Saturday, October 25, 2008
The symptom complex of fibromyalgia can be seen with hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism can be categorized, like diabetes, into type I (hormone deficient) and type II (hormone resistant).
Most cases of fibromyalgia fall into type II (hormone resistant) category. The syndrome is reversible with treatment, and is usually of late onset. It is likely [...]
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Little is known about the relationship between chronic pain conditions and metabolic disturbances. This study involved women patients with fibromyalgia characterized by chronic pain, fatigue, and insomnia.
Patients with fibromyalgia commonly have an elevated body mass index and are physically inactive, 2 major risk factors for metabolic syndrome.
Women with fibromyalgia were 5.56 [...]
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The stress response is normal, healthy, and necessary alarm. If the stress response is sustained there may be a risk of illness and disease. The level and duration of the alarm depend on the expectancy of the outcome of stimuli and the specific responses available for coping.
The most common health complaints of [...]
October 4, 2008
Acute anterior shoulder dislocation is the commonest type of shoulder dislocation. Subsequently, the shoulder is less stable and more susceptible to re-dislocation, especially in active young adults.
A search in the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Injuries (1996-2003) to compare surgical versus non-surgical treatment for acute anterior dislocation of the shoulder involved a total of 239 young [...]
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