Sometimes, just a slight turn to one side or the other while sleeping at night can create a crick in the neck area. The “crick” is due to stiffened muscles in the lower neck and shoulders after the neck has supported the head in an awkward position while lying down. Because the head weighs [Read More]
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Common causes of back pain in women
There are certain conditions that women are more suspectable to than men (and vice versa). One such condition is back pain. There are some types of back pain that women are more susceptible to than men, especially after reaching a certain age. Below are some examples. Piriformis Syndrome The [Read More]
Treatments For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that develops due to an irritated or compressed median nerve, which passes through the carpal tunnel. Its symptoms usually start with a tingling sensation and numbness in the fingers. At first, the symptoms are intermittent and go away quickly. Most patients [Read More]
Causes of Low-back Pain
Everyone experiences lower back pain at some point in life, and for a lot of people, the pain goes away quickly. Lower back pain is not always severe and often gets better on its own. However, for some people, lower back pain can be chronic, which means the pain does not go away or continues to come [Read More]
What to Expect After Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery allows orthopedic surgeons to look inside a joint and make the necessary repairs through an incision that is only the size of a buttonhole. This revolutionary type of outpatient surgery requires less cutting through tissues, thereby causing less bleeding during the operation and [Read More]
Spine Surgery and Recovery
Spine surgery is serious, and because it’s a serious procedure, it is understandable that it is often approached with trepidation. There are many considerations that patients must think over if they’ve been diagnosed with a condition that requires surgery. For instance, what type of spine surgery is [Read More]
Symptoms of a herniated disc
If you are experiencing back pain, especially pain that travels to one or more extremity, you may have a herniated spinal disc. Each one of your spinal discs has a nucleus encased in a tough exterior called the annulus. When the nucleus, which has a jelly-like quality, pushes out through the annulus [Read More]
Treatments For Foot Pain
There are many causes of foot pain, including injuries, conditions, and diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system. First and foremost, treatment for foot pain will involve dealing with the root cause of the pain. This will involve your doctor examining your foot and giving an accurate [Read More]
Common Treatments for Knee Pain
Knee pain can happen to anyone, anytime. The complexity of the knee and the constant pressures placed on it throughout the day make it vulnerable to injury, including overuse injures such as osteoarthritis. There is a multitude of options that people can use to alleviate knee pain and address the [Read More]
When Should You Visit An Orthopaedic Clinic?
There are many instances when you should visit an orthopaedic clinic. Orthopaedic doctors diagnose, treat, and prevent injuries and conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other connective tissue. It may seem a little confusing at [Read More]