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A brain aneurysm is usually diagnosed using an MRI scan and angiography (MRA or a CT scan and angiography (CTA) An MRI scan is usually used to look for aneurysms in the brain that haven’t ruptured. This type of scan…

By Monica Mallampalli, PhD, Healthy Women Cynthia Toussaint spent 13 ½ years with burning pain spreading through her body, initiated from a torn hamstring during ballet class. As the pain spread, she was forced to stop dancing. Her doctors would…

By Edward Bilsky, PhD, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Management of chronic pain is challenging enough given the myriad of pain diagnoses and the complexity of the underlying pathology that drives persistent pain. Highly coordinated, multidisciplinary care is central…

Medically reviewed by Nancy Hammond, M.D. – written by Alex Snyder on January 7, 2019 Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive immune-mediated disorder that causes a person’s body to mistakenly attack the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord,…

Medically reviewed by Vincent J. Tavella DVM, MPH – Written by Jamie Elmeron December 19, 2018 What is inflammation? Inflammation happens in everyone, whether you’re aware of it or not. Your immune system creates inflammation to protect the body from…