Articles:Lumbago and lower back painLumbago is a back pain which affects 80% of the world population at some time or and is therefore the the most common of back pain problems and it is thought to be responsible for the majority of cases of sick leave to lumbago back pain. The back pain can be acute, subacute or chronic, anging from mild to severe and lasting fo short to long duratio...
16/06/2010Non specific low back painThe lower back is made up from muscles that attach to and surround the spine, in what is referred to as the lumbosacral area. The spine is made up of many bones called vertebrae. The varies attachments can place stress on the vertebrae which are roughly circular and irregular shaped bones separated by a 'disc'. The discs between the vertebrae are c...
15/06/2010Osteoporosis and back painBack Pain occurs in sufferers of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a medical condition significant for the reduction in bone mass that results from it, the bones of sufferers of osteoporosis become weaker and more brittle. The bones are less able to cope with everyday strains and pressure and back pain materialises with risk of bone fracture being incr...
14/06/2010Ankylosing spondylitis and back painAnkylosing spondylitis is considered by the medical profession to be a very serious spinal and back pain condition. Each person will experience it in a different way, but it is always associated with back pain of differing degrees.
Surgery is only indicated if there is nerve damage as this will obviously exacerbate the pain.
Ankylosing spondyl...
11/06/2010Degenerative disc disease and back pain.Degenerative disc disease is a problem which afflicts many people and often they are unaware they have it, unless they have back pain. This is because there is not always back pain present with it. It can effect all ages, but when it happens in younger people back pain does seem to be associative. As this condition is really a part of the ageing pr...
10/06/2010Scoliosis and Back PainBack pain can occur due to Scoliosis of the spine, if the condition persists into adulthood and remains untreated and neglected. Scoliosis of the spine is relatively common, affecting approximately 2% of the general population. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, occasionally occurring with two bends producing an ‘S’ shaped spine. This is a...
08/06/2010FibromyalgiaFibromyalgia is chronic pain of muscle and connective tissue. It can be accompanied by heighted sensitivity to pressure, difficulty swallowing, sleep disturbance, joint stiffness, bowel and bladder problems,numbing and tingling, cognitive dysfunction, depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder and so the list goes on.
Often Fibromyalgia ...
14/05/2010Knee PainKnee replacements or Knee arthroplasty are done to alleviate the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. The procedure can be used for other knee related conditions, such as cartilage defects and ligament tears. Whatever the reason for having this procedure done it is unpleasant and is not without problems, including that it might not alleviate the...
12/05/2010Hip ReplacementsPain of the hip joint is a prominent symptom of arthritis. The hip joint tends to be associated with the back (and often can be confused with back problems if there is nerve impingement) when real hip pain is felt in the groin area, often being confused with ‘groin pull’, or a hernia, where pain symptoms might also radiate down towards the knees.<...
11/05/2010Flat Feet Or Fallen ArchesFlat feet or fallen arches is the common term used for a condition which the medical profession refers to as pes planus. It is where the whole sole of the foot is in complete or partly complete contact with the ground. Its believed that 20-30% of the world population suffer with this condtion., and unless the problem is caught early often the arch...
10/05/2010TendonitisTendonitis is an inflammation of tendon tissue of an acute nature. The most common cases are inflammation of the Achilles or Patellar tendon. Tendonitis is accompanied by stiffness to the whole of the joint area around the tendon, with heat, redness and swelling and in acutely stressful phases also has associated pain. If the symptoms last for a mo...
04/05/2010Spinal StenosisSpinal stenosis can be a severly debilitating medical condition, where the spinal canal, through which the spinal cord travels becomes narrow to the point whereby it compresses upon the nerves. It normally happens through degeneration associated with ageing, but it can also be congenital, which leaves a natural predisposition to the condition occur...
30/04/2010Plantar FascitisPlantar Fascitis is the medical term for inflammation of the plantar fascitis in the foot.
This is a thick band of fibrous connectvie tissue which extends for the calcaneous of the foot through to the five toes. It happens through work related weight bearing, obesity and the wearing of badly supporting footwear.
The pain is worst with t...
26/04/2010Tennis ElbowTennis elbow is sometimes referred to as shooters elbow and archers elbow. Noticeably the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender. Its a condition which is associated with the playing of racquet sports, but it is an injury which anyone can sustain through straining the elbow joint.
Pain on the outer part of elbow
Tendern...
26/04/2010Frozen ShoulderA Frozen Shoulder is medically known as Adhesive capsulitis. It is a disorder of the the shoulder capsule and the glenohumeral joint, which is the tissue surrounding the capsule. Its symptoms are of stiffness and inflammation. Over time scar tissue builds up around the abnormality causing adhesions and severely restricting movement, resulting often...
23/04/2010Carpal Tunnel SyndromeIt is not known why Carpel Tunnel Syndrome occurs. It is described as a painful disorder resulting from the compression of the median nerve, which passes through an area of the wrist known as the carpal tunnel or canal (flanked on three sides by bone and on the fourth side by the transverse carpal ligament). The compression can happen due to a nat...
22/04/2010Do You Suffer with Back PainAre you one of the millions of people in the world who on and off or even constantly has an achy niggling or extremely painful back. Do you go to bed in pain, hoping to ease it by resting, only to find yourself tossing and turning because you cannot relax and then wake up stiff in the morning, taking ages to get moving. You could be only 30 years o...
19/04/2010Dealing with monthly painWhat Is Period Pain?
Period pain is something that affects a great many women and can be extremely painful and uncomfortable. This pain, in extreme cases, can resemble the same pain that a woman might feel during labour.
Contractions in the womb or uterus nearly always accompany a woman’s menstrual cycle. The contractions occur a...
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