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What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by aching and pain in muscles,
tendons, and joints all over the body, especially along the spine.
There are measurable changes in body chemistry and function in some people
with fibromya... |
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What is Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)?
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), or
fibromyalgia for short, is musculoskeletal disorder that causes pain in the
muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body.
Usually, patients experience the pa... |
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What is non-cardiac chest pain?
Many people, both young and old, have intermittent chest pain. Chest pain can
be alarming, as it might indicate severe heart disease or even a heart attack. However,
many people (and most young people) have chest pain tha... |
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What is Reiki?
Reiki is growing in popularity. In this practice, the therapist places his or
her hands in a series of very light touches at various positions on the client's
body. Reiki is not a massage, but a channeling of life force energy to the
rec... |
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A new trend in health care takes the traditional one-on-one office visit to a
different level, offering patients the chance to participate in medical
appointments shared with other patients. In this article, David L. Bronson,
M.D., F.A.C.P., Chairman ... |
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Introduction
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is relatively common, occurring in
approximately 2 percent of the general population. Women are more likely to have
symptoms of FMS than men. Ten percent to 30 percent of patients seen in an
average rheumatology... |
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What is trigger point injection?
Trigger point injection (TPI) is a procedure used to treat painful areas
of muscle that contain trigger points, or knots of muscle that form
when muscles do not relax. Many times, such knots can be felt under t... |
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