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Severe pain in the left upper arm

Friday, February 26th, 2010

left upper arm

I have 24 years. For about seven months I suffer severe pain in my left upper limb, which at times includes part of the area left side and that side of the back.

After several tests (MRI, elbow, shoulder and cervical radiographs in the same places, apart from an electromyogram in the left arm), the findings of the orthopedic surgeon are not present any problem that way.

I lost muscle mass in both the arm and in the back but the doctor says he does not seem serious and I guess it’s because they use the arm because of pain. Only I calm ibuprofen pain that is unbearable at times. His recommendation is to visit the neurologist, but the truth is that I’m a bit concerned are still seven months and I miss the pain. Some clues to the diagnosis:
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Neck pain

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

neck pain

Most neck pain is transient of unknown cause. Potentially serious causes of neck problems usually result from injury or degenerative or inflammatory diseases of the cervical joints. Given the proximity of the joint structures and nervous (in the joints and nerves) in the cervical spine, joint disease has the potential to result in nerve pain, usually the most serious of cervical pathology.

The disease produces severe cervical symptoms beyond the confines of the cervical region, often without symptoms in the neck itself, and typically these symptoms are neurological. Any disorder associated with erosion of cartilage or discs, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic, spondyloarthropathies, and fibromyalgia is associated with symptoms in the neck region.

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To address this problem, the three most important data are time, history and musculoskeletal symptoms in other body parts. When pain is of recent onset, without prior injuries, is limited to the neck, and no other specific (more…)

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Leg pain, leg pain, why?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

leg pain

The swelling in the legs is a common complaint, especially popular among women who spend much time in a static position, such as standing or sitting. This symptom is so frequently that often go unnoticed, as if it were an inevitable consequence of time passing. But when the swelling is associated with a sense of heaviness and pain, raises the first, inevitable, concerns, prompting the subject to a check.

Although more common in older people, leg pain can affect people of any age. Since this symptom can hide various diseases of clinical interest, it is important to carefully determine the cause of pain. In such situations, a medical consultation will assess the presence of pathological conditions and to intervene early to help solve. (more…)

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