Pain Management Medical Reference
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Sciatica: Exercises for Pain Relief
Exercise can relieve the pain of sciatica. Learn the best exercises for sciatica, how to get started, and how to exercise safely.
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Plantar Fasciitis: Best Exercises for Pain Relief
Exercising and stretching can help with pain relief for plantar fasciitis. Here are some exercises you can do at home with little or no equipment.
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How to Handle Pain When You Can’t See a Doctor
When you're in pain but can’t go see a doctor, you still have options for relief. Learn about telemedicine, virtual physical therapy, and home treatments to ease pain without going to a doctor’s office.
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Neck Headaches: What Causes Them?
What causes neck headaches? The reasons can range from stress to hangovers and migraines, or even caffeine withdrawal. Here’s how you can get relief.
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Hydrocodone vs. Oxycodone: What’s the Difference?
Hydrocodone and oxycodone are both opioid pain relievers. Learn how they’re different and how to safely use them.
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CBD vs. THC: What's the Difference?
THC and CBD both come from cannabis, but they have different effects on the body and mind, and they aren't always legal. Learn more.
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Weather & Joint Pain: Why Your Joints Hurt When It's Raining or Cold
It’s common to blame joint pain flare-ups on changes in the weather. Is it just an old wives’ tale, or does science back it up? WebMD explains how changes in barometric pressure, temperature, and even rain can cause joint pain.
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Managing Pain After Surgery
Planning for a procedure? Learn how to control and curb pain during your recovery.
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Referred Shoulder Pain: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Referred shoulder pain happens when the pain isn't caused by problems with your shoulder joint or with the muscles, ligaments, or tendons around it. Learn more about it.
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Common Side Effects of Painkillers & OTC Pain Relievers
Opioid painkillers and over the counter pain relieves can provide temporary relief for pain, but often use comes with undesirable side-effects. Learn more.
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Shoulder Labrum SLAP Tear: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
A labrum SLAP tear is one of many shoulder injuries. Here's how it differs from the others, what the treatments are, and when you might need surgery.
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Pudendal Neuralgia: A Real Pain in the Rear End
Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for pudendal neuralgia, which can cause pain, discomfort, or numbness in your pelvis or genitals.
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Treat Foot Pain With Shoe Inserts, Massage, Meds, and Other Methods
You can treat problems like foot pain and low arches in many ways -- from shoe inserts and pain meds to massage and weight loss.
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What’s Physical Therapy? How to Feel and Function Better
Do you need physical therapy? Learn about what physical therapists do, where they work, and what type of treatment you’ll get.
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What Is Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP)?
Have a stomachache that won’t let up? Your doctor can help you find the reason -- and what you can do to feel better.
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Osteochondritis Dissecans: The Cause of Your Joint Pain?
This painful joint problem usually affects kids and teens who are active in sports. Learn the symptoms and how you can treat it.
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What's Wrong With My Toe?
Find out some of the causes of painful, swollen, and misshaped toes, such as hammertoe, mallet toe, claw toe, turf toe, or Morton's neuroma.
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What Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
WebMD explains how a simple injury like a sprained wrist can lead to more pain and side effects than it should. Known as complex regional pain syndrome, the condition can even affect an entire arm or leg.
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Do I Need Shoe Orthotics for My Foot Pain?
If you have foot pain, it can be hard to know if over-the-counter shoe inserts will help or if prescription orthotics are needed. WebMD helps you figure out how to make the right decision.
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What Exercises Help for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Learn how to do hand exercises that may help if you have mild to moderate symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Knee Plica Syndrome: The Cause of Your Knee Pain?
If you have knee pain going up and down stairs, it might be a problem with your plica, a part of your knee joint.
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What Are Ligaments?
Ligaments are vital to your joints working the way they’re supposed to. This WebMD article explains what and where ligaments are and how you can injure them.
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Pain Clinics: What to Know
Could a pain clinic help you feel better? If you need one, how do you find the right one for you? WebMD helps you decide.
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Neck Exercises: Dos and Don’ts
Neck pain is common but usually not serious. Learn safe ways to ease the pain and stiffness and keep them from coming back.
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What Can I Do About My Foot Cramps?
Dealing with foot cramps? Find out how to stop one in its tracks and help keep them from coming back.
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