A dislocated shoulder occurs when the arm bone pops out of the shoulder socket due to a fall or trauma. This injury is common among those who play football, hockey, rugby, soccer, skiing and other sports. A severe case of dislocated shoulder where the tissue and nerves found around the shoulder joints are damaged will […]
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Pes planus or flat foot is a condition where the longitudinal arch of the foot is flat and the sole of the foot is touching the ground. Some infants are flat footed but grow out of it during childhood, but sometimes the arch never develops and results to flat foot. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_ZRoCfkn4″] Flat foot can
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Bunion is a bony, lump-filled deformity of the joint found under the big toe and causes the big toe to point in the direction of the other toes of the foot. The lump is painful and there is discomfort when walking, wearing shoes and there is swelling, redness and tenderness found around the big toe.
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Your thumb is a vital part of your hand particularly for grasping and holding objects as well as for daily tasks. If an individual suffers from a sprained thumb, it is best described as an injury to the proper alignment of the thumb. The ligaments are soft structures that connect two bones to form a
Stress fractures are minute and tiny fractures that are most commonly encountered during sport injuries. The application of stress on the foot over and over again due to some sport causes the small breaks in the foot bones. These are severely painful but the good thing is that they heal themselves if proper precautions taken.
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Patient with arm casts may experience limited mobility of the upper extremity and must readjust to many of his/her routine activities of daily living. The unaffected arm must assume all the upper extremity activities and tasks which can be very frustrating especially if the affected arm is the dominant arm of use. The nurse who
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Toothaches are usually a result of tooth decay in the mouth. The sugar and starch precipitates in your mouth provide a suitable environment for the bacteria to live in, allowing them to proliferate. This causes the bacteria to ‘stick’ to the enamel of the teeth forming stubborn plaques that are hard to remove, if not
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