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Pain

Pain

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience common to many different conditions. If you visit your health practitioner complaining of pain, they will ask…

07 Apr 2005

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis)

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis)

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a group of diseases which cause chronic joint pain and swelling in children. The cause is unknown.

07 Dec 2004

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition which make hand, feet and other joints painful and stiff. It usually begins at 30-50 years of age.

27 Sep 2004

Cancer pain

Cancer pain

Cancer pain or pain associated with cancer may be caused by tumour growth, anti-cancer treatments like chemotherapy, or complications of treatment.

06 Jan 2004

Headache

Headache

Headache or cephalgia includes primary and secondary headache syndromes, such as migraines, cluster headaches and tension-type headaches.

23 Dec 2003

Migraine

Migraine

Migraine is a severe, recurring headache which may cause visual symptoms (aura). They affect 12% of people, most commonly women, who often have triggers.

23 Dec 2003

Tension headache

Tension headache

Tension-type headaches are a type of primary headache with no apparent cause. They cause dull pain radiating from the forehead to the neck and shoulders.

23 Dec 2003

Analgesic nephropathy (phenacetin nephritis)

Analgesic nephropathy (phenacetin nephritis)

Analgesic nephropathy is kidney damage caused by excessive medication use, especially over-the-counter pain medications that contain phenacetin.

09 Dec 2003

Systemic scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)

Systemic scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)

Systemic sclerosis is a condition characterised by excessive thickening of skin due to connective tissue accumulation. It is usually localised.

31 Oct 2003