For Women, Knee Injuries Can Mean Years of Pain
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Some knee injuries appear to cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among female soccer players, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - About one woman in every 100 may suffer from vaginismus, a painful condition in which muscles around the vagina go into involuntary spasm with little or no provocation.
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Most athletes will have back trouble sooner or later â if theyâre not suffering already. Hereâs what to do about it.
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Women with the disease endometriosis are prone to certain cancers, mounting evidence suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of anxiety may speed  the progression of certain physical disabilities in older  women, new research suggests.
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The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
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A new knee replacement implant designed for women may help cut pain experienced by some patients.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women suffer injuries requiring hospitalization more often than previously thought, a new nationwide study shows.
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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NEW YORK  - The youngest elite female soccer players are at greater risk of being injured than their older teammates, possibly because they haven't yet developed strategies to avoid getting hurt, according to a study from France.
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The ancient Chinese therapy of acupuncture can help ease pain and improve movement for people with arthritis of the knee, a new study concludes.
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NEW YORK  - Being overweight can speed the  progression of knee osteoarthritis, but the effect may be  limited to people who are moderately "bowlegged" or  "knock-kneed," a new study suggests.
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Although Eric Johnson has endured more serious injuries in his six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, his sprained knee ligament comes at a particularly bad time for both the tight end and the club.
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NEW YORK  - Men who spend significant amounts of time kneeling on the job are at great risk of developing osteoarthritis of the knee, a new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine confirms.
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Before Eileen Burden began taking the popular arthritis drug Vioxx, her joints ached so much she could barely get dressed in the morning.
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A computerized brace lets people recovering from knee injuries get their therapy on the go.
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Young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.