Category: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Collapsed Disc may occur when intervertebral discs of the spine suffer a loss of overall disc height from degeneration through aging or injury. Discs act as natural shock absorbers in the spine, so when they are damaged, they can cause Read more

Facet Joints Arthritis (FA) is a degenerative painful, synovial joint arthritic condition of the facet joints. These joints allow for bending, twisting, and alignment of the spine. The spinal nerves come off the spinal cord between the vertebra and the facet Read more

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 Read more

Sleeping Disorders/Sleeping is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it.  Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times is as essential to survival as food and water.  Without Read more

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or from an object that pierces the skull and enters the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head Read more

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 Read more

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a movement disorder of the nervous system that worsens over time. As nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain weaken or are damaged or die, people may begin to notice problems with movement, tremor, stiffness Read more

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 Read more

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a complex and challenging brain disorder. It is complex because it affects many parts of the brain in ways that scientists are trying to understand more fully. It is challenging because its many possible symptoms Read more

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes nerve cells (called neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die. The disease, which gets worse over time, attacks motor control regions of the brain (those involved Read more