communicable disase

Communicable diseases

A communicable disease is one that outspreads from one individual or animal to another or from a surface to an individual. They involve colds and flu. Pathogens namely viruses, bacteria, and fungi cause these diseases. Communicable diseases may transmit via contact with bodily fluids, insect bites, contaminated ground, water, and foods, or through the air….

Laminectomy

Laminectomy

Description The word laminectomy means – excision of the lamina through surgery. However, in most cases, including the excision of the supraspinous ligament and some or all of the spinous process. A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that dispatches a part of a vertebra called the lamina. is a greater spine operation with residual scar…

precordinal catch syndrome

Precordial Catch Syndrome: Heart Pain That Is Not Your Heart

Definition Precordial catch syndrome (Texidor’s Twinge) is a non-serious disease in which there are sharp stabbing pains in the chest. It is usual, but not identified cause of benign chest pain in children and adolescents. The pathophysiology of the syndrome is exactly not known. What Is Precordial Catch Syndrome? Epidemiology/Etiology Signs and symptoms of Precordial…

Rebound therapy

Rebound Therapy

What is a Rebound Therapy? The word Rebound Therapy, when perfectly applied describes a specific methodology, assessment, and program of the utilization of trampolines to give scope for enhanced movement patterns, therapeutic positioning, exercise, and recreation for a great range of users with additional requirements. It is used to improve movement patterns and develop and…

Discitis
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Discitis

What is discitis? Discitis is a serious but unusual medical condition in which the infection of the intervertebral disc occurs which is located between two vertebrae. The role of the intervertebral discs is to discrete and cushion the spinal segments from each other. An infection, and thus inflammation of these discs may cause much pain…

Syncope
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Syncope

What is a Syncope? Syncope is a medical term for fainting where sudden onset, brief loss of consciousness with loss of postural tone followed by spontaneous revival. The person is motionless and limp and generally has cool extremities, a weak pulse, and shallow breathing. Sometimes brief involuntary muscle jerks happen, resembling a seizure. Near-syncope is…

pes cavus
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Pes cavus

Definition Pes cavus is a foot with an abnormally greater plantar longitudinal arch. Individuals who have this deformity will put too much weight and stress on the ball and heel of the foot while standing and/or walking. The spectrum of connected deformities observed with pes cavus involves clawing of the toes, posterior hind foot deformity…

spinal muscular atrophy
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

What is a Spinal Muscular Atrophy? Spinal muscular atrophy is an inherited disease in which progressive muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) are used for movement (skeletal muscles). It occurs due to a loss of specialized nerve cells (motor neurons) that control muscle movement. Progressive muscle weakness is seen as more severe that is closer to…