Sentences with phrase «common chronic pain condition»

Trigeminal neuralgia is a relatively common chronic pain condition, especially among older adults.

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«Given that people who take medical cannabis and those who do not are likely to have different underlying medical conditions, it is possible that medical cannabis use reduces prescription drug use yet prescription drug use remains relatively high in that group,» Dr. Bachhuber comments, He notes that chronic pain is the most common reason for medical marijuana use.

«Because pain pathways throughout the body are amplified in fibromyalgia patients, pain can occur anywhere, so chronic headaches, visceral pain and sensory hyper - responsiveness are common in people with this painful condition,» said Clauw.

With an estimated 5 million people in the United States suffering from fibromyalgia, it's indisputably one of the most common types of chronic pain conditions.

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THE MAJORITY OF TODAY»S chronic health conditions and the aches and pains that so many of us suffer from have one common cause, INFLAMMATION!

Among the most common ailments they address are allergies, chronic pain, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, obesity, respiratory conditions, heart disease, fertility problems, menopause, adrenal fatigue, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

It's a very common condition and can lead to chronic inflammation as well as all sorts of other disturbances in the body (including pelvic pain... Check out the interview below)!

But when it comes to some common conditions such as respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, and chronic pain, acupuncture is incredibly effective — and arguably more successful in delivering results, she says.

(5) Once immersed in a juice cleanse, one will observe the disappearance of chronic disturbances like headaches, common aches and pains, sinusitis, low energy, skin conditions, water retention, and digestive issues.

A common misconception is that disability can only happen because of a workplace accident, but most disabilities are actually the result of medical conditions like cancer or chronic back pain.

The most common conditions that are treated include traumatic nerve injuries, intervertebral disk disease, degenerative myelopathy, epilepsy and other central nervous system disorders; asthma, allergic dermatitis, lick granulomas; and chronic pain such as that caused by degenerative joint disease.

Some of the most common disease processes that can be improved with laser therapy include arthritis, chronic pain, orthopedic conditions, neurologic conditions, wounds, abscesses, acral lick granulomas, dental inflammation, ear infections / otitis, skin diseases / pyotraumatic dermatitis and post-operative healing.

A common misconception is that disability can only happen because of a workplace accident, but most disabilities are actually the result of medical conditions like cancer or chronic back pain.

Collaborative care is an empirically supported method of extending the reach, quality, and outcomes of care for common mental disorders in medical settings.6, 7 Randomized trials of collaborative care have demonstrated improved outcomes among patients with depression and anxiety,7 - 9 depression - related suicidal ideation, 10 depression and chronic health conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma), 11 and chronic pain.12, 13 For PTSD, however, we are aware of only 3 published randomized trials, 1 demonstrating improvements in PTSD14 and 2 that do not15, 16 — hence the need for additional study of collaborative care for PTSD.

In part, this has been prompted by the clinical observation that there is often symptom overlap between clinical depression and the common features of chronic pain conditions.6 Clinically, this is manifest by the limitations found when using somatic symptoms in self - report measures of depression in both populations with depression and those with chronic pain, 7 and has generated debate about the utility of categorical diagnostic criteria, as described in the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition (DSM - IV), 8 for understanding and treating depression in people with chronic pain.9