• Cancer
• Cardiovascular conditions (such as stroke, myocardial infarction)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Gout
• Diabetic neuropathy and ulcers
• Shingles and post-herpetic neuropathy
• Osteoporosis, spontaneous fractures, and spinal stenosis
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Pneumonia and influenza
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Urinary tract infection