Spinal stenosis and PVD (peripheral vascular disease) both cause “leg pain.” Is there a way to tell the difference between these two conditions? “The pain from PVD, referred to as intermittent claudication, is very different from [...]
Can DVT pain in the calve, and the pain of a pulled muscle in the calve, be distinguished? DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis: a blood clot. A blood clot in the calve can cause [...]
Concussions are far more common in athletic kids and teens than parents realize, and their child could have had a few concussions without the parents ever knowing. Many parents continue to be grossly uninformed about [...]
It's true: People have been diagnosed with melanoma on the BOTTOM of a toe--a place that's almost always in total darkness. How the heck is this possible? “Yes, melanoma can exist anywhere,” says Rebecca Baxt, [...]
“The sphenoid sinus can be affected by an acute bacterial infection, chronic inflammation or a cyst or a polyp,” says Dr. Stacey Silvers, MD, of Madison ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC, who is board certified [...]
Have you noticed that lately, your tongue is rather stiff? There are a number of possible causes, according to Dr. Stacey Silvers, MD, of Madison ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC, who is board certified in [...]
Nose gunk or mucus builds up in the sinuses where the trigeminal nerve begins. Can this crusty mucus actually irritate this nerve? What is the trigeminal nerve? There are 12 cranial nerves. The trigeminal is [...]
Have you been having pain in your neck lately? Most people will think it's from a neck source, but what about the sinuses? Is this possible? “Chronic sinusitis can cause neck pain,” says Dr. Stacey [...]
All kinds of things can cause a headache, but what about the trigeminal nerve which is in the nasal passages (sinuses)? Can this nerve cause a referral type of pain into the head? “Trigeminal nerve [...]
Is it possible for a nasal polyp to irritate the trigeminal nerve, being that this nerve extends into the nasal passage? “Trigeminal neuralgia is chronic irritation or pressure on the trigeminal nerve,” says Dr. Stacey [...]
Ear pain can be caused by a nasal polyp. “Nasal polyps can cause nasal congestion and rhinitis with nasal mucous,” says Dr. Stacey Silvers, MD, of Madison ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery in NYC, who is board [...]
You may already know that anxiety can cause frequent coughing, but do you know just how this happens? Perhaps your coughing is similar to what I experienced during a horrible time of my life. At [...]
You’ve heard that stress can interfere with weight loss efforts, but can a lot of anxiety cause fat loss even if you don’t eat less? It’s a no-brainer that weight loss will occur from eating [...]
Ever eat a lot of food at night, then get really hot in the middle of the night or next morning? More than once I’ve had the experience of eating quite a bit of food [...]
A lump in you armpit doesn’t necessarily mean cancer, because it more likely has a benign cause. Have you recently discovered a lump in your armpit and immediately thought, “It’s cancer!”? Relax, because chances are [...]
Are you thinking that anxiety causes vomiting because it's the body's way of unloading something useless for the imminent "flight or fight" situation? Anxiety can be chronic or acute. People will vomit upon seeing a [...]
Mononucleosis indeed can cause a bloody throat, says a physician. What should you think if you look into your teenager’s throat and see blood? Mononucleosis wouldn’t be the first thing that came to your mind [...]
The chest pain that comes from a panic attack can last surprisingly long, tricking you into thinking you're having a heart attack in progress. On the other hand, a panic attack may cause chest pain [...]
Did you hurt your fingers rock or wall climbing and now they’re too painful to crimp or grip hand-holds or even do any kind of pulling? Other symptoms of this common climbing injury are that of [...]
If you suffer from a stabbing or burning pain near your vagina, it has a name, and more women than you think have it. According to one study (Reed et al, American Journal of Obstetrics [...]
The rectum is the lower portion of the colon. What are the odds that any rectal bleeding is a sign of colon cancer? “Most often there are no symptoms in early stages,” says Dr. Maxwell Chait, [...]
Because symptoms of ovarian and colon cancer overlap quite a bit, women need to be extremely vigilant about what’s going on in their bodies. Is there a way to tell the difference between ovarian cancer [...]
Believe it or not, frequent burping can be caused by several different cancers. A symptom as seemingly harmless as burping can actually be a sign of cancer. “Cancer can affect motility of the GI tract, increasing [...]
Fibromyalgia symptoms vs. depression symptoms: Just how similar are the symptoms of these conditions anyways? After all, both cause pain, and both can cause brain fog and fatigue. Fibromyalgia can leave a person feeling very depressed — after [...]
Many with fibromyalgia experience a fever-like feeling, but there is something you can do to help alleviate this. If you have fibromyalgia and feel like you have a fever, this doesn’t mean you actually have [...]
It’s no secret that fibromyalgia can cause pain in your scalp, and many frustrated patients suffer with this problem. The pain of fibromyalgia is body-wide, so it shouldn’t be surprising that it extends to the [...]
Fibromyalgia may actually be the cause of your shortness of breath and tight chest, so here’s what a top FMS doctor says you can do about it. “Shortness of breath, or a sense of breathlessness, [...]
A leading fibromyalgia expert comments about muscle twitching and what you can do about this. Many people with fibromyalgia experience twitching of their muscles. This can be very annoying and even interfere with sleep. “Muscle [...]
Pain at the top of your head can be caused by fibromyalgia, and a top fibromyalgia doctor explains why and what to do about it. “Fibromyalgia can cause a host of different pains, most often [...]
Fibromyalgia can sometimes cause a pinprick sensation in your skin. Why is this? “Fibromyalgia can cause a whole range of nerve sensations including pins and needles (mostly in the hands and feet – called paresthesias),” [...]
Pain in the belly following gastric bypass surgery can have a number of causes, and it's not even that uncommon. Also keep in mind that a major cause of this is the fact that you [...]
If you’re suffering from pain all over your body but also from insomnia, find out what you may have. If your entire body is suffering from pains or aches, and you have trouble with sleeping, [...]
Does pain in your wrist make pushups difficult and you've now noticed a little rubbery lump in your wrist? The lump may be tender if you press on it. It’s not rock hard; it gives [...]
If you're experiencing sharp pain when breathing, this may mean something quite serious that needs fast medical attention. This can also mean something that's nothing to worry much about. Breathing that's accompanied by a sharp [...]
Though the site of swollen ankles in elderly people is quite common, this commonality does not rule out a potential life-threatening cause of this symptom. Ankle swelling in an older person can mean a very serious medical [...]
If the twitching in the bottom of your foot is driving you mad, this article is a must-read. Twitching in the bottom of the foot may at first seem innocent enough, and at the [...]
Anxiety can cause muscles to twitch, and this includes stressing over this very situation. It’s common for a person, who’s been experiencing twitching muscles, to notice an increase in frequency and/or a “spreading” of the [...]
If the arch of your foot has been twitching lately, you need to read this information. Twitching in the arch of the foot can be very annoying and distracting, but this doesn’t mean it more [...]
Are you flustered over all those tiny red bumps on your neck and wondering what’s been causing them? If you have a situation on your neck that can be described as “tiny” or “small red [...]
What looks like a neck rash may not even be a rash and instead be skin cancer. You’ve developed a neck rash and it may seem like nothing more than an annoyance, but it can [...]
