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THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New York-based physical therapist Brittany Garrett, now 33, was sidelined by excruciating hip pain for close to eight years before she got an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.She tried physical therapy to improve her flexibility, among other treatments, but nothing seemed to help. The former volleyball player’s pain was so intense that it was getting in the way of her career and her active lifestyle. “I have to be able to demonstrate exercises, do lunges, be on my feet, get on and off the floor and lift heavy things, and I couldn’t,” Garrett recalled.She eventually underwent imaging exams, including an MRI that showed she had femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), an underdiagnosed condition that occurs when abnormal growths at...

THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The median age of Americans hit a record high of nearly 39 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.In 2000, the median age was 35, and in 1980 it was 30 -- meaning half of Americans were older, half younger. These findings add to the evidence that like many European and Asian countries, the United States is graying, reducing the workforce, and stressing economic and social programs.Low birth rates are the primary reason for the rising median age. "It’s simple arithmetic," Andrew Beveridge, president of Social Explorer, a demographic data firm, told the New York Times. "Fewer kids are being born."The trend is also affecting countries with stronger social programs than the United States, such as Norway, Sweden and Finland, which...

THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whiplash — an often underestimated injury that can strike in the aftermath of a collision — inflicts injury and pain on its unsuspecting victims.If you find yourself grappling with the relentless effects of whiplash, you're not alone. Numerous legal websites estimate that at least 3 million Americans per year sustain whiplash injuries.Here's what you should know about a whiplash injury, including what it is, and its causes, symptoms and treatments.What is whiplash?“Whiplash is a type of neck injury that occurs when an individual’s head is jerked backward and then forward suddenly, similar to the cracking of a whip. It commonly happens during motor vehicle accidents, particularly rear-end collisions, but it can also occur during sports...

THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Seeing Shelby Lombardo's white blood cell counts periodically spike, her pediatrician thought the then-4-year-old had leukemia. But a test for the disease came back negative.Other doctors didn't know what was wrong with Lombardo. So, they sent her home with antibiotics without a definitive diagnosis.Lombardo's mother, Misty McDougal, knew something was at the root of the problems. Something was making Lombardo sick far too often. She took her daughter to another pediatrician in their Chattanooga, Tennessee, area.Listening to Lombardo's heart, the doctor said he heard a possible murmur. Thinking the child was just nervous, he told McDougal to bring her back in two weeks.The doctor detected the heart abnormality again at the...