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23rd September 2009
Studies show that women suffer severe headache or migraine three times more often than men. It is in fact a considerable problem raised in the US and Canada.
One might wonder how can this greatly affect and have an impact on health care. The correlatio... Read >
Author: Dr Ross Carter22nd September 2009
It is a universal misconception that neck tenderness is linked to abnormal cervical spine curve(lordosis or scoliosis). However, the largely normal causes of neck bother are twist and strain. It is imperative to distinguish involving the two in order to a... Read >
Author: taboodb17th September 2009
Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint for which people seek information and health assistance. It may be due to an intrinsic shoulder problem or be referred from other structures such as the cervical spine (the neck), the diaphr... Read >
Author: SEO Consulting06th September 2009
The best place to start in managing your neck pain is to determine the root of your pain. Even though it won't make your neck stop hurting to find out why it is hurting, it's the first step to recovery because you won't do that (whatever caused it) again.... Read >
Author: petersonbran06th September 2009
The best place to start in managing your neck pain is to determine the root of your pain. Even though it won't make your neck stop hurting to find out why it is hurting, it's the first step to recovery because you won't do that (whatever caused it) again.... Read >
Author: petersonbran26th August 2009
We asked Expert Author Dr. Gregg D. Rubinstein: What exactly do chiropractor's treat?
Chiropractic is about total health and wellness. Wellness includes the whole body. It is not just about back pain and neck pain in my office. People think of chiropra... Read >
Author: Yodle01st August 2009
Erb’s palsy is a condition that results from damage to the brachial plexus, the network of nerves that controls the arms, fingers and hands.
While the condition can occasionally occur from injury during childhood, the most common cause is birth inju... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry28th June 2009
When you decide to give your shar pei the training he needs, begin as soon as you can. Puppies start learning the moment they are home; so get their brains going on the good stuff! But what is good with training is that it is never too early, but also nev... Read >
Author: Richard Cussons28th June 2009
Easily inflamed and very reactive to both unusual or in time to normal stresses on the neck, the facet joints generate symptoms in a variety of areas. Local tender areas and more widespread aching can occur in the upper arm, shoulder blade and shoulder ar... Read >
Author: David Ravech12th June 2009
Have you experienced a lower back pain that doesn’t seem to go away no matter how much stretching you do? It seems as if you carry the weight of a monstrous beast in your back. You find it hard to walk, bend, twist or even just stand straight and the th... Read >
Author: John Adison09th June 2009
Just as one leading Asheville chiropractor brings patients and well-being together, the atlas bone, when properly balanced with the cervical spine and center of the skull, contributes to proper biomechanical balance and unimpaired brain to body communicat... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer15th May 2009
Several good designs are pending for bedding products like pillows and mattress pillow tops made from viscoelastic foam that has high air flow and employ support cores in the product design. This is for people for whom current pillows and tops may be "too... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer12th May 2009
Suffering injuries in an accident can indeed be a devastating experience. An accident victim not only suffers physically but also emotionally. One has to spend a huge amount of money for medical expenses. Not to mention the emotional trauma post accident.... Read >
Author: Sadhana27th April 2009
So, what's that thing called a cervical disk or a lumbar disk? For point of anatomy, the spine is divided in cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine.
The thoracic spine is your higher back, and it extends from T1 (thoracic one) to T12 (thoracic ... Read >
Author: backmd27th March 2009
Upper back pain is far less common than lower back pain. But it can still be very painful and frustrating. Usually the cause is some type of muscular irritation. However, herniated discs or other structural injuries can also lead to pain in the upper... Read >
Author: Kris Bickell13th March 2009
Wobblers Syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects several large breed dogs, but is especially common in Dobermans and Great Danes. The medical term for Wobblers is Cervical Spondylopathy or Cervical Vertebral Instability or CVI. It is caused by a ... Read >
Author: Joseph M. Sabol28th February 2009
If you suffer whiplash injuries, all your worries will be taken care of by medical and legal advisors. Whiplash injuries are injuries caused by the sudden and unexpected movement of the neck or head during a road accident. It affects the soft tissues of t... Read >
Author: Lindsay Nolan30th January 2009
Cervical Spondylosis
With the increase in number of professionals who sit for hours together doing desk work or sitting for hours in front of the computer and call center jobs which requires continuous sitting in one posture the number of people suffer... Read >
Author: Celly Dunk21st January 2009
Cervical Spondylosis
With the increase in number of professionals who sit for hours together doing desk work or sitting for hours in front of the computer and call center jobs which requires continuous sitting in one posture the number of people suffer... Read >
Author: Celly Dunk16th January 2009
Did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is affected by several conditions, not just from over-use? The different causes can stem from doing highly repetitive jobs that require using the arms and wrists, however, other causes such as birth control ... Read >
Author: drjamesroman16th January 2009
Did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is affected by several conditions, not just from over-use? The different causes can stem from doing highly repetitive jobs that require using the arms and wrists, however, other causes such as birth control ... Read >
Author: drjamesroman16th January 2009
