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SPONDYLITIS
(Spinal Pain)
Iinflammation
of vertebrae: inflammation of the vertebrae
and the attached disks and ligaments. [Mid-19th
century. < Latin spondylus "vertebra"
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SPONDYLOSIS
(Neck Pain)
No-inflammatory
degeneration of neck bones:
a condition of the spinal column in the
neck area in which bones and intervertebral disks
degenerate with reduction in intervertebral space
with a backward outgrowth of bone causing compression
of the spinal cord. [Spondylosis < Latin spondylus] |
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STRESS
AND RELATED DISORDERS
strain
felt by somebody: mental, emotional,
or physical strain caused, e.g. by anxiety or overwork.
It may cause such symptoms as raised blood pressure,
contraction in the muscles, pain, discomfort, depression
etc.... [14th century. Partly shortening of distress;
partly < Old French estresse "narrowness"
< Latin strictus "compressed"] |
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DISC
PROLAPSE, SLIPPED DISK
Displaced
cartilaginous intervertebral spinal disk:
one of the disks of cartilage separating the bones
of the spine that has become displaced or protrusive
and causes pain by pressing on a nerve [slipped
disk (plural slipped disks) Noun] |
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UPPER/MIDDLE/LOWER
BACK PAIN
persistent
pain in part of the back causing great discomfort
and reduction of individuals functionality [Noun]
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SCIATICA
Pain in hip and leg
: pain and tenderness extending from the
back of the hip down to the calf, usually caused
by a protrusion of vertebral disk substance pressing
on the roots of the sciatic nerve [15th century.
< medieval Latin, form of sciaticus (see sciatic)] |
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HEADACHES
Pain in the head :
a pain in the head lasting for some time caused
by stress, strain changes in pressure in the blood
vessels leading to and from the brain [head·ach·yadj]
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MIGRAINE
Extremely bad headache:
a recurrent, throbbing, very painful headache, often
affecting one side of the head and sometimes accompanied
by vomiting or by distinct warning signs, including
visual disturbances [14th century. < French <
Greek hemikrania < hemi- "half" + kranion
"skull"] |
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MUSCULAR
CATCHES
involuntary
muscle contraction: an
involuntary sudden muscle contraction or sudden
burst of activity: a sudden brief emotion, sensation,
or action causing acute pain and discomfort.
{a spasm of pain} [14th century. Via French and
Latin < Greek spasmos < span "to pull"]
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ACHES
AND PAINS
Constant
pain: a feeling of constant dull or sever
pain causing great discomfort. [Old English æce
(noun), acan (verb), origin? The ch spelling arose
from a mistaken association with Greek akhos "pain"]
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INSOMNIA
(sleeplessness)
Difficulty
in sleeping:Inability
to fall asleep or to remain asleep long enough to
feel rested, especially when this is a problem that
continues over time and constant alteration in the
biological clock, stress etc… [Early 17th
century. < Latin < insomnis "sleepless"
< somnus "sleep"] |
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DIZZINESS
Unsteady and giddy:
unsteady, as if about to lose balance, and slightly
giddy while getting up, walking or lying down. [adjective
(comparative diz·zi·er, superlative
diz·zi·est)] |
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FROZEN
SHOULDER PAIN
Loss
of moment in the shoulder either of the two parts
of the human body immediately below and at each
side of the neck, where the arm joins the trunk
[noun (plural shoul·ders)] |
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DEPRESSION
Sadness:
is an illness that causes
a person to feel sad and hopeless for much of the
time. It is different from normal feelings of sadness,
grief, or low energy. [de·pres·sion
[di présh'n ] (plural de·pres·sions)}
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MENSTRUAL
DIFFICULTIES
Difficulty
in the monthly discharge from womb:
The monthly process of discharging
blood which becomes difficult, irregular and painful
happens in women and female who are not pregnant
[Noun men·stru·a·tion] |
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ANXIETY
Feeling of worry:
nervousness or agitation, often about something
that is going to happen and looking towards time
and worrying. [Early 16th century. < French anxiété
< Latin anxius (see anxious)] |
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