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  2. Neurogenic claudication - Wikipedia

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    Hold the position for 30–45 seconds and relax. To stretch the left hip-flexor, bring swap the positions of the legs. Lower trunk rotation - Lying down on the back, bring both knees towards your chest whilst keeping the back flat on the floor. Rotate the bent legs from the left to right side and vice versa whilst keeping back flat on the ground.

  3. Ultrasonography of chronic venous insufficiency of the legs

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    A gel is used with the probe to make a good acoustic impedance contact. The training and expertise of the examiner is important because of the many technical complications that can present. Venous anatomy, for example, is not constant; for example, a patient's vein layout of the right limb is not identical to that of the left limb. [citation ...

  4. Peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral neuropathy may be classified according to the number and distribution of nerves affected (mononeuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, or polyneuropathy), the type of nerve fiber predominantly affected (motor, sensory, autonomic), or the process affecting the nerves; e.g., inflammation (), compression (compression neuropathy), chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy).

  5. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    Relief of pain at tumor site upon vascular occlusion of limb, with acute return of pain on reperfusion Hippocratic face: Hippocrates: palliative care: impending death: Hippocratic fingers: Hippocrates: pulmonary medicine: chronic hypoxia: clubbing of distal phalanges Hirschberg test: Julius Hirschberg: ophthalmology: strabismus

  6. Doppler ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    Absence of the portal system in a first trimester case associated with hygroma and aorto-umbilical fistula. (A): Transverse plane of the upper abdomen with color Doppler applied, showing umbilical cord insertion, stomach, the prominent hepatic artery and no afferent liver venous perfusion; (B): midsagittal plane reconstructed from a three-dimensional volume acquisition were the crown-rump ...

  7. Polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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    The diagnosis of polyneuropathy begins with a history (anamnesis) and physical examination to ascertain the pattern of the disease process (such as arms, legs, distal, proximal), if they fluctuate, and what deficits and pain are involved. If pain is a factor, determining where and how long it has been present is important; one also needs to ...

  8. Compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The study focused on runners with chronic exertional compartment syndrome in their lower legs. [60] They reported that running with a forefoot strike limits use of the tibialis anterior muscle which may explain the relief in symptoms in those with anterior compartment syndrome.

  9. Post-thrombotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    pain (aching or cramping) heaviness; itching or tingling; swelling (edema) varicose veins; brownish or reddish skin discoloration; ulcer; These signs and symptoms may vary among patients and over time. With PTS, these symptoms typically are worse after walking or standing for long periods of time and improve with resting or elevating the leg. [1]