What is Hamstring Injury or Strain? Hamstring injury is the common sports-related problems. A hamstring strain involves an over-stretch or a tear of one or more of the 3 hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus. Strains can vary from a mild tightening of …
Read More »Charcot Marie Tooth Disease – Types, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Charcot Marie Tooth Disease or CMT is named after the three neurologists who first described the condition in 1886. It is the most common inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 individuals. The other term commonly used to describe the condition is hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN). …
Read More »Otosclerosis – Pathophysiology, Complications, and Treatment
Overview of Otosclerosis Otosclerosis describes a condition of abnormal bone growth around one of the three small bones in the middle ear space called the stapes. When bone around the stapes hardens, the bone cannot move freely, which limits the ability to properly transmit sound. This results in hearing loss; …
Read More »Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) – Definition, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a severe bilateral chronic allergic inflammatory disease of the ocular surface. In most of the cases, the disease is limited to the tarsal conjunctiva and to the limbus. However, in the more severe cases, the cornea may be involved, leading to potentially sight threatening complications. …
Read More »Tinnitus – Overview, Types, Causes, and Treatment
Definition Tinnitus is a condition where the person has the perception of a constant ringing sensation within the ears without the presence of any actual external factors. The continuous discomfort in the ears can be in any form like buzzing, hissing, clicking etc. The feeling can either be temporary or …
Read More »Macular Edema or Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) – Overview
Definition Macular edema or Diabetic Macular Edema, is swelling or thickening of the eye’s macula, the part of your eye responsible for detailed, central vision. The macula is a very small area at the center of the retina a thin layer of light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the …
Read More »Vocal Cord Paralysis – Causes, Complications, and Treatment
Definition Vocal cord paralysis occurs when nerve impulses to your larynx get interrupted by a neurological condition or by damage to the nerves from trauma, tumor or infection. Not only can the paralysis affect your ability to speak, it can affect your breathing because your vocal cords also protect your …
Read More »Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) – Risk factors, Diagnosis and Treatment
What is Giant Cell Arteritis? Giant cell arteritis also called temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis is a disorder in which the lining of the large blood vessels in your head, and sometimes other parts of the body, become inflamed, which can narrow or completely block the affected arteries, compromising blood …
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