Did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is affected by several conditions, not just from over-use? The different causes can stem from doing highly repetitive jobs that require using the arms and wrists, however, other causes such as birth control ... Read >
Author: drjamesroman16th January 2009
Did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is affected by several conditions, not just from over-use? The different causes can stem from doing highly repetitive jobs that require using the arms and wrists, however, other causes such as birth control ... Read >
Author: drjamesroman09th January 2009
Many people suffer from muscle stress causing them to stiffen and become sore. Surprisingly these people work at desks throughout the day, and therefore consider themselves to be shielded from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). What they fail to realize is... Read >
Author: Luna09th January 2009
There are many people who frequently suffer from headaches, even on a daily basis. Many feel this is “normal.” In fact, when they come in for treatment, they may not even bring it up and only after asking if they have headaches, do they then discuss... Read >
Author: drjamesroman09th January 2009
There are many people who frequently suffer from headaches, even on a daily basis. Many feel this is “normal.” In fact, when they come in for treatment, they may not even bring it up and only after asking if they have headaches, do they then discuss... Read >
Author: drjamesroman01st December 2008
It is a common misconception that neck pain is related to abnormal cervical spine curvature. However, the most common causes of this common ailment are sprain (injury to the ligaments of the spine) and strain (injury to the spinal muscles). It is importan... Read >
Author: Michael Tasker06th October 2008
Although back pain is often caused by an injury to one or more of the structures of the back, it may have another cause. Factors that increase your risk for back pain and injury include getting older, having a family history of back pain, sitting for ... Read >
Author: vishal06th October 2008
by Jonathan Blood-Smyth
Neck pain is a very common symptom and one for which many people consult a physiotherapist. Initially in the subjective examination the physio will want to know how the pain came on and how long ago. Some people can recall a par... Read >
Author: David Ravech09th September 2008
Hallervorden-Spatz disease is an inherited, degenerative disease that usually begins in childhood and involves progressive muscle rigidity, weakness, and movement disorder. The disease can be familial or sporadic. When familial, it is inherited recessivel... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen05th September 2008
Whiplash is a sudden movement/jolt to the body or head. Whiplash is notoriously known as being the most common injury that you can sustain after suffering from a road traffic accident.
Although road traffic accidents are the most common cause of whipl... Read >
Author: Helen03rd September 2008
Whiplash is a sudden movement/jolt to the body or head. Whiplash is notoriously known as being the most common injury that you can sustain after suffering from a road traffic accident.
Although road traffic accidents are the most common cause of whipl... Read >
Author: Helen17th August 2008
Spinal cord injury occurs when physical damage is inflicted in the spinal making it unable to send signal from the brain. These injuries occur in approximately 12,000 to 15,000 people per year in the U.S. About 10,000 of these people are permanently paral... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group11th July 2008
Quadriplegia : is when a person has a spinal cord injury above the first thoracic vertebra, paralysis usually affects the cervical spinal nerves resulting in paralysis of all four limbs. In addition to the arms and legs being paralyzed, the abdominal and ... Read >
Author: peterhutch10th July 2008
Most people will experience neck pain at some point in their lives. Neck pain can be acute, meaning it lasts a few hours to a few weeks, or it can be chronic. Neck pain that lasts several weeks or longer is considered chronic neck pain.
The neck (cervi... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th June 2008
"Congenital" means a condition which is present at the birth. The congenital torticollis occurs or little time after to the birth. This is known as a torticollis muscular congenital. The congenital torticollis occurs when the muscle of neck to the top whi... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen25th June 2008
"Congenital" means a condition which is present at the birth. The congenital torticollis occurs or little time after to the birth. This is known as a torticollis muscular congenital. The congenital torticollis occurs when the muscle of neck to the top whi... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen11th June 2008
There are many different terms used to describe spinal disc pathology and associated pain, such as “herniated disc”, “pinched nerve”, and “bulging disc”, and all are used differently by individual healthcare practitioners. Unfortunately, there... Read >
Author: peterhutch11th June 2008
There are many types of back pain. Upper back and neck pain is just one of many. As many of us know, this can happen to anyone at anytime. Neck and upper back pain is just as painful and as troublesome as lower back pain.
Many times an injury or strain... Read >
Author: Robert Lavoie01st May 2008
The thoracic spine is composed of 12 vertebra. It is continuous with the cervical spine above and the cervical spine below. The thoracic spine is connected bilaterally to the ribs. These connections add great stability to the thoracic spine. The spinal co... Read >
Author: peterhutch29th April 2008
The neck (cervical spine) is composed of vertebrae that begin in the upper torso and end at the base of the skull. The bony vertebrae along with the ligaments (which are comparable to thick rubber bands) provide stability to the spine. The muscles allow f... Read >
Author: peterhutch01st April 2008
With the increase in number of professionals who sit for hours together doing desk work or sitting for hours in front of the computer and call center jobs which requires continuous sitting in one posture the number of people suffering with cervical spon... Read >
Author: peterhutch06th February 2008
Are you suffering from neck and shoulder pain? You are not alone.
