THE IMPACT ON SOCIETY It is estimated that about 80 percent of people around the world suffer from neck and back pain at some point of their lives. Neck and back pain can be due to lifestyle related poor posture, degenerative spine changes, muscular ...

With a worldwide aging demographic patterns, it is a well-known phenomenon that many people around the world are suffering from the problem of knee pain and arthritis in knee. Knee pain due to degenerative osteoarthritis, also known as “wear and...

Adolescent Scoliosis is a structural three dimensional curvature (C or S shaped) of the spine that occurs at or near the onset of puberty for which no cause has officially been proven. Studies have been done for different probable causes (genetic, br...

Introduction Pain located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from any problem in the neck, such as: * degeneration ( also known as spondylosis), * neck strain, * whiplash, injury (car accident or a fall) * herniated disc (a...

Hard truths for patients with diabetes: sweetened drinks are not the only things to avoid! In diabetes, the blood sugar goes much higher than normal, and that causes damage to their kidneys, nerves, heart and brain. Most people understand that if one...

Introduction A migraine is a specific type of headache. Classic migraines usually begin in childhood and get better or worse with age. They are classified according to the symptoms they produce. Two common types of migraines include migraine with aur...

Introduction Trigger finger is known medically as stenosing tenosynovitis. One of your fingers or your thumb gets stuck in a bent position, then straightens with a snapping motion. Trigger finger is not a dangerous condition, but can become quite pai...

Introduction Symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis may begin affecting individuals as young as 10 years old, although the disease usually peaks around the age of 28. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that usually involves the joints between your spin...

Introduction Osteoarthrosis, osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease can be used interchangeably as terms for a disorder that causes cartilage degeneration within joints, which cause joint pain and damage. It is a common rheumatologic disorder ...