While cervical disc pathology can unquestionably produce radiculopathy, many patients presenting with arm pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness do not exhibit the clinical behavior of true nerve-root compromise. In these cases, failure to differentiate the primary pain generator may lead to unnecessary spinal injections, nerve ablation procedures or surgical consultation despite limited likelihood of benefit.
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"A dose-response association exists between exposure to work stress and the metabolic syndrome. Employees with chronic work stress have more than double the odds of the syndrome than those without work stress, after other risk factors are taken into account. [This] study provides evidence for the biological plausibility of psychosocial stress mechanisms linking stressors from everyday life with heart disease."
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Chandola T, Brunner E, Marmot M. Chronic stress at work and the metabolic syndrome. BMJ Online, Jan. 20, 2006.