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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Treatment To Lower Leg Pain

Leg pain could mean heart danger, expert says

October 02, 2008
An expert at the University of Michigan discusses how leg pain could be a sign that a patient is at risk for heart disease. Leg pain is often a sign of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition characterized by blockages in the arteries of the leg. And experts say that patients with PAD often have dangerous blockages in other parts of the body--including the heart. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke - Re-Visited
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...symptom. Be persistent.   Do you often experience leg pain or just feel like you're getting... Read more »

Health Guide

Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear... Read more »
Sciatica: What is it?
“Sciatica” is an old world term that refers to leg pain felt down the back of the thigh into the calf and foot. What about thigh pain? What about buttock pain? Unfortunately, “sciatica” has... Read more »
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Highlights
...disability and lower the risk of death from heart disease or stroke.Lifestyle ChangesPAD can cause leg pain and make walking difficult. Without medical treatment or lifestyle changes, these... Read more »
Topamax: topiramate
...o        heartburn o        hot flushes o        increased sweating o        leg pain   Last updated May 25, 2007. Read more »
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
...estimated 8 to 12 million victims, who are generally older adults. Only a third of the afflicted have leg pain from PAD, two-thirds of people really don't have symptoms. Symptoms, however, can... Read more »

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