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De QUERVAIN TENOSINOVITIS is caused by inflammation and swelling of the tendon of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis at the level of the styloid process. Repetitive micro-trauma of certain activities can produce it.
DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE SHOULDER is characterized by pain around the shoulder and proximal arm that is worse with activity and may be accompanied by difficulty sleeping and loss of function. All its causes have in common the ability to damage the joint cartilage.
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY is a disease that affects the autonomic and peripheral nervous system of those suffering from diabetes mellitus.
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GANGLION CYST OF THE WRIST is a cystic formation that usually appears on the dorsum of the wrist and is thought to be the result of herniation of synovial containing tissues from joint capsule.
GENITOFEMORAL NEURALGIA is one of the most common causes of lower abdominal pain. It is caused by compression or injury to the genitofemoral nerve.
GOLFER'S ELBOW is caused by repetitive micro-trauma to the flexor tendons of the forearm. Many of the activities that cause tennis elbow can also cause golfer’s elbow. Also known as MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS OF THE ELBOW. |
