Thrombophlebitis In The Legs - Articles

Sort by: Newest Most Comments Relevance

Edema Defined - Edema Information - Treatment by franklinb Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm Definition: Edema is the accumulation of excessive fluid in body tissue. This accumulation can be in one place, such as the legs, or it can be generalized over a larger area. Edema is accumulation of interstitial fluid that results in more than just swelling. It can be up to 3 liters of fluid that collects in the tissue due to some problem such a ... Read on »

A License to Kill? Part 3: After Gardasil’s Launch, More Victims, More Bad Safety Analysis and a Revolving Door Culture by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 13 May 2010 12:00am By Mark Blaxill In parts 1 (HERE) and 2 (HERE) of this series, Age of Autism identified a disturbing pattern of conflicts within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding Merck’s Gardasil vaccine. In an unprecedented “public-private partnership,” researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NI ... Read on »

Rick Perry and The Conflicts of Government Licensed Corporate Profit: Merck & Gardasil by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Aug 2011 12:00am Last Spring, Mark Blaxill authored three posts about Merck's Gardasil HPV vaccine and the symbiosis of government and commerce. Texas Governor Rick Perry is in the news not only for his Presidential bid, but his close relationship with Merck, including an attempt to mandate Gardasil for Texas girls in 2007. An attempt that fell f ... Read on »

Circulation Problems and Circulatory Health by Jan Posted Sat 28 Nov 2009 10:03pm Circulation Problems and Circulatory Health Author: Richard Jensen, PhD Circulation of the blood, and the oxygen and nutrients that it carries, is absolutely essential to life. Any problem in the circulation can therefore lead to serious health problems. There are a number of different circulatory problems that can affect a person. One of the ... Read on »

Getting Better, Then a Setback by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:28pm Finally, the bulky dressing was cut off of my bald head and the drain tube and the sack were both removed. In its place I was given a soft little skull cap like the one I has been given with the first brain tumor. Now I could hear better and it would be much easier to move about, to get up to sit in the chair, and to go to the bathroom, all wi ... Read on »

DVT by Romelette L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 1:31am Sometimes when I have a nagging pain in the leg, just like this time, I am a bit worried. Especially if the pain is caused by a mass of muscle. I am worried that it’s Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT? Since I already experience a blood clot I know there is a possibility that it might reoccur and sometimes it occurs on the legs. That what my doctor t ... Read on »

Article Series--Lower Leg Injuries and Exercise, Part 2 by Mark D. Healthy Living Professional

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Fri 09 May 2008 11:33am Shin splints are much more than shin soreness. Shin soreness happens through overuse of your shins during training. Soreness can be treated with the R.I.C.E.R. principle (REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION, REFERRAL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE). Shin splints refer to a medical condition called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). Problems with y ... Read on »

Article Series--Lower Leg Injuries and Exercise, Part 2 by Mark D. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 7:30pm Shin splints are much more than shin soreness. Shin soreness happens through overuse of your shins during training. Soreness can be treated with the R.I.C.E.R. principle (REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION, REFERRAL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE). Shin splints refer to a medical condition called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). Proble ... Read on »

Lower Leg (Peroneal) Tendonosis: Part II by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Oct 2009 10:00pm In my last post, I covered the Five Keys to Solving Lower Leg (Peroneal) Tendonosis and I mentioned at the end of that article that I would describe a few drills. Just as a reminder, the drill selection is driven by at least three things: the nature of the injury (tissue or tissues involved), the severity and irritability or what we refer to a ... Read on »

What lower leg pain do you have? by Perry R. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 12:19am Today’s joggle was 6.5 miles on the treadmill in 51 minutes. It was a sprint workout: 4×800 in 2:30 and 1×800 in 5:00 in between. All of it was done joggling. I’m not sure I ever joggled on a treadmill going 11 miles/hour. But now, my right lower leg is hurting. [...] Filed under: Health, Joggling life, Training Tips | 5 Comments » ... Read on »