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October 01, 2012

I have a sharp pain on the left side of my face that comes and goes. It occurs on and off. What might this be? Is there a cure or treatment?

September 20, 2012

My mother has recently been diagnosed with a “sliding hernia.” What exactly is this? She has pain in her chest region.

June 14, 2012

I have a heel spur – and I’m on medicine for the pain from my doctor. I want to start exercising again. I especially like yoga. Any suggestions?

March 12, 2012

My husband was recently told there is a connection between psoriasis and back pain. Could you please explain this?

February 14, 2012

I was recently diagnosed with 2 Tarlov cysts on the S1 section of my back. I get sciatica nerve pain constantly. Meloxicam stops my pain for a few days. But as soon as I stop the medicine, the pain restarts. I read quite a bit about it on internet, but treatments don’t look very hopeful. What do I do now?

February 13, 2012

I’ve been active in sports my entire life. I had debridement surgery on my right ankle one year ago. It’s still painful. Have there been any medical advances to either replace the cartilage (synthetic or real) or re-grow cartilage?

February 10, 2012

For around 12 years, I’ve suffered from sunset to sunrise from severe cramping and uncontrollable leg jerks that responded to no known medical treatment. Is this restless leg syndrome? What’s the best treatment?

February 08, 2012

Have there been any advances in the treatment of burning mouth/tongue syndrome. I went to a pain management center for it, but they couldn’t help.

January 06, 2012

I fell during skating last year. Since then, I have daily low back pain. I was offered a steroid shot at the ER, but declined it. Should I have gotten the shot? Is this something I should ask for now?

December 29, 2011

I had a CT scan for abdominal pain. I was told I have a fairly large cyst on my right kidney. The CT scan was otherwise normal. The doctor wasn’t sure what caused the pain. The pain is gone. Does a kidney cyst cause pain that comes and goes?

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