Osteoporosis is a common disease. It can be prevented if you start the following measures as early as possilbe
You need to take balance diet with foods that contain high calcium such as soya bean milk; egg. Try to avoid preserved foods; fast foods or over cooked food where all the nutrients are destroyed.
If you are [...]
Osteoporosis is a silent killer as it reveals itself only after fractures have occurred. Identify this killer by a simple bone mineral density test
Fractrue of the hip is very common in elderly people after a minor trauma. After fracture hip; elderly people develop complications such as pneumonia; bed sore; urinary tract infection and deep vein [...]
Remote Medical International staff members Andrew Cull, Melina Moran, Rich Chatman, Steve Costello, and Debi Solberg recently returned from New Orleans as members of the WA-1 and OR-2 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)performing a variety of tasks including triage, setting up the New Orleans Airport as a casualty collection point, providing critical care and emergency [...]
Many people who use their hands alot for repeated motions common complain of pain at the base of the finger or at the back of the proximal interphalangeal joint. If it is left untreated; the finger will snap open from a closing fist. It is a common condition called trigger finger
Trigger finger is due to [...]
Many elder people complain of experiencing sudden excruciating back pain following a minor fall. They are unable to move as the back is frozen due to severe pain. They suffer acute compression fracture of the vertebral body.
Patients are often crying in pain as slight movement of the spine will cause excruciating pain. They are often [...]
Many elderly people complain that they become shorter and their back gradually curve forwards when they are getting older. More importantly, they suffer chronic backache that affect their daily activities. It can be prevented if you prevent osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. You only know you have osteoporosis when a minor injury cause a fracture. [...]
Do looks matter, even for kids? Should we consider surgery in kids to improve on their looks?Just ask any person with bat ears, adult or child, how they endured all the teasing while growing up. All because their ears look different from others.
A simple surgical procedure is all it takes, to transform a child’s [...]
We often say that what is inside is more important than what is outside. A person’s character and personality rank matters more than outward appearance (and for religious believers, the soul above all else). Are looks therefore important? Should one undergo anything to enhance one’s looks? Everybody is beautifully and wonderfully made, both inside and [...]
Many ladies complain of pain over inner aspect of the base of big toe once they wear pointed shoes. There is a painful lump at the inner aspect of the base of the big toe. The big toe is also deviated outwards. It is a classical presentation of hallus valgus.
Hallus valgus is a common [...]
Many active persons complain of knee locks frequently after an injury.The thigh muscles also become smaller. A classical symptom of meniscus injury
Meniscus is a moon shaped cartilage that situated between the thigh and shin bones. It helps to distribute pressure in the knee. It is easily injured following a twitching injury to the knee. The [...]
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy refers to the clinical use of shock waves for treatment of common orthopedic conditions. It is used an alternative to surgery.
In 1989, shock wave therapy was introduced for clinical use for treatment of non union of fracture and slow healing fractures. Success in this area led to extend its uses [...]
Neck pain in middle age and above is very common as most people have degeneration of cervical spine which is called “Cervical spondylosis”. It can be prevented if you take goof care of your neck when you are young.
It is a chronic degenerative condition of the cervical spine that affects the vertebral bodies (bone spur); [...]
