Calcaneal Apophysitis /Sever’s Disease another name known as calcaneal apophysitis is an inflammation of the growth plate in the heel of growing children, typically adolescents. The condition presents as pain in the heel and is caused by repetitive stress to the heel and is thus particularly common in active children. Sever’s Disease or calcaneal apophysitis, is… Continue reading Calcaneal Apophysitis; Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Category: Degenerative Spine Care
Sexual Malfunction; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Sexual Malfunction (or sexual malfunction or sexual disorder) is difficulty experienced by an individual or a couple during any stage of normal sexual activity, including physical pleasure, desire, preference, arousal or orgasm. According to the DSM-5, sexual dysfunction requires a person to feel extreme distress and interpersonal strain for a minimum of 6 months (excluding substance or medication-induced sexual dysfunction). Sexual dysfunctions can have a profound impact… Continue reading Sexual Malfunction; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Plantar Heel Pain; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Plantar Heel Pain is a disorder that results in pain in the heel and bottom of the foot. The pain is usually most severe with the first steps of the day or following a period of rest. Pain is also frequently brought on by bending the foot and toes up towards the shin and may be… Continue reading Plantar Heel Pain; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Bunion; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Bunion is a common deformity of the joint connecting the big toe to the foot. It is characterized by the first metatarsal bone deviating toward the midline of the body and the big toe deviating away from the midline of the body. This is often erroneously described as an enlargement of the metatarsal bone or tissue around the metatarsophalangeal joint. A similar condition of the little toe… Continue reading Bunion; Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Chronic Neck Pain; Causes, Symptom, Treatment
Chronic Neck Pain/ Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the cervical spine that affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs of the neck (in the form of, for example, disk herniation and spur formation), as well as the contents of the spinal canal (nerve roots and/or spinal cord). Some authors also include the… Continue reading Chronic Neck Pain; Causes, Symptom, Treatment
Neck Arthritis; Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Neck Arthritis/ Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the cervical spine that affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral disks of the neck (in the form of, for example, disk herniation and spur formation), as well as the contents of the spinal canal (nerve roots and/or spinal cord). Some authors also include the degenerative… Continue reading Neck Arthritis; Causes, Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Cervical Osteoarthritis; Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Cervical Osteoarthritis/ Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the cervical spine that affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs of the neck (in the form of, for example, disk herniation and spur formation), as well as the contents of the spinal canal (nerve roots and/or spinal cord). Some authors also include the degenerative… Continue reading Cervical Osteoarthritis; Symptom, Diagnosis, Treatment
Apophysitis of Tibial Tubercle; Symptoms, Test, Treatment
Apophysitis of Tibial Tubercle/Osgood Schlatter disease occurs most often in children who participate in sports that involve running, jumping and swift changes of direction- such as soccer, basketball, figure skating, and ballet. It is an inflammation of the area just below the knee where the tendon from the kneecap (patellar tendon) attaches to the shinbone… Continue reading Apophysitis of Tibial Tubercle; Symptoms, Test, Treatment
IT Band Syndrome; Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
IT Band Syndrome is a common condition which usually presents as pain on the outer side of the knee. The IT Band is a thick band of connective tissue that crosses the hip joint and extends down the outer thigh and attaches just below the outer side of the knee. IT Band syndrome is caused… Continue reading IT Band Syndrome; Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome; Symptoms, Treatment
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome is a common condition which usually presents as pain on the outer side of the knee. The IT Band is a thick band of connective tissue that crosses the hip joint and extends down the outer thigh and attaches just below the outer side of the knee. IT Band syndrome is… Continue reading Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome; Symptoms, Treatment