Physical Pain From Depression
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Most people with acute low back pain are back at work within a month and fully recover within a few months. According to one study, about a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain significantly improved after a week; two-thirds recovered by 7 weeks.
However, studies now suggest that up to 75% of patients suffer at least one recurrence of back pain over the course of a year. After 4 years, fewer than half of patients may be symptom-free. Some doctors are approaching the...
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From Our Experts
Over-Reporting of Physical Symptoms Linked to Depression
People who suffer with depression frequently report physical illness and discomfort. Some of these symptoms relate to behaviors associated... Read more »
Physical Health Influencing Mental Health
For the past month, my physical health has been greatly influencing my mental health. I have ovarian cysts that rupture. About every two... Read more »
Stop Rheumatoid Arthritis Before it Leads to Deformity, Disability...
Obviously, poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis can lead to deformities of the joints, particularly the hands and feet. This in turn... Read more »
Exercise Can Treat Depression By Keeping Patient Physically Healthy
"You couldn't be sixty. I don't believe it." This astonished pronouncement came from a woman talking to another while waiting for a yoga... Read more »
Depression's Affect on Arthritis and Joint Pain
If I am depressed, will my osteoarthritis get worse? There is no doubt that there is a connection between the mind and the body. For... Read more »
From Our Sources
Is it Depression or Something Else? Part 2
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly,... Read more »
Depression alters memories of aches and pains
University of Iowa researchers have found that people who suffer from depression report more physical symptoms of aches and pains than they actually... Read more »
Depression May Make Pain Worse: Study
According to a new study in the United Kingdom, being depressed can may people who have real physical pain feel worse. Researchers used brain imaging... Read more »
Depression
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Blues; Gloom; Sadness; MelancholyHome CareIf you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment... Read more »
Depression
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short... Read more »
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