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Upper abdominal pain can be no big deal—or it can merit a trip to the ER. Here’s how experts say you can tell the difference. If it’s accompanied by sweating “Pain associated with sweating is always an indication of something bad,” says Cwanza A. Pinckney, MD, an emergency physician at CHI St. Luke’s Hospital in

Medical reasons for shoulder pain can range from a pulled muscle to a rotator-cuff tear to a heart attack or even lung cancer. Here’s what to look for. Rotator-cuff injury If your shoulder hurts enough for you to see a doctor, there’s a good chance the medical reason is you have a rotator-cuff injury. Researchers

Pain that signals a life-threatening condition is usually intense, starts abruptly, and is associated with a number of other symptoms and signs. Here are the pain symptoms that require immediate attention. This video cannot be played because of a technical error.(Error Code: 102006) A quick-onset headache If the pain in your head occurred suddenly and

Before you let “Dr. Google” convince you that your headache must be brain cancer, learn some of the many reassuring explanations for this and other common symptoms. Chest pain “You say ‘chest pain’ and the first thing that pops in their mind, no matter what their age, is ‘heart attack,’” says Albert Ahn, MD, clinical

Arthritis isn’t just arthritis. It’s a surprisingly large collection of different conditions—though they all have one thing in common: achy joints. Arthritis is complicated People tend to think of arthritis as a single condition when it’s actually more than 200 different musculoskeletal conditions—all of which cause pain and inflammation in the joints. The types of

Was it the weights you lifted at the gym? Or maybe your pillow is uncomfortable? Or could it be something more serious. Here’s how to tell. What causes muscle pain? You know that playing tennis all weekend will leave you sore on Monday or that putting in that extra tough workout in the gym is

You may expect that your back is going to hurt, but leg weakness, foot pain, and hand numbness are also herniated disc symptoms. What is a slipped disc? From too-high heels to poor nutrition, your back can start aching for any number of reasons. Sometimes, when the shock-absorbing discs in your vertebrae herniate or rupture,

Suffering from arthritis aches and pains? Try these foods, exercises, and home remedies that bring on pain relief naturally. Sip ginger tea Numerous studies have found that ginger can mimic NSAIDs, the front-line drugs for arthritis pain relief. It seems to work by curbing pain-causing chemicals that are part of the body’s inflammatory response—without the

Summer officially kicks off in a little over a month, meaning beach days, picnics in the park, and patio season are almost upon us. And while the reminder to wear sunscreen every day should be tattooed onto your brain at this point (seriously, wear sunscreen, even when it’s not sunny out), you may find yourself