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16th September 2009
For people of forty-five or younger low back pain syndromes are the major cause of activity limitation in the industrialised societies of the west. Defining what a chronic syndrome has been agreed that any condition lasting longer than the expected time o... Read >
Author: David Ravech10th September 2009
If you are suffering from back pain caused by simple muscle strains, your pain may be due to simple muscle spasms. If treated properly and with the right medication, the muscle strain causing you discomfort can be treated in just a few weeks.
However, ... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson10th September 2009
If you are suffering from back pain caused by simple muscle strains, your pain may be due to simple muscle spasms. If treated properly and with the right medication, the muscle strain causing you discomfort can be treated in just a few weeks.
However, ... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson15th May 2009
Quadriceps tendon ruptures are not common and mostly occur in people who are older than forty years of age. It is much more common in patients with various diseases and who have had degenerative changes in the extensor mechanism of the knee. Ruptures typi... Read >
Author: David Ravech02nd April 2009
More than a third of the world's population has arthritis, inflammation of joints and other chronic joint problems. Cases have nearly doubled in the last 20 years and this condition affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men. Currently there is an epidemic of ov... Read >
Author: Gen Wright27th March 2009
As we get older, back and neck pain becomes more common. Our bodies change. And once routine tasks can become painful. Unfortunately, pain in the back and neck not only affects our physical health. But it can disrupt work, exercise, and other daily acti... Read >
Author: Kris Bickell18th November 2008
How Physiotherapists Treat Neck Pain from Cervical Disc Prolapse
by Jonathan Blood-Smyth
A prolapsed disc or injury to the nerve exit foramen in the neck can give very severe neck and arm pain known as cervical radiculopathy. The sixth cervical nerve ... Read >
Author: David Ravech24th September 2008
Kienbock's illness is also known as avascular necrosis. Kienbock's illness is a condition in which one of the little bones of the wrist loses its blood supply and dies, causing pain and hardness with wrist movement. In the late stages of the disease, the ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen09th 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 Cohen28th July 2008
Cataract is not a problem as it once was. For most people with poor vision from cataract, the prospects of regaining good vision and resuming normal daily activities are excellent. Our facility is oriented towards providing low-stress patient-friendly car... Read >
Author: Rick Hutch25th July 2008
Until now, research from the National Eye Institute and others has shown benefit to taking macular degeneration supplements only after you've developed dry macular degeneration, but before you develop wet macular degeneration.
But a study in the June 20... Read >
Author: Paul Krawitz22nd July 2008
All vertebrates need cholesterol to sustain health of the outer membrane cells. It circulates in the blood to settle in body tissues and blood plasma in forms of fatty lipids (steroids) and alcohol. Cholesterol is maintained to balanced levels that must n... Read >
Author: Jan Richards18th June 2008
You may hear someone complain of being diagnosed with templar arthritis and have wondered how this is possible. After all, the only joint in the temple itself is the fused type composed of skull bones. Most likely, this person is complaining of a conditio... Read >
01st 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: peterhutch23rd February 2008
In declaring obesity a disease the NIB signaled a new approach toward obesity. Medical experts no longer regard being obese as a simple failure of will power. Instead, obesity is considered a chronic disease, such as hypertension or diabetes. In 1994 weig... Read >
Author: David Jones18th February 2008
What is this condition?
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is an ongoing process that breaks down cartilage around a bone, then causes new bone to grow around and under the affected joint. It usually occurs in the hips and knees. Osteo... Read >
Author: David Jones06th 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 VanDijk03rd July 2007
by Leslie McKerns
In treating acute or chronic pain, it has long been accepted that physicians had two basic options to alleviate suffering: surgery or pain medication. Now there is a third option--pain alleviating, non-invasive pain management proce... Read >
Author: McKerns Development06th May 2007
Any problem in your neck is potentially serious because it connects your head to your body, and the structures within it are necessary for life. Cervical stenosis occurs when the spinal cord or spinal nerves are compressed due to narrowing in the seven v... 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 May 2007
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the spinal cord and/or on spinal nerves as they leave the spine. Compression of the nerve interferes with communication between the brain and the body, and results in sensory problem... Read >
Author: Egalthan30th April 2007
Boomers, who account for a quarter of the U.S. population, tend to have more active lifestyles than previous generations. They are as active now as they were when they were younger. But now Boomers are living with chronic low back pain, herniated discs or... Read >
Author: Robert Duvall07th March 2007
When was the last time your took a complete fitness test? By middle age, most
of us have had at least one fitness test as part of a medical check for a job
or life insurance policy. Many of us take the easy way out of judging our fitness
by ou... Read >
Author: Nicola Carr07th February 2007
Sunglass side shields protect your eyes from glare and bright light, and they're a terrific fashion accessory. But they also offer eye protection, shielding the eye from potentially damaging ultraviolet (UV) light. Experts say that even just short periods... Read >
Author: Dean Iggo28th December 2006
What is arthritis?
An inflammation of a body joint or its component tissues, accompanied by pain, soreness, and inflexibility in that area, which is basically a result of causes ranging from infection, distress, degenerative changes or metabolic disor... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne19th December 2006
Guggulu, commonly known as guggul in Hindi language, is very important and trustworthy herb in ayurvedic system of medicine. It is an important content of very famous ayurvedic classical medicines like yograj guggulu, kaishore guggul, triphala guggul, cha... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne18th December 2006
What is it?
Degenerative disc disease is a condition where the intervertebral discs change or deteriorate as we all age. Everyone over the age of 18, will be subject to some sort of degenerative changes in their spine. With our discs, these changes are ... Read >
Author: Zach Girthoffer, PT31st July 2006
Selenium Mechanisms Against Cancer
From the office of Dr. Laurence Magne, author of www.cancer-free-for-life.com
Selenium activates an enzyme in the body that protects against the formation of free radicals—those loose molecular cannons that can damag... Read >
Author: Dr Laurence Magne20th February 2006
What is Arthritis
Arthritis is all too well known by most of us as a source of discomfort and pain. There are different forms of arthritis, however, with distinctive symptoms and prognosis.Osteoarthritis(OA)/arthrosis is a disease mainly characterized... Read >
Author: star herb14th February 2006
The most common medical complaints are that of back pain. On a positive note, back pain episodes usually diminish within a few weeks if caused from muscle strain. Unfortunately, a backache can be among the most difficult and frustrating problems for pat... Read >
Author: David Chandler
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