What is scoliosis Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder that causes an abnormal curve of the spine, or backbone. The spine has normal curves when looking from the side, but it should appear straight when looking from the front. Kyphosis is a curve seen from the side in which the spine is bent forward. Lordosis is…
High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, is a chronic medical condition wherein people are suffering from high levels of blood cholesterol. The usual causes of this persistent health problem include high-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein as well as low-density lipoprotein. For those who want to understand this disease even more, they can take a good look at the different treatments, diagnosis and symptoms of high cholesterol.
Named after the British surgeon, Sir James Paget, Paget’s disease is a chronic disorder that is characterized by deformities in bone structuring and growth during the remodeling process. The process of bone remodeling is essential for normal calcium levels in our bodies (blood). A person afflicted with Paget’s disease will suffer from the consequence of…
Definition Cramps are unpleasant, often painful sensations caused by contraction or over-shortening of muscles. Leg cramps are painful feeling of tightness and tension in the muscles of the legs. Also known as ‘charley horse’, leg cramps usually occur when the leg muscles suddenly and forcefully contract. There are three prime areas where these cramps mainly…
Internal bleeding is a type of medical condition wherein the patients suffer from bleeding inside their bodies. The treatment, diagnosis and symptoms of internal bleeding are very important because when left untreated, patients can suffer more severe events like cardiac arrest and death. In case of intra-abdominal bleeding, major and minor signs include decreased blood pressure, shock and shortness of breath.
Tailbone pain or coccydynia is caused by many different factors, some of which are coccygeal fractures, pilonidal cyst and muscle spasm. Patients of this severe medical condition usually suffer from sharp pain, tingling sensation and dull feeling in the affected areas. They can learn how to relieve themselves from pain by learning its possible causes, symptoms and treatments.
Boils are an affliction characterised by a localised infection, deep in the skin. It starts out as a tender, reddened area and develops, with time, into an area that is firm and hard. Eventually the centre of the hardened area will soften and become filled with white blood cells that the body sends to the…
Dreams are a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. A nightmare is an unpleasant dream. It occurs during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep that arouses strong unpleasant emotional responses of intense, inescapable fear, terror, distress, or extreme anxiety that usually awakens the sleeper. Other disturbing emotions such as anger,…