Sentences with phrase «of debilitating pain»

It's quite possible that her diminished activity is a consequence not of her advancing age but of a debilitating pain in one or more of her joints.

When your muscles cramp or spasm, you experience pain, throbbing, and cramping that can range from a few seconds of discomfort to hours of debilitating pain.

«For patients worldwide, hiding from the sun for fear of debilitating pain is a fact of life, and for the first time we have an effective treatment for those who suffer from this specific porphyria,» said lead study author Manisha Balwani, MD, Associate Professor of Genetics and Genomics Sciences and Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine.

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Extending forgiveness begins the process of freeing us from the soul - debilitating pain, anger and resentment we've been carrying for far too long.

The process was going to rob me of the little strength I have as a person living with debilitating pain in 15 areas of my body, since 1985 when my car was hit head on by a truck driven by a drunk driver.

A friend of mine has been dealing with chronic and debilitating back pain issues.

My competitive figure skating career ended in my 20s because of debilitating, chronic joint pain in my knees.

It may be difficult for those of us outside the ropes to imagine, but even debilitating back pain, four subsequent surgeries, and a concession in September that he may never tee it up in competition again has not doused the fire in the Big Cat's belly when it comes to believing he can still win the big ones.

For moms who know that their baby is suffering from a genetic anomaly or debilitating condition, it's sometimes easier knowing that the baby that passed on will never suffer the pain of being born, only to struggle to live.

A couple of weeks later I moved a certain way one night and was left with debilitating back pain.

There is also increasingly strong evidence of the very beneficial effects of cannabis as a safe, non-toxic treatment for chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and cancer - particularly the debilitating effects of chemotherapy.

Risk assessments are one of the few tools available for patients and physicians concerned about using opioids to manage debilitating pain during physical rehabilitation, said Richard T. Jermyn, DO, FAAPMR, who chairs the physical medicine and rehabilitation department at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine.

At the same time, he adds, clinical studies on migraine headache, asthma, chronic pain and irritable bowel syndrome have demonstrated the important role of the placebo in helping relieve symptoms of these often debilitating conditions.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects two per cent of the Australian population, causing debilitating joint pain and damage.

Crohn's disease is a chronic, potentially debilitating, condition of the gastrointestinal tract which can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and weight loss among other symptoms.

This is also often accompanied by a feeling of pain in the missing appendage — a condition that can be very severely debilitating.

The therapies, hotly pursued by pharmaceutical companies, inhibit proteins called kinases, and aim to halt the inflammation that causes debilitating pain and eventual destruction of bone and cartilage.

Most of the Pazyryk people were found buried with cannabis, and Mayor doesn't believe that she was necessarily a priestess or medicine woman — she could have just been a woman of high standing attempting to cope with debilitating pain.

The disease can be debilitating and although a number of interventions exist, many only work for a certain time before they fail to prevent or relieve pain.

The rare, debilitating genetic diseases, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and progressive osseous heteroplasia, strike in childhood and lead to years of pain and early death.

A new study appearing in the February 4th issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) found significant benefit from surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis — debilitating spinal conditions causing leg and back pain, numbness and weakness — and no higher overall complication rate and no higher mortality for patients age 80 and older when compared to patients younger than age 80.

A quick, pain - free death would be for many people far preferable to months or years of debilitating illness either through the cancer itself, or attempts at treatment.

Symptoms range from debilitating pain and fatigue to organ failure and a host of other impairments.

Of particular concern are men with migraines, those who experience chronic and debilitating pain, those who are struggling to cope with their daily responsibilities and those who are socially isolated» suggested Fuller - Thomson.

First author Professor Esme Fuller - Thomson, Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair at University of Toronto's Factor - Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Director of the Institute for Life Course & Aging explains, «this link between migraine and generalized anxiety disorders in the past year was partially explained by the disturbingly high prevalence of debilitating chronic pain (30 %) and problems in managing household responsibilities (28 %) among those with migraine.»

Up to 40 percent of treated patients, however, go on to develop some degree of hemorrhagic cystitis, a debilitating condition characterized by severe inflammation in the bladder that can lead to tremendous pain, life - threatening bleeding, and frequent, urgent urination.

