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Arthritis Treatments

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Ultimately, all forms of arthritis have three things in common: joint pain, joint stiffness, and joint swelling. Here’s a look at how to treat these arthritic joint problems and the limitations that come with them.

Understanding Arthritis

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Arthritis is actually a blanket term for over 100 different types of joint pain and disease. Here’s a look at the most common types of arthritis, the symptoms they tend to share, and treatments appropriate for arthritis.

Diagnosing Night Terrors

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Night terrors are a rare parasomnia, occurring in an estimated 15% of children and 2% of adults. Diagnosing night terrors can be important largely because of what’s causing them. Here’s a look at how night terrors are diagnosed.

Night Terror Treatments

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While night terrors are fairly rare and not generally dangerous, night terrors that are exceptionally violent or chronic may require treatment to help them subside. Here's a look at some potential treatments.

Symptoms of Night Terrors

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Night terrors occur during the non-REM cycle, during the third stage (N3). Additionally, night terrors are rarely remembered upon waking. Here’s a look at just what a person might do while experiencing night terrors.

Understanding Night Terrors

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Night terrors, or sleep terrors, are a parasomnia: an odd behavior that occurs while you are sleeping. Night terrors typically occur in young children and rarely continue into adulthood. Here’s a look at understanding night terrors.

Diagnosing Mitral Valve Prolapse

doctors talking about how to diagnose mitral valve prolapse

Mitral valve prolapse is a heart condition characterized by an abnormality of the leaflets or annulus of the mitral valve. Here’s a look at how mitral valve prolapse is diagnosed based on whether or not it is symptomatic.