pain

Causes for Pain

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Written by: Dr. Neil Raff Below is a traditional list of things that cause pain from both our skeletal system and our nervous system, with brief descriptions of each. What I want to call your attention to are two causes, one musculoskeletal and the other neuralgic, which are very common, severe, and yet not fully…

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Tests

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Doctors seem to be ordering more tests than ever, especially imaging studies, such as CT scans, MRIs, and PET scans. Why? Well, there are two reasons. First, these type of studies gives accurate images of internal parts of our body for suspected diagnosis. Blood tests give a great deal of information about body functions, the…

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