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 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…]
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 pain. Weakened or torn annulus fibrosus can cause discs to bulge or become herniated. This … [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 joints. At the front, the vertebra rests on a spongy contained disc while at the … [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 the spinal column. Between each vertebra are two facet joints. The facet joints along the … [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 sleep you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn … [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 result in a TBI. Some types of TBI can cause temporary or short-term problems with … [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 War II, a serious spinal cord injury (SCI) usually meant certain death. Anyone who survived … [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 in the limbs or the trunk of the body, or impaired balance. As these symptoms … [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 experience pain as pricking, tingling, stinging, burning, shooting, aching, or electricity. Pain warns us that … [Read more…]