What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles. …
Read More »Spinal Stenosis – Symptoms, Complications and Diagnosis.
What is Spinal Stenosis? Spinal stenosis is a disorder that is caused by a narrowing of the spinal canal. This narrowing happens as a result of the degeneration of both the facet joints and the intervertebral discs. In this condition, bone spurs (also called osteophytes) grow into the spinal canal. …
Read More »Paranoia – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Preventions
What is Paranoia? Paranoia involves intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts often related to persecution, threat, or conspiracy. Paranoia occurs in many mental disorders but is most often present in psychotic disorders. Paranoia can become delusions when irrational thoughts and beliefs become so fixed that nothing (including contrary evidence) …
Read More »Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) – Causes, Treatment, and Prevention.
Overview of Spinal Cord Injury The spinal cord is very sensitive to injury. Unlike other parts of your body, the spinal cord does not have the ability to repair itself if it is damaged. A spinal cord injury occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord either from trauma, …
Read More »Hypertensive Heart Disease – Causes and treatments
Hypertensive Heart Disease – Definition Hypertensive heart disease is characterized by a firmly continuous high blood pressure in which the force of blood against the artery walls is too high. Continuous hypertension causes structural and functional abnormalities of the heart. This can also cause damage to the ventricular and arterial …
Read More »Clavicle Fracture – Causes, Diagnosis, Preventions
Overview – Clavicle fracture A clavicle fracture, also known as a broken collarbone, is a bone fracture of the clavicle. The clavicle is the bone that connects the breastplate (sternum) to the shoulder. It is a very solid bone that has a slight S-shape and can be easily seen in …
Read More »Pilonidal Cyst – Causes and Treatment
What is Pilonidal cyst? A pilonidal cyst is an abnormal pocket in the skin that usually contains hair and skin debris. A pilonidal cyst is almost always located near the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks. Pilonidal cysts usually occur when hair punctures the skin and …
Read More »Sweet Syndrome – Symptoms, complications, and Treatment.
Sweet syndrome – Overview Sweet syndrome is a rare condition that involves a painful rash, typically along with a fever. The rash erupts mostly on the skin of the arms, neck, head, and trunk. The cause of Sweet’s syndrome isn’t fully known, but there are several typical scenarios in which …
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