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    Blepharospasm Essay

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    aches and muscular spasms. Discoveries are underway to boost the medication for healing of complications, migraines, asthma plus fatness. Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome Botox treatment Glasgow medical doctors further utilize Botox to remedy muscular situations caused by Upper Motor Neuron Symptom. People who are being struck by the syndrome would often experience muscular helplessness, reciprocal innervation loss, constrained joint movement, low muscular movement management and spasms. The…

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    the hospital on three different occasions. The first time she experienced a heart attack she felt a sharp pain in her legs that caused spasms where she could not move. She was rushed to the emergency room. At the time she did not know she was threatening a heart attack. Due to her complaining about her legs having spasms; the doctor’s prognosis was muscle spasms. There were no further test ran, therefore she was discharged from the hospital with muscle relaxers the same night. About two weeks…

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    became pregnant. Trina remained in prison and gave birth to her son while shackled to a bed. Trina was devastated and her mental health deteriorated further. Over the years, she became less functional and more mentally disabled. Her body began to spasm and quiver uncontrollably, until she required a cane and then a wheelchair. By…

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    Should Marijuana be used for medical reasons only? Marijuana's medicinal uses can be traced back as early as 2737 B.C., when the emperor of China, Shen Neng, touted cannabis tea as a treatment for gout, rheumatism, malaria and even poor memory. Marijuana should be used for medical patients only. There are two reasons that the writer will be arguing about in my essay. The first reason would be pain relief and why it should be use for medical reasons only, then the second reason would be…

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    DOI: 09/09/1993. Patient is a 60-year-old male supervisor who sustained a low back injury when he was rear-ended while driving to a job site. Patient is diagnosed with lumbar disc degeneration. He has a lumbar surgical history of fusion L5 to S1 and 3 back surgeries in 1994, 1997, and 2003. CT scan of the lumbar spine with contrast done on 07/07/2014 reveals post surgical changes. There is mild central canal stenosis at L2 to L3 and L3 to L4 secondary to 3.0 mm disc protrusions and short…

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    Calf Cramps

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    Calf cramps are also called nights cramps or Charley Horses. They signify agonizing spasms that typically appear in the leg muscles. Lower leg cramps can awaken you in the center of the night nonetheless they can also take place in daytime during activities such as working and cycling. Generally, night lower leg cramps are safe and can be relieved or even avoided with some simple stretches or other self-care steps. However, if they commence to occur and cause severe discomfort regularly, you…

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    Anterior Fusion

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    DOI: 11/8/2004. Patient is a 56-year-old male central processing technician who sustained cumulative trauma to his wrists and cervical spine. As per OMNI, he is diagnosed with cervical disc disease and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. He underwent a cervical ESI on 03/31/10. He is status post cervical fusion on 9/15/11 and status post carpal tunnel releases. MRI of the cervical spine obtained on 05/19/14 demonstrated no significant interval change compared to prior study. Anterior fusion with…

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    which increases the dopamine sent to the body, which helps the nerves with our senses. ALS: This disease weakens muscles and can impact our functions. The main symptom is muscles weakness and spasms. People who have ALS might also experience speech trouble and fatigue.…

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    Iw Case Summary

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    provided with Ambien 10 mg 1 tablet at bedtime as needed for sleep #30, as it provides 4-5 additional hours of sleep with improvement of his Activities of Daily Living. Soma 350 mg 1 tablet twice daily as needed for spasm was also prescribed #60 as it provides 30% improvement of his lumbar spasms with 30% improvement of his Activities of Daily Living. Medrol does pack #1 was also prescribed. With current medications, patient is on up to date pain contract, consistent previous urine drug…

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    Medical Marijuana Essay

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    effective in “reducing stiffness in muscle spasm” (Zimmermann, 2014). A common use of medical marijuana is to relax the symptoms of nausea that uproar from chemotherapy and other intense therapies that patients have to go through. There are “two FDA-approved cannabis-based drugs, dronabinol and nabilone, that have been shown to reduce chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in cancer patients” (Zimmermann, 2014). Marijuana can also be used to “treat muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis,…

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