Polymyalgia rheumatica

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    Community Health Resource Paper: Chronicity in the Context of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Chronic Urinary Incontinence Chronic illness is defined as “the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency of diseased states that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function, and prevention of further disability” (Curtin & Lubkin, 1995, p. 6). Though the specifics of this definition can be contentious, for the purposes of this paper, any disease which can be considered in these terms will be regarded as a chronic illness. As such, diseases which fulfill these parameters have the ability to significantly impact the health and wellbeing of the individual and those around them, and therefore must be…

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    anti-viral medications and steroids to reduce the inflammation. Most over-the-counter pain relief products won't help it. Myofascial Pain Syndrome This type of muscle pain is unique in the sense that it doesn't cause pain at the point of an injury the way that other forms of myalgia do. Pressing on one of the trigger points of inflammation induces pain in other unrelated regions of the body. For example, if the arm is touched too roughly, it might cause pain in the leg. The pain is very deep…

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    helps you be able to improve your memory. See a 25% improvement in about 12 weeks. Now that’s just smart:) Depression Anxiety Stress Scales and the Profile of Mood States questionnaire and a variety of other tests were administered to healthy participants. Omnivorous - high in meat consumption raises the risk for inflammation-based chronic diseases. According to Dr. David M. Marquis these risks include… Allergies Alzheimer's Anemia Ankylosing Spondylitis Asthma Autism Arthritis Carpal…

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