Slideshow: Surprising Reasons You're in Pain

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David Westerdahl, MD, family and sports medicine specialist, Cleveland Clinic Florida.
American College of Rheumatology: "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome."
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: "Arthritis of the Thumb."
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UCLA Ergonomics: "Sleeping Posture."
National Headache Foundation: "Hypoglycemia," “Headaches Hurt Employees and Employers."
Mukamal, K. Neurology, March 10, 2009; vol 72(10): pp 922–927.
American Dental Association: "Bruxism."
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Frese, A. Cephalalgia, 2007; vol 27(11): pg 1265.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: "Back Pain."
Vanderbilt University: "Meal Ideas and Menus: Avoiding High Tyramine Foods Made Easy."
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on December 09, 2018
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