Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis, Exercise, Advices

Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis/Cervical spondylosis is a generalized disease process affecting all levels of the cervical spine. Cervical spondylosis encompasses a sequence of degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs, osteophytosis of the vertebral bodies, hypertrophy of the facets and laminal arches, and ligamentous and segmental instability. The natural history of cervical spondylosis is associated with the aging process. Senescent and … [Read more…]

Low Back Pain; Cold Weather Increasing Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

Low back pain

Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Low back pain may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks), sub-chronic (6 to 12 weeks), or chronic (more than 12 weeks). The condition may be further classified by … [Read more…]

Fibromyalgia, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Fibromyalgia is a common condition characterized by abnormal central nervous system sensitivity to external stimuli. It affects between 2 and 8% of the total population, with a strong female predominance. The most recognizable clinical feature associated with fibromyalgia is widespread pain and tenderness throughout multiple regions of the body, in the absence of pathology at … [Read more…]

Cervical Myelopathy; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Cervical myelopathy

Cervical myelopathy occurs when the spinal cord is compressed. Spinal cord compression can cause neurologic symptoms – such as pain, numbness, or difficulty walking. Your spinal cord is the conduit that enables communication between your brain and body. The spinal cord begins at the base of the brain and ends at the first lumbar vertebra … [Read more…]

Scoliosis; Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

scoliosis

Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person’s spine has a sideways curve. The curve is usually “S”or “C”-shaped. In some the degree of curve is stable while in others, it increases over time. Mild scoliosis does not typically cause problems, while severe cases can interfere with breathing. Typically, no pain is present. The cause of most cases is unknown, but is … [Read more…]

Multiple Joints Pain – Types, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

Multiple joints pain

Multiple joints pain or polyarthralgia is defined as aches in the joints, joint pains, arthralgia of multiple joints, and multiple joint pain. Polyarthritis is the word usually used to describe pain affecting five or more joints, while a patient with 2 to 4 joints involved would be said to have the oligoarticular disease. Polyarthralgia is … [Read more…]

Rheumatic Diseases; Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rheumatic Diseases

Rheumatic Diseases is an umbrella term for conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints and/or connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology. The term “rheumatism”, however, does not designate any specific disorder but covers at least 200 different conditions. Sources dealing with rheumatism tend to focus on arthritis, but “rheumatism” may also refer to … [Read more…]

Ankylosing Spondylitis; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis  (Bechterew’s disease or Marie Struempell disease as it is also known) (AS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory arthropathy or seronegative spondyloarthropathy or inflammatory form of arthritis that causes vertebrae in the spine to fuse together. This limits flexibility in the spine and may cause a person to have a hunched-forward posture. It is a … [Read more…]

Lumbago; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Lumbago /Backache

Lumbago is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Low back pain may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks), sub-chronic (6 to 12 weeks), or chronic (more than 12 weeks). The condition may be further classified by the underlying cause … [Read more…]

PLID – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

plid

PLID (Prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc) is one of the most common, chronic lumbar vertebral column diseases of elderly people leading to back pain, low back pain, sciatica, quadra equines syndromes, radicular pain, and subsequently neurological deficit due to nerve root compression that leads to radiating pain up to whole lower limb. [rx,rx,rx] The lumbar intervertebral … [Read more…]