All Entries in the "Bones, Joints and Muscles" Category
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder syndrome – a set back to life
As a consequence of going through a horrifying event, a few persons grow a vivid emotional circumstance addressed post traumatic stress disorder syndrome or PTSD.
Types of Scoliosis- the backbone malady
Scoliosis is a medical condition in which the arch of backbone turns to one side and patient has difficulty in locomotion. The disease remains undiagnosed frequently.
Osteoporosis- Jinx that never breaks
Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that causes deprivation of the calcium and phosphate salts. The bones become brittle gradually less dense and your bones lose denseness gets brittle and will break easily.
Handling Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a very painful disease related to the joints of the body. The white cells lose their balance and begin to attack the healthy tissues that surround the cartilage. This creates inflammation and pain and at later stages other bigger complications.
Advancement in technology for limb loss cases
Amniotic banding is a accident where a tiny fiber that supports the structure of the growing fetus inside the mother’s womb breaks and wraps around a limb in the baby’s body creating a deformation or malformation of one of the limbs of the baby in the early stages of pregnancy.
Anatomy of Femoral Neck and fracture
Femoral neck is that region which connects the shaft of a femur (thigh bone) to its round head to fit into a hip joint. A femoral neck can be potentially weak due to the relatively small area of cross-section and the cancellous bone which is just a sponge like bone tissue.
Meaning of Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis is the Latin term for a very common disorder called the grave muscle weakness. This disease is considered to be an autoimmune disorder and it is very common. Many studies have been done to try and find the causes and treatments for this specific disorder.
Understanding sciatica pain
Sciatica is the description of a condition caused by the compression of the nerves on the lower back due to wrong position or due to accident. This condition can be extremely painful and the patient needs to take a lot of care of his back. The pain related to sciatica is generally characterized by throbbing and constant pain in the lower back or in the legs accompanied by numbness, tingling and weakness as well.
