Category Archives: Orthopedics

Do you love to read, but find it hard to sit and open your favorite book, because of your back pain? Just can’t put that page-turner down? You don’t have to! For all you book lovers out there, despair not. Here are 5 reader-friendly tips for keepin...

The orthopedic system is the framework upon which our entire bodies are built. But, what happens when osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) happens? The body experiences impaired ability to create healthy bones, resulting in weak bones with high risk for fr...

If you suffer from mild arthritis pain in the morning, after exercising, or because of stress, chances are your body is experiencing inflammation. Factor in not enough sleep and a poor diet, and your pain symptoms can worsen! The good news is the r...

Swimming is a demanding sport. The upper extremities and shoulders are used for locomotion and demand above average range of motion and flexibility, while movements are performed in water, which is significantly more resistant than air. The resu...

A pain in the neck – this is the common idiom used in describing people, things and issues that give literal and figurative headaches. But when neck pain is actually a physical symptom related to sports activities, then it is a pain in the neck tha...

You cannot, unfortunately, do anything for your foot and ankle when a gout attack starts, because your body has to deal with its symptoms at its own pace. You can, fortunately, adopt several things to care for yourself at home during a gout flare....

What are steroid injections? Corticosteroids for arthritis (commonly known as steroids) are synthetic drugs that closely resemble cortisol, which is a hormone that your adrenal glands produce naturally. The steroids work by decreasing inflammati...

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Disc Disorder Despite advances in medical technology, diagnosing back pain from disc disorder can sometimes be a hit-and-miss. Fortunately, you can reduce confusion with the diagnostic process with these three u...

While muscle spasms can be prevented via several methods, the better approach is to know the causes behind them. Chronic back problem. This is the case with a stress fracture on the back, which has developed scar tissues after healing, wherein...

The knees are arguably one of the most important joints in the body, and injuries to these areas may significantly impact mobility and quality of life. The common injury to the knees is the meniscus tear, which should absolutely not be dismissed as...