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May 7, 2025/Primary Care

How To Clean a Wound at Home — and When To Seek Medical Care

… of the wound is an important step. If it’s particularly deep, for example, you may need stitches or surgical treatment. If you’re unsure whether your wound is concerning or not, it’s always …

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July 14, 2022/Orthopaedics

How To Improve Your Posture When You Have Ankylosing Spondylitis

… flexibility and relieve AS pain.Exercise: Establish an exercise routine to help maintain your range of motion. Stretching and strengthening your muscles help support your spine and keep it in proper alignment. “Focus on stretching …

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October 6, 2021/Urinary & Kidney Health

Is Your Abdominal Pain (and Other Symptoms) Due to Kidney Stones?

… it to swell. “The swelling of the kidney causes the pain because the kidney isn’t a stretchy organ and swelling causes the nerves on the surface of the kidney to get irritated,” says Dr …

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Everything You Need To Know About ‘Mommy Makeovers’

… liposuction, a mommy makeover can include the following procedures.Tummy tuckDuring pregnancy, your abdominal muscles (and skin) stretch to accommodate your growing fetus. Following pregnancy, you might find your tummy area is looser than it …

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January 27, 2021/Children's Health

What You Should Know About Fainting in Children

… rare types of syncope where kids faint when they:Have severe constipation.Try to pee.Try to stretch.Experience emotional or physical pain.When a child faints, it’s usually due to several factors. For …

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June 27, 2022/Exercise & Fitness

How To Get Back Into Working Out After a Long Break

… to your new routine can help keep your workouts fresh while targeting multiple areas of your body.Stretch a lot. Stretching increases flexibility and range of motion, which can help your muscles work more effectively …

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September 13, 2022/Urinary & Kidney Health

Vasectomy Reversal: Facts You Need To Know

… tubing back together; their surgical microscopes can magnify up to 25 times! And the six to eight stitches you’ll receive when it’s over are finer than a human hair.“Surgery takes about two …

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Injections That May Ease Your Joint Pain

… an injectable plan that works with your entire knee care path.” This can include weight loss, exercise, stretching, activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, as well as injection therapy.Types of injection therapy availableCorticosteroid injectionsTraditional injections …

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January 12, 2022/Brain & Nervous System

4 Ways To Treat Radiating Pain in Your Leg

If you experience a sharp, regular or recurring pain shooting or radiating down your leg — known as radiculopathy — you may suffer from a damaged nerve or a herniated disk in your spine.When you feel …

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June 14, 2021/Chronic Pain

Why Gua Sha Might Be Good For You

You can find a lot of wonderful things on social media — and a lot of questionable things, too. Gua sha isn’t one of those questionable things. While it might look like something that you …

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