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Abdominal Pain - Articles
Neck and Thoracic Pain| Atypical Chest and Abdominal Pain
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Dr. Jennifer C.
Posted
Thu 18 Sep 2008 10:16am
Patients may present with atypical abdominal and chest pain that may be related to spinal problems. The key features on history that point to spinal referred pain are pain on movement, tenderness and tightness of musculoskeletal structures at a spinal level supplying the pain ful area, and an absence or paucity of symptoms suggestive of a nonmusc ...
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Abdominal pain
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
Abdominal pain is the symptom for which we frequently see patients. Many different diseases can lead to various types of abdominal pain. When trying to differentiate the various causes for these types of pains, the physician will want to know several characteristics and qualities about the pain. These questions might include:
1) ...
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Abdominal pain - again
by
AtYourCervix
Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:13pm
I don't think I've really said much about it, but I've been having abdominal pain again - very similar to the pain I was having before I had my gallbladder removed (and two hernias repaired, and adhesions fixed).
I've had the pain, intermittently, for the past two months. This past weekend was horrible though - worse pain ever. I felt l ...
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Guided imagery may help abdominal pain
by
GoToSee
Posted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:01pm
Guided imagery, a method used in hypnotherapy, may be effective for easing abdominal pain and conditions such as IBS.
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What are the causes of abdominal pain during pregnancy?
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rita359
Posted
Thu 25 Apr 2013 8:13am
Experiencing abdominal pain during pregnancy is not uncommon. During the very first weeks of pregnancy, women may experience lower abdominal pain which is similar to menstrual cramps, and is usually a sign that the uterus is preparing for the changes during pregnancy. When the uterus is growing, it puts pressure on the abdomen, urethra and low ...
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Exercising your Abdominals: A Pain in the Neck?
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Nav J.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:27pm
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How often do you go to a gym and watch someone do 100 sit ups with their head behind their neck, yanking it with each attempt to throw themselves upward to a seated position. There is a natural tendency to do this since it helps you lift up and the tendency will increase as your abs get tired . However, the push on your head will strain the m ...
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Children Can Greatly Reduce Abdominal Pain by Using Their Imagination
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Marie L.
Posted
Sat 24 Oct 2009 10:01pm
I read somewhere that lots of powerful pharma drugs (esp. SSRIs/antidepressants) work largely on the placebo effect, but their side effects are unfortunately quite biologically real. Maybe physicians should start with sugar pills, first. The mind is a powerful thing. This study was conducted at UNC Chapel Hill, published in the journal Pediatric ...
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Abdominal pain - again
by
AtYourCervix
Posted
Tue 22 Feb 2011 11:56am
Hello IV fluids!
Hello yucky contrast!
I've been seeing a GI specialist about my recurrent, intermittently severe abdominal pain. Another ER visit, where nothing was found on CT or in my lab work. I had some abnormal liver testing in January, which has now resolved. No clue as to what caused it to be abnormal (not onc ...
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Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children May Be Migraine
by
Poh Tin Tan
Posted
Mon 09 May 2011 1:54am
From Medscape Medical News > Neurology
Pauline Anderson
May 5, 2011 — Up to 15% of recurrent abdominal pain in children meets criteria for abdominal migraine (AM), a new study suggests.
The findings underline the importance of recognizing AM in children with recurrent abdominal pain because there are now a wide range of treatments availabl ...
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