Brailsford Disease

Brailsford disease, also known as Idiopathic Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy, is a condition characterized by the abnormal growth of bone and soft tissue around the head of the radius bone in the forearm. The exact cause of Brailsford disease is unknown, but it is believed to be related to an underlying medical condition such as lung cancer … [Read more…]

Ahlback Disease

Ahlback disease is a degenerative disease that affects the knee joint. It is named after the Swedish orthopedic surgeon Sven Ahlback, who first described the condition in the 1960s. Ahlback disease is also known as osteonecrosis of the knee or subchondral bone attrition. The knee joint is made up of several structures, including the bones, … [Read more…]

Spondylodiscitis – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Spondylodiscitis, (rare plural: spondylodiscitis) also referred to as discitis-osteomyelitis, is characterized by an infection involving the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae. Facet arthropathy is a degenerative condition that affects the spine. The spine is made up of segments of vertebrae running along the spinal column. Between each vertebra are two facet joints. The facet joints along the … [Read more…]

Spinal Cord Injury – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Spinal Cord Injury/A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function, such as mobility and/or feeling. Frequent causes of spinal cord injuries are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, etc.) or disease (polio, spina bifida, Friedreich’s ataxia, etc.). Until World War II, a serious spinal cord injury (SCI) usually meant certain death. Anyone who survived … [Read more…]

Pain – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Pain is an unpleasant signal to us that something hurts.  It is a complex experience-and differs greatly from individual to individual, even between those with similar injuries and/or illnesses.  Pain can be very light, almost unnoticeable, or explosive.  Some people experience pain as pricking, tingling, stinging, burning, shooting, aching, or electricity.  Pain warns us that … [Read more…]