Ophthalmic migraines have similar symptoms as ocular migraines. However, ophthalmic migraines typically occur in young men and visual distortions often occur when pain is the most severe rather than before the pain begins. Occasionally, ophthalmic...
Claudication is the medical term used to describe weakness and pain in the legs related to circulation problems. This pain often resolves when you rest, because it occurs when the leg muscles do not get enough oxygen. Peripheral vascular disease...
A migraine is a specific kind of painful headache that involves the vascular system of the brain. Migraines occur when the arteries spasm and then constrict, sending out waves of pain. Various neurotransmitters in the brain are responsible, in...
The most common signs of heart trouble are easy enough to find online or in the popular press. But women should realize that these symptoms do not always apply to them as well as they do to men. Women may experience certain symptoms more often...
Paresthesia is the medical term for numbness and tingling, usually in the extremities. You may feel as if you have pins and needles sticking your feet or legs or something is crawling on your skin. Causes of paresthesia in the legs and feet range...
The term sciatica refers to pain along the course of the sciatic nerve. Typically that would be from the lower back, into the buttock and down the back side of the leg. Statistics from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners indicate that...
