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RSSTension headache
Tension headaches, which
were recently renamed
tension type headaches by
the International Headache
Society, are the most common
type of headaches. The pain
can radiate from the neck,
back, eyes, or other muscle
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Chronic pain
Chronic pain was originally
defined as pain that has
lasted 6 months or longer.
It is now defined as pain
that persists longer than
the normal course of time
associated with a particular
type of injury. Chronic pain
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Back pain
Back pain (also known as
"dorsopathy") is pain felt
in the human back that may
come from the spine,
muscles, nerves, or other
structures in the back. It
may radiate from the lower,
mid or upper back. The pain
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Motor neuron
In vertebrates, motor
neurons (also called
motoneurons) are efferent
neurons that originate in
the spinal cord and synapse
with muscle fibers to
facilitate muscle
contraction and with muscle
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