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To diagnose an arrhythmia or find its cause, doctors use tests including: • EKG. An electrocardiogram records the electrical activity of your heart. You wear small electrode patches on your chest, arms, and legs for the quick, painless test, which you take in your doctor’s office. • Holter monitor. This is a portable EKG (also […]

The signs and symptoms of a heart attack include: • Prolonged or severe chest pain or discomfort not relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. This involves uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center or left side of the chest that can be mild or strong. This pain or discomfort often lasts more than a […]

If your coronary arteries narrow, they can’t supply enough oxygen-rich blood to your heart, especially when it’s beating hard, such as during exercise. At first, the decreased blood flow may not cause any symptoms. As plaque continues to build up in your coronary arteries, however, you may develop the following coronary artery disease signs and […]

Many integrative therapies can be successfully joined with conventional medicine to help relieve pain. Research has shown that integrative therapies can be effective in relieving the following conditions: • Back and neck pain; • Arthritis and joint pain; • Pain resulting from injury or trauma; • Post-surgery pain; • Headache pain; • Pelvic pain and […]

When you go to your local grocery store, you’ll always find a large selection of pain relievers. These medications — also called analgesics — help control pain by interfering with the way pain messages are developed, transmitted, or interpreted. Over-the-counter pain medications can be effective at relieving many types of mild to moderate pain. Some […]

Kidney stones can be one of the most painful experiences of your life. The best types of physicians to see for hydronephrosis is primary care physician or, in severe cases, kidney doctor or urologist. Urine flows from the kidneys down the ureters into the bladder and out the urethra. When kidney stones get stuck in […]

Prostatitis, inflammation of the prostate, is a frequently painful condition that mostly affects young and middle-aged men. It is sometimes hard to diagnose because the symptoms can be vague and vary from person to person. The prostate is a gland found only in men that is responsible for the production of some of the fluids […]

Sleeping on your affected shoulder can be very painful after a dislocation. Keep a pillow under the armpit to the affected shoulder joint, and sleep on your back or the opposite side. You should wear your sling in bed at night until your doctor says to take it off.

One of the common questions people ask is if shoulder dislocations go away on their own. The short answer: no. Unless the humerus is popped back in by your doctor, you will continue to experience pain. The longer you leave the injury untreated, the more damage you do to the surrounding muscles and ligaments. You […]

Although there’s no cure for ankylosing spondylitis — a type of arthritis that affects the spine — treatment can ease your symptoms and possibly slow the progression of the disease. Ankylosing spondylitis usually starts with pain and stiffness in your back, after times of inactivity. Symptoms typically develop gradually, before age 45, and last more […]