IVDD is a medical condition that affects animals and stands for Intervertebral Disc Disease. This disease causes cushioning discs between the vertebrae of the spinal column to rupture into the spinal cord and presses on nerves. This produces soreness, nerve damage, and even paralysis. Because of the pressure, IVDD induces premature aging resulting in a lower quality of life. There are many symptoms that can be overlooked but the outcome can lead to serious conditions. The less serious symptoms…
A common injury in the sports world is a meniscal injury. These injuries involve damage to the fibrocartilage of the knee characterized by popping, clicking, tearing sensation, effusion, and/or swelling (Lewis, S. M., 2011). Injury to the menisci can disrupt joint stability and lead to debilitating results (Hana, Y., Adesida, A. B., & Jomha, N. M., 2015). What even is a meniscus? Menisci are crescent-shaped portions of fibrocartilage located in the knees and can actually be found in other…
Dyspareunia, Female Dyspareunia is pain associated with sexual activity. This can affect any part of the genitals, and there are many possible causes. This condition ranges from mild to severe. Depending on the cause, dyspareunia may get better with treatment, or it may return (recur) over time. CAUSES The cause of this condition is not always known. Possible causes include: • Cancer. • Psychological factors, such as depression, anxiety, or previous traumatic experiences. • Severe pain…
Opening: When you have an injury and after it is healed, some scars will appear. If they grow lumpy and larger than the wound- they called keloid scars. Anyone can get them. But they keloid usually more commonly occur in people with dark skin. Examples are people from Africa- Caribbean, Asian- south Indian communities, etc. Let search about keloid through this article below. Body: What are keloid scars? Scars will appear when the skin is injured, the scar tissue forms over the wound to repair…
Crohn’s Disease Symptoms – Is There a Way to Manage Them? Crohn’s disease symptoms vary from one patient to the next. Depending on how mild or severe the condition is, the signs could be anywhere from mere nausea to bleeding. There are extraintestinal manifestations which are rarely present. The disease can also affect different parts of the body such as the skin, liver, joints and the eyes. Kids can present delays in growth development. About a third of Crohn’s patients develop the perianal…
1. Pneumonia is a disease where lungs are affected by germs maybe virus, bacteria or fungus. 2. It spreads from one person to another by air droplets. When one affected person coughs, he releases droplets of infection in air and when another susceptible person comes in contact with these secreted droplets he catches the infection. 3. Some conditions make one individual more susceptible to these infections like extremes of age, diabetes, alcoholism, smoking, transplant patients, patients on…
Urinary tract infections (UTI) still cause significant morbidity in patients with spinal cord injury, although mortality due to urinary tract complications has decreased dramatically (1). Patients with spinal cord injurie (SCI) and complete or incomplete paraplegia are prone to frequent, recurrent or chronic UTI. The reason for the increased risk of acquiring UTI is multifactorial, including reduced sensation of classical UTI symptoms, incomplete bladder emptying, frequent catheterizations or…
Acne spot scars can manifest themselves on the surface of various portions of your body. However, statistics demonstrate that the cheek, legs and buttock areas are the most susceptible to acquiring acne. While many people assume that spot scars are permanent, this is far from the truth. In this brief review, we'll take a look at 3 different solutions that you have available that can remove spot scars from your cheeks, legs and buttocks. Acne on your body, such ass your buttocks and leg area,…
Subsections of the Respiratory System By Tiffany Steele There are nine subsections in the Respiratory System (J00-J99). Acute Respiratory Infections (J00-J06) is usually an acute or short-term infection, meaning it doesn’t last very long. Some of the symptoms for Acute Respiratory Infection include sore throat, sneezing, low grade fever, nasal congestion, ear pressure, nasal drainage, and cough. The usual treatment for Acute Respiratory Infections include having to monitor temperature…
Post Infection Nose Rhinoplasty, when not performed appropriately under the guidance of a well-trained surgeon may lead to complications, such as infection post-surgery. Moreover, the infection rates are much higher when using alloplastic implants, such as silicone and Gore-Tex. This is the reason why autologous (from your own body) materials are considered as a better and safer option. An infection is often accompanies by symptoms such as, redness, pain or swelling in nose, persistent nose…