Upper Body
Joint Pain – Causes and Symptoms
Every move we make depends on some joint performing properly, whether it's lifting groceries from the car or doing a back-bending dip dancing the tango. But, like breathing, we take this function of our bodies for granted, usually until something goes wrong. You are lucky, indeed, if you haven't experienced joint pain sometime in your life. Usually a hot bath, an aspirin, and a good night's sleep can set things right. If not, you may need an expert diagnosis.
Jaw Pain – Causes and Symptoms
Soreness in the muscles attaching the U-shaped bone of the lower face to the skull. Your jaw is one joint you probably take for granted but use millions of times each day. Moving your jaw is like walking or breathing — you don't think about it until it hurts. Like most of your other joints, the muscles connecting it will suffer the usual number of spasms and pains. But sometimes jaw pain is a signal of something more serious — injury, infection, a nerve disorder, or pain referred from somewhere else in your body.
Heartburn – Causes and Symptoms
Do you ever feel like you have a three-alarm fire burning in your chest? Fortunately, the burn usually doesn't have anything to do with your heart. The burning sensation comes from your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.Your stomach secretes a strong acid that is necessary for digestion. A special lining protects your stomach from the effects of this acid, but it doesn't protect your esophagus.
Headache – Causes and Symptoms
If you're searching for relief from headache pain, you're not alone. More than 40 million Americans have chronic headaches and often the pain is severe or disabling. Headache sufferers account for over 8 million visits a year to doctors' offices. Headaches can be caused by too much sleep, not eating regular meals, stress, poor posture, sinusitis, ear infection, head injury, toothache, and food allergies.
Hand and Wrist Pain – Causes and Symptoms
"Honey, would you open this jar for me?" This request may make your spouse feel strong and needed, but if you have pain in your hands or wrists, it probably makes you feel frustrated. Your hands stay so busy during the day, you don't even think about how vital they are ... until pain interferes with simple tasks like opening jars or doors.
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