What is Painful arc syndrome? Painful arc syndrome occurs in the shoulder. The shoulder joint owes its stability to the ‘rotator cuff’ muscles, which are four small muscles located around the shoulder joint that help with movement, but importantly, their tendons stabilize the head of the humerus within the joint capsule. Sometimes, with wear and…
What is Myositis ossificans (MO)? Myositis ossificans (MO) occurs when bone or bone-like tissue grows where it’s not supposed to. It most commonly happens in your muscle after an injury — like when you get hit hard in the thigh during a soccer game or maybe after a car or bicycle accident. Myositis ossificans comprises…
Introduction of Interferential Current Therapy (IFT): PRINCIPLES OF IFT : The exact frequency of the resultant beat frequency can be controlled by the input frequencies. If for example, one current was at 4000Hz and its companion current at 3900Hz, the resultant beat frequency would be at 100Hz, carried on a medium frequency 3950Hz amplitude modulated…
What is Sudeck’s atrophy? Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), is a disorder of a portion of the body, usually the arms or legs, which manifests as pain, swelling, limited range of motion, and changes to the skin and bones. It may initially affect one limb and then spread…
What is the Posterior Cruciate Ligament? The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee joint, along with the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and lateral collateral ligament (LCL). It is a strong ligament situated within the knee that connects the femur to the tibia, helping…
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…
What is a Compartment Syndrome? Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body’s compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space.Compartment syndrome usually results from bleeding or swelling after an injury. There are two main types: acute and chronic.The leg or arm is most commonly involved….
What is a Golfer’s Elbow? Golfer’s elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, is a common condition characterized by pain and inflammation on the inner side of the elbow. A golfer’s elbow is in some ways similar to a tennis elbow, which affects the outside at the lateral epicondyle. The anterior forearm contains several muscles which…
Introduction The Common peroneal nerve injury mostly occurs due to trauma and/or nerve compression, such as Knee dislocation, fracture below the Knee, or Compression of the peroneal nerve in the leg Compression of the peroneal nerve also occurs due to nerve sheath tumors or nerve cysts Because various medical conditions can cause peroneal nerve injury,…
What is a Cervical Rib? A cervical rib in humans is an extra rib that arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. Sometimes known as “neck ribs” their presence is a congenital abnormality located above the normal first rib. A cervical rib is estimated to occur in 0.2% (1 in 500 people) to 0.5% of the…
