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Fitness

Simple Snake Stretch

Imagine yourself tracing an “S” or moving as a snake as you perform this simple stretching exercise in bed before rising.

1-minute listen or read

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Physiotherapy

Ankylosing Spondylitis Onset

If you suffer from recur­ring acute back pain, you might have a form of inflam­ma­tory arthritis that limits your mobility.

1-minute listen or read

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Orthopedics

Candidate For Hip Replacement

If hip pain inter­feres with sitt­ing, stand­ing, walk­ing, driv­ing, work­ing, or shop­ping, you may be a candidate for hip replacement.

3-minute listen or read

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Dermatology

Suppress Cutaneous Lupus Breakouts

Lupus can be so debilitating that you want to retreat into the solitude of your home. With proper care, you needn’t be a prisoner.

3-minute listen or read

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Physiotherapy

Developing Aches, Pains and Squeaks

If you are one of nearly 70 million U.S. citizens with this condition, you will appreciate some tips to maintain mobility.

1-minute listen or read

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Nutrition

Hard to Feel Scleroderma

Your skin begins harden­ing. What factors suggest internal organ damage? How can this require dermatology, rheumatology, and pulmonology experts?

8-minute listen or read

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Orthopedics

Types of Hand Pain

Aches and pains come with aging. Most doctors expect you to manage a reasonable thresh­old of pain. But there is treat­ment for arthritis.

6-minute listen or read

Rheumatology

What is Juvenile Arthritis?

Juvenile, or childhood, arthritis is a broad term used to describe the many auto­immune and inflam­matory conditions that can develop in children under 17.

4-minute read

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Fitness

Alternatives to Knee Replacement

It is tempting to beg a doctor to re­move aching by any means pos­sible. Any dis­com­fort felt prior to surgery is multiplied during rehabilitation.

3-minute listen or read

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Oncology

Vertical Disc Herniation Pain

Historically considered clinically insig­ni­fi­cant, Schmorl’s nodes can be an active symptom or cause of pain in some patients.

4-minute listen or read

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Cardiology

Life With Lupus

This autoimmune system disorder may go undetected for months or years with symp­toms ranging from mild to aggres­sive attacks on skin and internal organs.

7-minute listen or read

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Rheumatology

What’s Shaking With Parkinson’s?

The most obvious symptom of Parkinson’s disease is tremors. It is often assumed to be a musculo­skeletal disorder. But patients and caregivers should be alert to neuro­logical changes.

3-minute listen or read

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