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Picture of The Feet

Muscles, tendons, and ligaments run along the surfaces of the feet, allowing the complex movements needed for motion and balance.

Charley Horse

Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. They might order blood tests, muscle tests, or MRI exams to look for a health conditi...

What's Causing My Chest Pain?

Though similar to angina chest pain, a heart attack is usually a more severe, crushing pain usually in the center or left side of the chest and is ...

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. Myofascial pain symptoms usually involve muscle pain with specific 'trigger'...

Joint Pain

For people who don't find joint pain relief from oral or topical medications, the doctor may try injections. If you are overweight, losing weight c...

Foot Pain

Shoe inserts can relieve pressure from the bone in your feet. Tendons run along all the surfaces of the foot and can cause foot pain in many differ...

Why Does My Elbow Hurt?

If you have cubital tunnel syndrome, one of the main nerves in your arm (the ulnar nerve) gets squeezed as it runs along the inside of your elbow a...

Building Stronger Bones

Bone density is measured by a painless, low-radiation X-ray, which is translated into what Cosman describes as a 'sort of confusing number' called ...

Saliva and Your Mouth

Saliva is a clear liquid made by several glands in your mouth area. Normally, the body makes up to 2 to 4 pints of saliva a day. Usually, the body ...

Picture of The Tonsils

Each tonsil is composed of tissue similar to lymph nodes, covered by pink mucosa (like on the adjacent mouth lining). Running through the mucosa of...

Picture of The Tongue

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, ...

Picture of The Teeth

Besides being essential for chewing, the teeth play an important role in speech. Parts of the teeth include: • Enamel: The hardest, white outer par...