Saphenous nerve entrapments are rarely seen in which you feel chronic pain on the inside of the lower thigh, and knee area and throbbing sensation with or without tingling numbness. It is also called Saphenous neuritis or Gonalgia Paresthetica. What is the saphenous nerve? What is the function of the saphenous nerve? It enables you…
What is a Turner Syndrome? Turner syndrome is a congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome and a genetic condition that occurs only in women when one of the sex chromosomes is missed or changed partially or completely causing medical and developmental problems like short height, failure of the ovaries to develop, and heart defects. It was reported…
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…
What is a Clubfoot? Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities generally present at birth (congenital) in which the baby’s foot is twisted out of shape or position. In clubfoot, the tissues incorporating the muscles into the bone (tendons) are shorter than normal. Clubfoot is a fairly normal birth defect and is generally an isolated…
What is Monoplegia? Monoplegia is one type of paralysis which is mainly affected any one limb, mostly it affects the arm. The most common symptoms seen in monoplegic patients such as unable to move limbs, numbness, muscle weakness, and pain in the affected limb. Monoplegia is different from hemiplegia in hemiplegia There is paralysis of…
What is stiff person syndrome? Types of stiff person syndrome (SPS) There are several different subtypes or classifications for Stiff person syndrome (SPS), including: How does stiff person syndrome (SPS) affect? Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is also associated with the presence of other autoimmune conditions, such as: How common is stiff person syndrome? What are…
What is pott’s paraplegia? Pott’s paraplegia resulting in severe spinal deformity is a disastrous complication, which is difficult to treat by chemotherapy alone and by surgical decompression. It is commonly accepted that Pott’s paraplegia in early spinal tuberculosis can be cured effectively through chemotherapy alone. Tuberculous spondylitis known as Pott’s disease refers to vertebral body…
How is it various from other forms of paralysis? Other forms of paralysis involve: What is paraplegia? There are also two important ways that paraplegia can happen, complete and incomplete: There are also two important ways that paralyzed muscles act in paraplegia: How does the location of a problem harm paraplegia? Paraplegia can occur with…
What Is Schmorl’s Node? Causes and risk factors for Schmorl’s nodes How A Schmorl’s Node Diagnoses? Are Spinal Nodes Painful? Degenerative Disc Disease, Schmorl’s Nodes & Pain What is the clinical significance of schmorl’s nodes? What are the treatment options for patients with spine nodes? Medical treatment Physiotherapy treatment Back Exercises for schmorl’s node Abdominal…
What is pott’s spine disease? Tuberculous spondylitis also known as Pott’s disease, refers to vertebral body osteomyelitis & intervertebral discitis from tuberculosis (TB). The spine is the most often part of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, and commonly related symptoms are back pain, kyphotic deformity of the spine, lower limb weakness, & paraplegia. Pott disease is tuberculosis of…