Their studies indicate that the two conditions common in sickle cell disease, dramatically increase red blood cells» adhesion to the lining of blood vessels walls and the debilitating pain crises that can result.

A / Prof Ferreira added: «When you factor in the side effects which are very common, it becomes clear that these drugs are not the answer to providing pain relief to the many millions of Australians who suffer from this debilitating condition every year.»

Regional pain syndrome is a chronic and highly debilitating condition that typically develops after a minor trauma, to the hand for example, and then spreads to other areas, such as the whole upper limb and sometimes even to the other side of the body.

The THC and cannabidiol studies will be extended to include chronic types of pain typically seen in people who request medical marijuana — such as those with debilitating back or joint pain, cancer, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, severe muscle spasms and more.

The announcement came as welcome news to some students, who have been complaining of debilitating weakness, headaches, and joint pain since March.

«By preventing this debilitating but little - discussed problem, methylnaltrexone could substantially enhance the quality of the last months of life for terminal cancer patients and others who depend on opioid pain relievers,» said the study's first author Chun - Su Yuan, MD, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesia and critical care at the University of Chicago.

Tens of millions of Americans suffer from joint pain that can sometimes be debilitating.

«It's hard to take away one of the options from people when chronic knee pain and arthritis can be very debilitating,» he said.

Although psoriatic arthritis is not as debilitating as other forms of arthritis, it should be controlled to minimize pain and maximize joint function.

Just a sip of cabernet, a whiff of cigarette smoke, a flickering fluorescent light or a sudden rainstorm can be enough to send many women straight home to bed for hours or days with throbbing, debilitating pain.

But in trying to prove I was worthy of receiving abundance, I became terribly sick with adrenal fatigue and my Hashimoto Hypothyroid symptoms became so debilitating that I could barely get out of bed and would have severe vertigo, joint pain, migraines, and allergic reactions at work.

Shingles is a reawakening of the dormant chicken pox virus, and it can cause severe and debilitating pain, blindness, brain inflammation, hearing problems or death.

, dealing with hormonal / seasonal depression, digestive issues, and worst of all, chronic debilitating myofascial pain in my back.

Symptoms of endometriosis include debilitating pelvic pain, painful sex, lower - back aches, fatigue, and digestive issues like constipation and bloating.

I ignored a series of signs and symptoms such as debilitating dizzy spells, skin rashes, fatigue, inexplicable food sensitivities, random muscle pain, and spasms.

In an article in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Bruce Moseley, an orthopedic surgeon renowned for the knee surgeries he performed on people with debilitating knee pain, reported about a brilliant study he designed to prove that his signature knee surgery was more effective than others.

The severity of my cramps also lessened, so instead of experiencing debilitating cramps that confined me to bed for a few days, I only felt pain a couple of days before my menstrual cycle.

There are no ways to mitigate these negative effects, which argues for getting to the root of why one is experiencing pain and resolving it through lifestyle change rather than suppressing it with medications that will whack - a-mole their way to new, chronic, and potentially more debilitating symptoms.

Just as her discovery of functional medicine seven years ago saved her own life from chronic, debilitating migraines, Dr. Sosnowski can use functional medicine today to save you from a lingering chronic pain condition.

There is a strong connection between anxiety and mental stress and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an elusive condition of the gut that results in unpredictable symptoms like bloating, diarrhea, constipation and stomach pain, which is often debilitating for those who suffer from it and very difficult to effectively treat.

In fact, the pain associated with IC can be so debilitating that only about half of people with the disorder are able to work full - time.

There are several options besides the two extremes of occasional labor with debilitating pain that doesn't allow you to move around, as one of my three were, and epidural drug into spinal area!

The standard indications for a surgical solution for the treatment of osteoarthritis are debilitating pain and significant limitation of functions like working, walking or sleeping.

Kathleen, a triathlete who mysteriously became paralyzed with debilitating pain, began looking for answers to her health conditions, and those of her children who were also suffering from a list of chronic diseases and disorders — the most heartbreaking was her eldest son Stephen who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of four.