Bell’s Palsy – Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Bell’s palsy is an idiopathic, acute, unilateral paresis or paralysis of the face in a pattern consistent with peripheral facial nerve dysfunction, and may be partial or complete, occurring with equal frequency on the right and left sides of the face. There is evidence that Bell’s palsy is caused by herpes viruses. Additional symptoms of… Continue reading Bell’s Palsy – Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

PLID – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

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… Continue reading PLID – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common median nerve compression syndrome and the most common peripheral mononeuropathy. The clinical syndrome is diagnosed by history and physical examination. Electrodiagnostic testing is the objective method used to measure median nerve dysfunction at the wrist and confirm the clinical diagnosis of CTS. Neuromuscular ultrasound imaging of the carpal… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment

Frozen Shoulder; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Frozen shoulder is an extremely painful and debilitating condition leading to stiffness and disability. It typically occurs in the fifth and sixth decades of life, thus affecting individuals of working age. The disability resulting from this condition has a considerable economic impact on affected individuals and society. Frozen shoulder can be either primary (idiopathic) or… Continue reading Frozen Shoulder; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Spinal Disc Herniation; Cause, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment

Lumbar disc herniation is a common condition that frequently affects the spine in young and middle-aged patients.1,5,11 The lumbar intervertebral disc is a complex structure composed of collagen, proteoglycans, and sparse fibrochondrocytic cells that serve to dissipate forces exerted on the spine. As part of the normal aging process, the disc fibrochondrocytes can undergo senescence, and… Continue reading Spinal Disc Herniation; Cause, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment