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Unfortunately, there is no definitive test for many of the chronic pain conditions that may be ailing sufferers. TMJ, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and many chronic back pain conditions do not have a means to be diagnosed; rather, they are a diagnosis-by-deduction. With this, the possibility for misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis is raised considerably.
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Visceral Hypersensitivity: A Major Source of Abdominal Pain
If you have ever been sunburned, then you have experienced hypersensitivity. Your skin was very sensitive to light touch, warm water and clothing for days. Well, imagine if that sensitivity was being experienced in your gut. Some people are troubled by such a problem called visceral hypersensitivity. The phenomenon of hypersensitivity…
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Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro, posted Pain After Hip Replacement Surgery In the time leading up to hip replacement surgery, you were looking forward to living…
Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro, commented on How to Recognize a Pain Emergency I am glad someone mentioned the feeling of being fatigued. Fatigue can be attributed…
Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro, answered Left Groin pain, what could be wrong? "So, you have hip pain, but the X-rays and MRI are normal. Now what? Now your…
Cort, Health Guide, answered ive got pain under 2 toes on my left… Much of our pain is, in fact, due to muscle strains that usually clear up…
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