Way of understanding vitamin D deficiency
Like other nutrients vitamin D is very essential for our body. The great source of this vitamin is sunlight and every single cell of our body has vitamin D receptor. Besides animal source like fish and milk products also contain vitamin D also. According to health researchers, vitamin D produced from cholesterol when our skin […]
Know about Patellar Tendinitis
The patella or the kneecap is the small and freestanding bone that lies between the thighbone (femur) and the shin bone (tibia). Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper’s Knee) is an injury to the patellar tendon, due to undue stress on the knee joint. This injury is more common in sports people or athletes than in ordinary people. […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Many times patient complains about their tingling sensation on hands and also complains that he/ she can’t hold things for a minimum time. It mainly happens because of pressure on median nerve which runs the length of arm and goes through a passage in wrist called carpal tunnel. Clinically Relevant Anatomy: In human body for […]
Lower Back Facet Joint Pain
Our backbone got 33 vertebrae which help us to protect our spinal cord which is one of the major structures of the body. These vertebrae are separated by a jelly-like substance called discs which act as a shock absorber and helps the spine to move in different directions. Every vertebra has two pairs of joints […]
Coccydynia Syndrome
Coccydynia Syndrome Patients often say, “Doctor, I can’t sit on a hard place or if I sit, there is a lot of pain in the last bone of the spine. The pain is lessened when I lean forward. When I sit on any vehicle, I keep my waist loose with my hands.” This is a […]
Cervical facet joint dysfunction
Cervical facet joint dysfunction [without radicular involvement] is a common but relatively benign problem that results in loss of mobility and stiffness of the neck. Causes Facet joints, like other synovial joints, are susceptible to wear and tear, degeneration, inflammation and arthritic changes. Inflammation and degenerative changes to the facet joints may result in pain, […]
Supraspinatus Tendinitis (Painful Arc Syndrome)
The supraspinatus tendonitis is an increasingly common and painful pathology. This pathology, which involves the shoulder is nothing but an inflammation of the supraspinatus muscle. It can cause very intense pain and functional and motor restraint, even in the most normal movements of daily life, due to its degree of inflammation and tendon calcification. Supraspinatus Tendinitis occurs […]
Sciatica: What you need to know
Sciatica is the name given to pain caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve. Anything that irritates this nerve can cause pain, ranging from mild to severe. Sciatica is usually caused by a compressed nerve in the lower spine.Often, the term “sciatica” is confused with general back pain. However, sciatica is not just limited to the […]
Vertigo: physical therapy can reduce your symptom
Vertigo is a common ailment that affects a large number of people every year. Though it is not a life threatening condition but it can affect their quality of life substantially. Vertigo attacks leave a person felling a sense of rocking, rotation and spinning, moving the head and body just make the symptom worse. A […]
Sacralization
Sacralization is irregularity of the spine, where the fifth vertebra is fused to the sacrum bone at the bottom of the spine. The fifth lumbar vertebra L5 may fuse fully or partially on either side of the sacrum, or on both sides. Sacralization is a congenital anomaly that occurs in the embryo. Sacralization often has no […]