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Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Resources

www.aanem.org -- Advancing Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
www.apta.org -- American Physical Therapy Association
www.aoec.org -- The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
www.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.assh.org -- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
www.ampainsoc.org -- American Pain Society
www.iasp-pain.org -- Association for the Study of Pain
www.aan.com -- American Academy of Neurology
www.nih.gov/niams -- Nation...

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Expert & Community Posts

SAM-e Dietary Supplements For Arthritis

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...osteoarthritis. Najm et al. reported in a 2004 study in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders in which... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Q&A #10

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...pancreas problems, irritable bowel syndrome or even musculoskeletal disorders. Question... Read more »

Older Adults Have Pain Too

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...likely to suffer from arthritis, cancer, and other musculoskeletal disorders. Studies have... Read more »

Do women have more severe arthritis, or are we just more open about it?

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...values are lower than men's, that the same burden of a musculoskeletal disease may appear to be... Read more »

Pain and MS: Treatment

By Vicki , Health Expert

There is pain in MS. This series of articles has discussed that pain -- Neuropathic,... Read more »

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Health Guide

Meet Dr. Jonathan Krant, HealthCentral's New Osteoarthritis Expert

...Associates, where he is employed as a staff rheumatologist. Dr. Krant developed an interest in patients with musculoskeletal disorders while working under the aegis of Dr. Mary Betty Stevens as a... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Epidemiological Study

...Download the full article: “An Internet Survey of 2,596 People With Fibromyalgia” Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007, 8:27 Read more »

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain illness characterized by widespread pain, general fatigue and sleep disturbances. Because much of the pain and tenderness experienced with fibromyalgia is felt... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Myth Busting

For many years fibromyalgia has been considered something of a mystery, confounding the doctors who are trying to treat it and the patients who have to live with it. Only recently has new... Read more »

Gout: Highlights

Gout can be an extremely painful condition. About two-thirds of those with gout say their pain is among the worst they've ever had, according to a new survey. Many said flare ups made... Read more »

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that typically effects the small intestine.... Read more »

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