If you're a runner, you know how important your feet are. You also know how easily foot injuries and pain can keep you out of the competition. Watch for signs of the follow common foot issues and see your doctor before they get worse.
Inflamed Achilles Tendon
Your Achilles tendon is responsible for keeping your foot and ankle stable as you move it up and down. An injury or overuse of this tendon causes inflammation and severe pain.
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The mid-pregnancy ultrasound is an exciting time for pregnant women. Those who want to find out the sex of their baby can often find out during this scan, which might be carried out with a portable ultrasound machine by your doctor. If you're preparing for your ultrasound, you need to understand that finding out the sex isn't the purpose, it's just an added bonus. Here are some of the purposes for your mid-pregnancy ultrasound.
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As an MRI technician, your job is to provide physicians who are ordering these diagnostic tests with the clearest images possible; however, like all equipment, MRI systems can experience technical problems.
If you have a patient ready to have an MRI done and you've ensured that everything is properly set up, but the system just won't start up, or it isn't recording images, don't get all worked up thinking your job is on the line.
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Are you starting to notice that one or both of your shoulders is getting stiff and painful? Have you visited your doctor, only to be told that it's not arthritis but is actually a frozen shoulder? Here are a list of things that you should know about living with this condition:
Don't assume that pain is inevitable as you age
You may be inclined to think that a frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a part of growing older and assume your only option is to live with your condition.
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The human body is incredible. It heals, it grows, and it changes over time. During pregnancy, the female body undergoes some awe-inspiring chances as it prepares for the baby and childbirth. Although pregnancy is certainly exciting, it can be quite painful. Fortunately, there is a solution for many of the woes associated with pregnancy.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy is a great way to reduce pain during pregnancy—but it does more than relieve pain.
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