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  1. Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy isn’t slowing down | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... About 24 years ago, Amy Purdy lost her legs, spleen, and hearing in one ear from a ... On My Own Two Feet: From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life . She spoke ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...rder-amy-purdy-isnt-slowing-down - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms: An overview | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... signs and symptoms. They include: Swelling of the leg or along a vein in the leg Pain or tenderness in the leg, which you may feel only when standing or ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-pulmonary-embolisms-an-overview - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Prosthetics through the ages | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... can cause dysvascularity (poor blood circulation in the legs) increase. For people with limb loss, prosthetic devices ... Italy, an ancient Roman nobleman used a prosthetic leg known as the “Capua leg.” The leg was ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../prosthetics-through-the-ages - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. The basics of blood clots: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... they most commonly occur in the arms and legs. Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot that ... experience any noticeable symptoms. In an arm or leg. If you have a clot in your arms ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...lood-clots-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Lymphedema: Living with swelling and stiffness | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Lymphedema swelling typically occurs in the arms or legs. Symptoms can include: An arm or leg feeling heavy or full Skin in the swollen ... Difficulty moving a joint in the arm or leg, including those in the hands and feet Skin ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ving-with-swelling-and-stiffness - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. A silent killer: Exploring the impact of deep vein blood clots | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... discomfort, cramps, and redness or discoloration on the leg. But many cases—up to 50 percent— may ... deep vein blood clots happen in the lower leg or thigh. This is because blood pressure in ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-impact-of-deep-vein-blood-clots - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Struggling to breathe: A battle with deep vein thrombosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... pulmonary embolism, (PE). The combination of his right leg’s immobility and the long jet flight had resulted ... formed in a deep vein of his right leg. It had then broken free and was preventing ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...battle-with-deep-vein-thrombosis - MedlinePlus Magazine
  8. CNN’s John King isn’t letting multiple sclerosis slow him down | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... before my diagnosis. They were mostly in my legs—numbness, tingling, the feeling my legs were heavy like lead or nonresponsive. Every now ... I haven’t had full sensation in my legs since Bill Clinton was president. Recently, my right ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...multiple-sclerosis-slow-him-down - MedlinePlus Magazine
  9. Hotter days put human health at risk | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... cramps . These are muscle cramps, usually in the legs or stomach, caused by loss of salt from ... re feeling hot or sunburned), try elevating your legs. If that doesn’t work quickly, check with ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...er-days-put-human-health-at-risk - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. An almost perfect storm | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... bout with blood clots in his lungs and legs. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine talked with him about these ... showed that I had blood clots in my legs, too. And when they operated to fix the ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/an-almost-perfect-storm - MedlinePlus Magazine
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