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Metatarsalgia involves a breakdown in the horizontal arch of the foot. This arch is formed by the heads of the metatarsals, the long bones of the foot.
When this arch is weak, the ball of the foot flattens when weight is put on it. Pressure of the heads of the metatarsals pushing into the pad on the ball of the foot causes a painful callus.
This is a mechanical problem and requires a mechanical solution. A … Continue Reading
Most women with symptoms of bladder irritation will lose these symptoms within a few days, whether treated or not. Those that have been given treatment for their nerves will get better and both they and the doctor may believe the problem is therefore of nervous origin.
In those cases where the urine shows no bacteria, the true cause of the symptoms lies in the urethra or at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter. This is called the trigone.
Often, the first attack of urinary infection … Continue Reading
The main technique used in this endeavour is the randomised clinical trial. Here doctors select a fairly uniform group of people—all within a certain age range, with similar types and extent of cancer and about the same degree of physical fitness. To further reduce any possible bias, the people in this already fairly uniform group are allotted randomly (by chance) to one or other of the treatments to be compared. This could be done, say, with the flip of … Continue Reading