Posts Tagged ‘back injury’
Psoriatic skin disease is a fairly common situation for which the treatments are somewhat unpleasant and not entirely successful. It is known that an arthritic syndrome is linked with this skin disorder but even then the diagnosis may be missed when patients with psoriasis present with joint signs. ...
The more fluid nucleus part of the disc is surrounded by the inner layers of the annulus which support it and allow strength under compression. A normal disc is made up of about sixty-five percent nucleus which is able to sustain three-quarters of the disc load. ...
Patient sometimes report than they wish their arm could be cut off when they are unlucky enough to suffer from the agonising pain of a nerve root impingement. ...
Low back pain is a widespread incidence and up to 20% of a nation's inhabitants may be affected by longer term or frequent bouts of pain without major disability. ...
Connecting across the two major bones of the navicular and the calcaneus and running under the talus is the spring ligament, a strong band-like structure which braces the foot arch. The weight of the body presses down to flatten the arch and the spring ligament holds between the two bones, becoming tauter as more weight ...
The ankle is often classified as a mortise joint and is a very special joint due to its position in the body. The ankle hinge performs forwards and backwards movement during gait and confers stability so that we can balance during motion and on rough surfaces. The lower leg is connected to the foot ...
Accessory movements of the elbow exist as they do in the majority of ****** joints, which includes the elbow, and are defined as small glidings or slidings which occur naturally in the joints during movements but cannot be independently performed. The normal joint function is facilitated by accessory movements and they are easily lost, either ...
The arm is a long lever and the elbow breaks it up into two manageable halves, appearing at first like a straightforward hinge with back and forth movement. However the elbow can do much more than this and performs complex and useful motions. The two bones of the forearm , the radius and the ulna, ...
The fact is that the two fields are not similar at all. The skill set a Chiropractor must develop is not the same skill set that a Physiotherapist must have despite the fact that there are a few similarities. ...
At some time in our lives we are all challenged by adversity, whether it be stress, illness, pain, disability or a mental difficulty. We have to cope with whatever life throws at us and we vary enormously in our effectiveness in coping with our situations. ...