The most painful injuries and conditions humans can experience
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Cluster headaches - Cluster headaches are seriously debilitating bursts of pain in one side of the head. They're often felt near the eyes.
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Broken bones - Breaking a bone can be incredibly painful. Fractures of the ankle, hip, arm, and nose are among the most painful of all injuries.
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Arthritis - Arthritis causes constant and often debilitating pain in the joints, usually in the hips, knees, wrists, or fingers.
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Migraine - Migraine attacks can be frightening and may result in you having to lie still for several hours.
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Kidney stones - Passing a kidney stone can produce a sudden, sharp pain in the lower back, and along the side of your abdomen or in the groin.
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Appendicitis - Appendicitis is a painful swelling of the appendix. A medical emergency, you must seek help right away to remove the appendix before it bursts.
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Gout - Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful. It usually affects one joint at a time, often the big toe joint.
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Acute pancreatitis - Acute pancreatitis is the swelling of the pancreas, which appears with a severe and sudden abdominal pain.
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Broken ribs - Broken ribs are extremely painful. There's often a strong pain in your chest area, particularly when you breathe in.
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Elbow dislocation - A complete elbow dislocation is extremely painful and very obvious. The arm will look deformed, and it may also present an odd twist at the elbow.
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Ruptured Achilles tendon - The Achilles is the thickest tendon in the body, and when it ruptures it can cause an unbearable amount of pain.
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Collapsed lung - A collapsed lung occurs when air enters the area between the lung and chest wall. Extremely painful, it requires immediate care.