Diagnostic Test
Big Breasts Are Big Pain for Many Women
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 25th, 2007
Women with macromastia, a condition of having abnormally large breasts, often experience symptoms of neck pain, numbness, tingling, and pain and weakness in one or both hands. Though the neurological symptoms are common in women with macromastia, there has not been consensus in the medical community about how to determine the source of the problem through electrodiagnostic testing. Electrodiagnostic testing is a diagnostic test that evaluates problems with patient's muscles and nerves.
In a recent study of 15 women with heavy breasts, the clinical findings and electrophysiological evidence was consistent with that of a pinched nerve in the lower neck area. Patient...
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