Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL) is one of 2 cruciate ligaments which aids in stabilization of the knee joint. It is a strong band made of connective tissue and collagenous fibers that originate from the anteromedial aspect of the intercondylar Read More …
Category: Arthritis Pain
Facet joint Pain – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Facet joint Pain is a pathological process involving the failure of the synovial facet joints.[rx] Degenerative changes begin with cartilage degradation, leading to the formation of erosions and joint space narrowing, and eventually sclerosis of subchondral bone. Risk factors include advanced Read More …
Lumbosacral Facet Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treartment
Lumbosacral facet syndrome refers to a clinical condition consisting of various patient-reported symptoms, including mechanical back pain, radicular symptoms, and neurogenic claudication, secondary to either acute or subacute trauma, or secondary to the degenerative cascade affecting the posterior spinal elements. The facet Read More …
Reiter Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Reiter Syndrome/Reactive Arthritis (ReA) is inflammatory arthritis which manifests after several days to weeks after a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infection. It is also described as a classic triad of arthritis, urethritis and, conjunctivitis. However, a majority of patients do not Read More …
What Is Reactive Arthritis? Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
What Is Reactive Arthritis?/Reactive Arthritis (ReA) is inflammatory arthritis which manifests after several days to weeks after a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infection. It is also described as a classic triad of arthritis, urethritis and, conjunctivitis. However, a majority of patients Read More …
Reactive Arthritis – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Reactive Arthritis (ReA) is inflammatory arthritis which manifests after several days to weeks after a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infection. It is also described as a classic triad of arthritis, urethritis and, conjunctivitis. However, a majority of patients do not present Read More …
Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Sacroiliac Joint Arthritis/Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction or sacroiliitis are common terms used to describe the pain of the sacroiliac joint. It is usually caused by abnormal motion (i.e. hyper- or hypo-mobile) or malalignment of the sacroiliac joint. The joint can be Read More …
Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease, with multisystemic involvement. The disease has several phenotypes, with varying clinical presentations in patients ranging from mild mucocutaneous manifestations to multiorgan and severe central nervous system Read More …
Test Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Test Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease, with multisystemic involvement. The disease has several phenotypes, with varying clinical presentations in patients ranging from mild mucocutaneous manifestations to multiorgan and severe central nervous Read More …
Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease, with multisystemic involvement. The disease has several phenotypes, with varying clinical presentations in patients ranging from mild mucocutaneous manifestations to multiorgan and severe central nervous system Read More …
Causes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Causes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease, with multisystemic involvement. The disease has several phenotypes, with varying clinical presentations in patients ranging from mild mucocutaneous manifestations to multiorgan and severe central nervous system Read More …
Types of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Types of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease, with multisystemic involvement. The disease has several phenotypes, with varying clinical presentations in patients ranging from mild mucocutaneous manifestations to multiorgan and severe central nervous system Read More …