The left back and shoulder region includes many structures that can cause pain, including your shoulder joint, ribs, shoulder blade and various muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Pain in the left back and posterior shoulder can caused by injuries, including joint sprains and muscle strains.
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The wrist is a complex area made of many bones, joints, nerves, ligaments, tendons and blood vessels. The outer side of the wrist is the side containing the thumb.
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Subluxation -- a less than full dislocation of a joint -- occurs when movement of a joint goes beyond its maximum range causing the bones to move out of alignment. Subluxations commonly occur in the sacroiliac (SI) joint, which is formed by the bottom of your spine and your pelvis.
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Tylenol is a brand name of drugs popular in North America based upon the primary active ingredient, acetaminophen. Tylenol is owned by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, part of Johnson & Johnson, and was introduced into the market in 1955.
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Tension headaches, causing pain at the base of the neck, are the most common type of headache by a wide margin. The area between the upper cervical spine and the base of your skull is termed the sub-occipital region.
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Joint subluxation implies a misalignment or dysfunction. It has been described as a partial dislocation but it also includes “jammed,” deteriorated and damaged joints.
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Hormonal birth control has been available to American women since the early 1960s with the introduction of "the pill." Since then, birth control via hormones can also be accomplished with injections, patches, implants and rings, although pills remain the most popular method and the most studied.
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Tylenol is brand of pharmaceutical products developed and marketed by McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals. All Tylenol products contain acetaminophen, a pain reliever. In addition to acetaminophen, Tylenol PM includes diphenhydramine HCl, an antihistamine.
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Tetanus, a disease caused by the toxin, tetanospasmin, kills one out of every 10 people, according to "Mosby’s Drug Consult." Clostridium tetani bacteria exist in soil as spores and can enter the body via puncture wounds, such as those sustained by stepping on nails.
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Ankle sprains are among the most common joint injuries seen by orthopaedists. Ankle sprains are injuries to one or more ligaments surrounding the ankle joints. Ligament injury can range from mild (merely stretched), to moderate (partially torn), to severe (completely severed).
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The prostate is a male reproductive gland responsible for manufacturing all the components of semen, with the exception of sperm cells. The prostate is situated inferior to the bladder and posterior to the urethra, which is approximately in the middle of the pelvis.
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Robitussin is a North American brand-name cough syrup currently produced by the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer. The active ingredients in Robitussin DM are dextromethorphan HBr, a cough suppressant approved by the U.S.
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The American Headache Society claims that up to 78 percent of Americans suffer from tension headaches, 12 percent from migraines and 1 percent from cluster headaches. Headache pain around, behind or within either eye is suggestive of a cluster headache. Other causes might indicate medical emergencies.
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Vitamins C and E and beta-carotene are all considered antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances that protect cells from damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals. Free radical damage within cells can lead to cancer.
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