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I am a desktop user and I have a huge problem of neck pain. Sometimes I find it very difficult to sit even for an hour. I was looking for something which could help me solve my problem regarding the neck pain and I stopped at you.  You have provided really a very valuable information about this. Thanks for sharing. 

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In the last 5 weeks I encountered very painful sensations in my neck (C5/6/7) and left shoulder and left arm.  I started when grasping the low position on the race-bike-handlebars. Then it stayed non-stop painful, even walking > 100 yards made the pain-sensation in the arm almost unbearable.

...But after 1 day of McKenzie exercise (turning head to the left and pushing it a little through the barrier) 80% of the pain was gone! Slept much better (before exercise I slept 2 hrs. and then awaked by the pain) and could tilt my head again a little to see further ahead...  Now, 3 wks later, after new McKenzie exercise with the chin tucked and then bending head backwards (roll-back) and nerve-flossing, only left with some 5/10% of pain. Handlebars now 1 inch higher and cycling is possible again. Find this site very, very informative and giving good directives to patients.

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Nov222011

No "Safe Window" for NSAID Use in People with Heart Disease  

DateTuesday, November 22, 2011 at 10:49PM | |

Anti-inflammatory medications (like Ibuprofen, Aleve, Naprox, Mobic, etc) are used very commonly for treating pain symptoms.  

These medications have been shown to increase risk of death from heart-related issues even when taken by healthy people for aches and pains.[i]

A recent study published in the journal Circulation found that even short-term use of NSAID medications can pose serious danger to people with pre-existing heart disease.[ii]

The study showed that most NSAIDs were associated with a significantly increased risk for recurrent heart attacks and death. [iii]  Based on the results, the researchers did not recommend the use of NSAIDs, either short- or long-term, among patients with a history of prior heart attack.  The results were considered to suggest “there is no apparent safe therapeutic window for NSAIDs in patients with prior heart attack.”

 

[i] USNews Health.  “Common  Common Pain Relievers Raise Heart Risk for Healthy Folks

[ii] Circulation.  2011: 123: 2226-2235.

[iii] Circulation.  2011: 123: 2226-2235.

  
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