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Limb pain
Limb pain is a clinical finding in which there is pain in the arms or legs. This can be caused by injury, infection, or other problems that affect the skin, nerves, muscles, bones, and joints.
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A 48-year old asked:
I have severe limb pain. It is unbearable. What drugs?
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A 33-year old asked:
What causes chronic limb pain after amputation?
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A 48-year old asked:
How is phantom limb pain evaluated. Treated?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are people using for chronic phantom limb pain?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could you tell me what to do about phantom limb pain?
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A 30-year old asked:
What causes phantom limb pain after amputation?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is phantom limb pain either biological or psychological?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the treatment for chronic phantom limb pain?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can I use cymbalta (duloxetine) to treat my chronic phantom limb pain?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Can ulcer result in backpain, neck and limb pain and numbness?
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A member asked:
RSD/CRPS diagnosis last year after home invasion 2001. In lower back/legs. Can it go to other limbs? Pain L elbow, numbing and pain in left fore arm
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A 58-year old female asked:
I am experiencing limb spasms, contracture, limb pain and calf pain.worse lying down both feet&lower legs.2daystook relaxer to sleep dr ordered bmp?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Does monistat 1 cure urinary urgency? I woke up with limb pain two years ago and white discharge and I have to pee several times at night now and have some itching. Its making very me depressed?
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A 45-year old female asked:
7 year old's throat culture positive for mrsa. Headache, stomach pain, limb pain for past week. On clindamyacin. Can MRSA cause systemic symtoms?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What is it? I have ankle swelling, ankle stiffness, limb pain, ankle weakness, popping or snapping sound from joint, ligament laxity, ankle pain, difficulty moving joint, painful swollen joints (better by: splinting joint, compression wrap, ice, rest) (qu
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A 18-year old male asked:
If i were to fracture a growth plate, it is a broken bone correct? So wouldn't I have a loss of mobility with that limb and pain for weeks?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Increasing numbness limbs constant pain and spasms in lower & upper back & down left leg, MRI lumbar showed bulge disk L4 l5, rotatory scoliosis causes
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A member asked:
Is it normal to feel a need to shake a limb in severe pain?
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A 25-year old male asked:
As there's too much manual work done yesterday, I am having unbearable paining limbs due to which i have'nt slept the whole night, they are like strechi?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is phantom limb syndrome or pain caused by damaged nerves?
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A 33-year old asked:
I am having numbness of limbs and chest pain? What should I do?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Yesterday I hyperventilated a lot & felt lightheaded with cold limbs.It made pain in the middle of my chest as I force exhaling. How to stop that?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Feels like random nerve pinches that come and go randomly on different limbs, following joint pain that also comes and goes within a few seconds. (?!)
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A 20-year old female asked:
My anixeity attacks have worsen causing stabbing heart pain, limbs tingling, breathing problems and illness eaving me bedridden for days. What should I do? I have seen doctor's but they tell me im fine
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have a positive ANA 1:160 Homo pattern & RNP of .3. Joint pain, limb numbness, skin indents stay for hours, bruising. No diagnosis. More testing?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have the following symptoms.Blurred vision.Anything causes muscle pain including holding a pen.Limb tremors.Stomach pain. Irritable.Unable to engage?
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A 45-year old asked:
I am addicted to sopladol, been on them for a good few years, suffer chronic pain in limbs? Anything I can do?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have been recently having pains that move from limb to limb but now the pain has stayed in my left leg. It starts in my knee and travels down. ?
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A 16-year old female asked:
What causes chronic severe migraines, extreme dizzines, impaired vision, limb weakness, shaking, jaw pain, palpitations and angina?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have varicose from my last pregnancy. My baby is now10 months old. I also have mild fluid retention. From the last few days, I have been having pain in limbs, hands and feet; heat makes it worse. Is it typical of varicose veins?
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