Temperament
February 9th, 2010
I have suffered from migraine all my life. My friend tells me that this is caused by my personality, that i worry too much and should try to be happier. My doctor tells me that the migraines may be caused by a distended blood vessel in my brain. Who do i believe, my friend or my doctor? Physiologically, the distension of a blood vessel in the head is indeed one of the more frequent causes of migraine, and ergot, a drug which causes the blood vessels to constrict, is often used to treat it. Yet statistics reveal that people who suffer from migraine tend to have strong guilt feeling and also strong feelings of insecurity. So both your doctor and your friend may be right. Read the rest of this entry »
You would have dull ache around the elbow area and upper side of the forearm, with a particular tender spot on, or near the bump that can be felt on the upper side of the elbow with the forearm placed across the chest. Activities such as typing, using a squash or event picking up heavy objects may be painful. How soon can one resume playing squash after suffering from tennis elbow? That depends on how serious the injury was; you should seek your doctor’s advice. But it does vary considerably from person to person. In mild cases, you may only have to wait for a few days until the pain and stiffness subside, and then resume the sport gradually. 