Lowerback painis rarely due to cancer. Back pain is usuallycausedby other problems, like overuse or an injury, or because of spinal changes likedisc degeneration,arthritis, orstenosis.1 Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to see their primary healthcare provider.2In ...
Muscle strains or ligament sprains in your back (this is the most common cause of back pain). You may get a strain or sprain by lifting something too heavy or not using good body mechanics while lifting. Some people also strain their back by sneezing, coughing, twisting, or bending over....
We report here the case of a 63-year-old diabetic man who presented to the ED complaining of acute low back pain with sciatica and fever. The cause was a large paravertebral abscess by Streptococcus milleri, and this was the first presenting sign of an unknown underlying colonic cancer....
Muscle strains or ligament sprains in your back (this is the most common cause of back pain). You may get a strain or sprain by lifting something too heavy or not using good body mechanics while lifting. Some people also strain their back by sneezing, coughing, twisting, or bending over....
The abdominal pain from early ovarian cancer tends to be vague and diffuse. Patients may also complain of abdominal distension and urinary frequency. Abdominal sonography is highly sensitive at mass detection but is insufficiently accurate at distinguishing malignant from benign ovarian lesions.13 Surgery...
This past Thanksgiving, my mom was telling me about my aunt who is suffering terribly from breast cancer and how my aunt eats so healthy (mind you that my definition of eating healthy is much different than my mother’s). My mom couldn’t get her mind around why my aunt got cancer. ...
Cancer: A cancerous growth in the lower abdomen area can lead to very sharp pain in the back and surrounding area. The pain is dull in nature and slowly spreads to other areas in a short interval of time. Cholecystitis: This is a disorder that results in swelling of the gallb...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook low·er u·ter·ine seg·'ment the inferior portion or isthmus of the uterus, the lower extremity of which joins with the cervical canal and, during pregnancy, expands to become the lower part of the uterine cavity. This ...
Each one causes greater evidence of lumbar facet arthropathy. Nevertheless, a review of chronic joint pain causes reminds us that prevention is better than a cure. Lower back pain is strongly hereditary; if father had problems there is a 50% chance his children will be as bad or worse. If...
Also known as influenza, the flu is a nasty virus that is often accompanied by a series of unpleasant symptoms, including full-body aches and pains,nausea, fever, headaches, sore throat, fatigue, dry cough, runny nose and other symptoms of sinusitis, and… back pain. ...