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Preventing Muscle Damage
Here's a pain relief technique that can keep you from making a minor injury worse: Let's say you are out for a run. You feel a pain or cramp in your leg. Slow down gradually while you concentrate on that area in your leg and tell it to relax. (Yes, you can talk to your body.) This can relieve the tension in the muscle and keep it from tearing. Slow to a walk and see if the pain is gone. If not, you can deal with it with the appropriate first aid or ride home if necessary. If the pain is gone, you can continue on your way.
Buerger's Disease
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Synonyms
Inflammatory Occlusive Peripheral Vascular Disease
Occlusive Peripheral Vascular Disease
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
TAO
Disorder Subdivisions
None
General Discussion
Buerger's disease is a very rare disorder that, in most cases, affects young or middle-aged male cigarette smokers. It is characterized by narrowing or blockage (occlusion) of the veins and arteries of the extremities, resulting in reduced blood flow to ...