Women are more likely to experience osteoarthritis than men, and the most common causes include age, repetitive joint movement, and trauma. Genetics can also play a factor in the development of osteoarthritis. Arthritis in the hands may also be caused by rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis. The hand and wrist have multiple small joints that…
Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. In scoliosis, the spine curves to the side when viewed from the front, and each involved vertebra also twists on the next one in a corkscrew fashion. This twisting is known as rotoscoliosis. This may cause one shoulder to be higher than…
Following are the list of Abnormal Gait: 1) Hemiplegic Gait 2) Diplegic Gait 3) Neuropathic Gait 4) Ataxic Gait 5) Parkinsonian Gait 6) Sensory Gait 8) Myopathic Gait 9) Scissor gait 10) Hyperkinetic gait 11) Propulsive gait 12) Trendelenburg gait 13) circumductory gait 14) Choreiform Gait 15) Wadlling gait 16) High stapping gait (1) HEMIPLEGIC…
What is a Residual Poliomyelitis? Deformities after polio arise due to residual paralysis that weakness the limb after acute attack of polio. The medical term for this is post polio residual paralysis. Weakened muscle strength, imbalance of the forces acting on a joint and unequal growth of affected and unaffected muscles results in limb length…
