... [... more]
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Pediatric and Adolescent Foot and Ankle Problems
Disorders of the foot and ankle are a common cause for orthopedic referral in infant, pediatric, and adolescent patients. The spectrum of problems is wide. While most, fortunately, are not serious, some of the congenital abnormalities do require ... [... more]
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Inflammation: What You Need To Know
Inflammation is a process by which the body's white blood cells and chemicals protect us from infection and foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. Fig 1: When inflammation occurs normally, chemicals from the body's white blood cells are ... [... more]
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Arthritis Glossary
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies - Antibodies found in the blood in most people with Wegener's granulomatosis, a disease that affects the upper respiratory tract, lungs and kidneys. - Exercise that conditions the heart and lungs to use ... [... more]
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Stress and Asthma
Stress is a common asthma trigger. Stress and anxiety sometimes make you feel short of breath and may cause your asthma symptoms to become worse. You cannot avoid stress; it is part of daily life. However, developing effective ways to manage ... [... more]
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How Rheumatologists Use Chemotherapy
In cancer treatment, chemotherapy refers to the use of any of a group of drugs whose main effect is either to kill or slow the reproduction of rapidly multiplying cells. In many rheumatic diseases, inflammation causes damage to parts of the body, ... [... more]
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Facet Joint Syndrome
Facet joints occur in pairs at the back of each vertebra. The facet joints link the vertebrae directly above and below to form a working unit that permits movement of the spine. The structure of the facet joint is identical to other joints in the ... [... more]
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Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
Benign tumors of soft tissue are more common than benign tumors of bone. They can occur at almost any site, both within and between muscles, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. These tumors vary widely in appearance and behavior. Some tumors ... [... more]
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Clinical Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a technique that uses the hypnotic state, which enables changes in perception and memory, a major increase in response to suggestion, and the potential for controlling many physiologic functions that are usually involuntary. ... [... more]
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Bile Duct Exploration
The CBD is a tube connecting the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas to the small intestine that helps deliver fluid to aid in digestion. The CBD exploration is a procedure used to see if a stone or some obstruction is blocking the flow of bile from ... [... more]
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Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia means "soft bones." Osteomalacia is a disease that weakens bones and can cause them to break more easily. In osteomalacia, the bone tends to break down faster than it can re-form. Osteomalacia develops because of a lack of vitamin [... more]
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