Acromioclavicular joint injury

Have you ever landed on tip of your shoulder and faced the ongoing pain? Fair chances are that this pain is coming from the acromioclavicular joint. Injuries in and around the shoulder, including acromioclavicular joint injuries, occur most commonly in active or athletic young adults. The shoulder joint is the connecting point of the clavicle, […]
Fibromyalgia

What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is the disorder characterized by widely spread musculoskeletal pain usually accompanied by fatigue, sleep, mood and memory issues. Doctors believe that it boosts painful sensations by affecting the way your brain processes pain signals. Symptoms normally begin after a physical trauma, surgery, significant psychological stress or infection. In some cases, symptoms slowly […]
Concussion

What is concussion? A concussion is a traumatic injury of brain that affects the brain function. Effects are generally temporary but can cause headaches and concentration problem, memory, balance and coordination.Sometimes concussions cause you to lose consciousness, but rarely. It’s very much possible to have a concussion and not even realize it. The formal medical […]
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

What is Temporomandibular joint dysfunction? Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) behaves like a sliding hinge, joining your jawbone with your skull. TMJ disorders can cause pain in joints of jaw and in the muscle that controls the movement of jaw. The main cause of a person’s TMJ disorder is usually difficult to determine. Your pain might […]
Urinary Incontinence

The loss control over bladder is a common and really embarrassing problem. The severity varies from occasional leakage of urine when you sneeze or cough to having urinary urge that too so strong and sudden, even you cannot reach you toilet in time. Though it happens more with elderly people, urinary incontinence is not at […]
Osteoporosis

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis causes bones weakness; it makes the bone so weak that even mild stress can cause fracture. Such type of fracture mostly occurs in the spine, wrist or hip. Bone being a living tissue, constantly breaks down and replaced. It is the situation where creation of the new bone does not keep […]
Lymphedema

Lymphedema is swelling of your arms, legs, breast or torso. Generally, swelling due to extra fluid, built up in the tissue when the lymphatic system isn’t working well, usually because of the damaged of removed lymph nodes. It is simply the side effect of cancer treatment and which show after years. Causes It occurs […]
Shin Splints

What are Shin Splints? Shin pain or shin splints also known as tibial stress syndrome refers to pain & swelling down the front bone of your lower leg, called the tibia. The pain occurs from repeated stress on the shin bone (tibia) and the tissue that connects the muscle to the tibia. Anyone can suffer […]
Bimalleolar Fracture

What is a Bimalleolar Fracture / Broken Ankle? Ankle is one of the important joint, which also bears weight of the body. Ankle fractures are one of the common injuries due to various causes, ranging from accidents to sport injuries. Bimalleolar fracture is also known as Potts fractures. It is a type of ankle fracture, […]
Retrocalcaneal Bursitis

Retrocalcaneal bursitis is caused by the inflammation or swelling of the retrocalcaneal bursa, which is located between the anterior aspect of the Achilles tendon and the calcaneous bone (heel). Like the Achilles bursa, the retrocalcaneal bursa is located superior to the insertion of the Achilles tendon. A burse is a fluid filled sac that decreases […]