Bulbar palsy
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Bulbar palsy

What is Bulbar palsy? Sign of Bulbar palsy Symptoms of Bulbar palsy Causes of Bulbar palsy Mechanism of the bulbar palsy Diagnosis of bulbar palsy Exercise of bulbar palsy Dysphagia ( difficulty in swallowing ) Effortful Swallow Dynamic Shaker Jaw Thrust Masako Maneuver Mendelsohn Maneuver Supraglottic Maneuver Hyoid Lift Maneuver Dysarthria Tips for speaking Strategies…

Arthritis of knee
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Arthritis of knee

What is arthritis of the knee? Knee arthritis is inflammation & deterioration of knee joint cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery coating at the ends of bones that serves as a cushion & allows the knee to smoothly bend and straighten. Knee cartilage coats the end of the thighbone (femur), the top of the shinbone (tibia),…

Iliopsoas Tendonitis
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Iliopsoas Tendonitis

What is a Iliopsoas Tendonitis? Clinically Relevant Anatomy: The iliopsoas muscle complex is made up of three muscles that include the iliac, psoas major, and psoas minor. Epidemiology: What is iliopsoas? What are the hip flexors that cause hip snapping? Why is hip snapping? Is it bursitis and tendonitis? How does the iliopsoas tendonitis get…

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Osteomyelitis

Introduction What is osteomyelitis? What is bone marrow? How common the osteomyelitis? Who might to osteomyelitis? What are the types of osteomyelitis? Types of osteomyelitis include: What are the causes of osteomyelitis? You are more at risk for getting osteomyelitis if you have: What are the symptoms of osteomyelitis? How is osteomyelitis disease diagnosed? After…

costochondritis
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Costochondritis

Definition Costochondritis is a self-limiting condition known as painful chronic inflammation of the costochondral junctions of ribs or chondrosternal joints of the anterior chest wall. It is a clinical diagnosis and does not need any specific diagnostic testing in the absence of concomitant cardiopulmonary symptoms or risk factors. Costochondritis is often confused with Tietze syndrome….

arthritis of the temporomandibular joint
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Arthritis of the temporomandibular joint

What is arthritis of the temporomandibular joint? Arthritis of the temporomandibular joint is characterized by chronic degeneration of the various hard & soft tissues around the joint. This results in anatomical changes in the joint, & joint pain because of alterations in peripheral and central pain processing mechanisms. Stress-bearing joints of the body such as…

reactive arthritis
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Reactive arthritis

What is reactive arthritis? Reactive arthritis, also known as Reiter’s syndrome, is a form of inflammatory arthritis that occurs in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria & develop an infection can trigger the disease. By the time the patient presents with symptoms, frequently the “trigger”…