Millions of people are suffering from neck pain due to bad posture, car accident and degenerative changes of the disc. Neck pain is almost as common as back pain in the United States. T... Read >
Author: Jason VanDijk14th November 2007
Paralysis describes the loss of muscle function, which leads to loss of feeling in the affected area. Paralysis can be complete, partial and affect either one or both sides of the body. Paralysis can be extremely difficult to come to terms with; your ever... Read >
Author: Helen21st September 2007
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Prestige disc implant device to treat degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine. Medtronic has created the first artificial disc for insertion into the neck to allow a larger degree of movement than ... Read >
Author: EmpoweredD25th July 2007
Chiropractors aim to provide treatment for conditions related to joints bones and muscles. They perform 'adjustments,' usually manually, to help correct various physical problems. By treating these conditions, the symptoms and painful effects occurring th... Read >
Author: Alien03rd July 2007
GP, 18TH MAY 2001
Shoulder pain is one of the commoner complaints seen by GPs. The shoulder girdle itself comprises five separate joints: the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, subacromial, glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joints. Problems in any o... Read >
Author: Simon Moyes18th June 2007
The vertebrae are a series of bones connected to each other forming the neck, also known as the cervical spine. The spinal canal, which encloses the spinal cord, runs through the vertebrae. The spinal cord contains major nerves that allow arm and leg move... Read >
Author: Milos Pesic23rd May 2007
Everything there is about it is wrong. You either run or you walk. Jogging as a warm-up – NOT!; Jogging as a workout – NOT!! In my opinion jogging should be outlawed. Jogging is something the English invented and America adopted and eventually created... Read >
Author: Greg Alario06th May 2007
Both orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons are trained to do spinal surgery, and many doctors from both disciplines specialize in spinal surgery. The only difference between what they can do is that only neurosurgeons are trained to do procedures that in... Read >
Author: Egalthan06th May 2007
Spinal stenosis is narrowing of any of the vertebral openings that nerves go through. The narrowing compresses the nerve, and symptoms appear due to impaired nerve function. The spine is composed of approximately 33 interlocking bones, called vertebrae.... Read >
Author: Egalthan06th May 2007
Thoracic spinal stenosis is a condition in which the spinal cord or spinal nerves are compressed by narrowing of the spinal canal or the openings between vertebrae. The thoracic spine has some unique characteristics that make thoracic spinal stenosis a l... Read >
Author: Egalthan01st April 2007
THIS ARTICLE WAS TAKEN FROM Spinal Transplant from Cervical Spondylosis
Spinal Transplant - A Chinese Remedy - Remove Your Back Pain
Victims of chronic back pain were offered fresh hope with news of successful "spinal transplant" surgery. Spinal di... Read >
Author: Pratik Lalwani26th March 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Sue Bektas
Osteoarthritis, which is also called degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, is a disease that results from the breakdown and loss of cartilage in joints, like the knees, hips and wrists. The cartilage is a c... Read >
13th March 2007
What is Spondylosis?
Spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis) is a degenerative disorder that may cause loss of normal spinal structure and function. Although aging is the primary cause, the location and rate of degeneration is individual. The degenerati... Read >
Author: debbie shimadry07th February 2007
Neck arthritis is also known as cervical spondylosis and is a disorder that is the result of abnormal wear on the cartilage as well as bones of the neck with some amount of degeneration and mineral deposits being found in the cushions between the cervical... Read >
Author: John Ugoshowa31st July 2006
Copyright 2006 Kelly Robbins
Working in the healthcare industry is different than working in any other industry. In healthcare, you will usually work with people who are experiencing a pain - whether physical or mental. In addition to stopping that pai... Read >
Author: Kelly Robbins10th May 2006
A - Airway:
Secure the airway while taking precautions to stabilise the cervical spine (see Spinal Immobilisation), if indicated.
If the casualty were conscious, they would have assumed a position where they can comfortable breath. Any further inter... Read >
Author: george callender10th May 2006
Full Examination of Casualty
In first aid you are taught the ABC, a Health Care Professional will expand this sequence to ABCDEFGHI whilst doing a full assessment of a casualty. And use advanced interventions to preserve life, prevent deterioration and ... Read >
Author: george callender07th January 2006
Whiplash Compensation Claims Advice
Whiplash Compensation Claims
Advice
Whiplash Injury
is a sudden moderate to severe strain affecting the bones, discs, muscles,
nerves, or tendons of the neck, which is composed of seven small bones kno... Read >
Author: Julian Hall
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