Osteoarthritis

Many people are familiar with sports that involve throwing a ball like baseball, softball, tennis, and golf; although these sports have nothing in common, they have one thing similar. Medial epicondylitis, also known as golfer’s elbow is an inflammation of the tendons in the inside park of the elbow. Although golfers elbow doesn’t seem sever like tearing an acl, an injury is an injury. Golfers elbow is extremely common in almost every sport, but it is frequently caused by extreme force or…

Anterior Tibiofibular Ligament The anterior tibiofibular ligament is often referred to as the high ankle ligament, and it is the one that is damaged when the foot is stuck on the ground and rotated inwardly. The ankle is a hinge joint that connects the foot and the leg, allowing up and down movement. The tibia and fibula bones of the leg form a slot where the talus bone of the foot fits between them. The talus is held to the tibia and fibula by ligaments. Anterior Tibiofibular Ligament The…

For my written critique, I chose to talk about an AP pelvis and surgical lateral hip image that I performed on my ER days’ rotation. My patient complained of entire right hip pain. The patient stated that he had heard a loud popping sound when he stood up earlier that day. He had not walked since. The patient suffers from frequent hip dislocations and was positive that he had dislocated it once again. The patient stated that he had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, with juvenile rheumatoid…

Radicular Pain Radicular pain is a type of pain that spreads from your back or neck along a spinal nerve. Spinal nerves are nerves that leave the spinal cord and go to the muscles. Radicular pain occurs when one of these nerves becomes irritated or compressed. Radicular pain is sometimes called radiculopathy, radiculitis, or a pinched nerve. When you have this type of pain, you may also have weakness, numbness, or tingling in the area of the body supplied by the nerve. The pain may feel sharp…

Hallux valgus is commonly known as a bunion. This is where the big toe begin to deviants from its axis and point toward the pinky toe. This causes a bony protrusion to stick out from the side of foot, on the joint of the hallux, or large toe. This is usually in women, women who wear pointy toed shoes, tight-fitting shoes, or high-heeled shoes. These types of shoes can cause deviations to occur on the joint. This can cause severe pain, and a n un-pleasing look to the foot. The bunions are caused…

Rheumatoid arthritis is categorized as autoimmune and chronic progressive disease. Our immune system is a complex and dynamic organization of cells and antibodies functioned to find out and destroy organisms and substances which harm us, such as infections. Autoimmune disease means by our immune system starts attacking our own body, mistaking body tissues as foreign invader. In this case, immune system mistakenly attacked the joints and cause stiffness and inflammation to the connective tissue…

Adhesive Capsulitis Adhesive capsulitis is inflammation of the tendons and ligaments surrounding the shoulder joint (shoulder capsule). This condition causes the shoulder to becomes stiff and painful to move. Adhesive capsulitis is also called frozen shoulder. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: An injury to the shoulder joint. Straining the shoulder. Not moving the shoulder for a period of time. This can happen if your arm was injured or in a sling. Long-standing…

Joints are the connections that form between bones that allows mobility throughout the body and are also the basis of support in the human body. Living in the fast pace society we do with many physical demands our joints are continuously being put under pressure and strain. This strain may not effect the body immediately but in the years to come many people develop arthritis and oesteoarthritis, or as what is commonly known today as joint pain. This long term pain only progresses as the years go…

What is the suspected diagnosis? The patient seems to be suffering from a blood clot located in her left leg. More specific, the patient seems to be suffering from Deep vein thrombosis(DVT) . DVT mainly affects large veins that are located in the thigh or lower leg. Deep vein thrombus can cause swelling in the leg and is usually only seen in one leg, but it is possible for both legs to be affected at the same time. Another symptom of DVT is leg pain located in the calf area, which may…

Knee Pain, Pediatric Knee pain in children and adolescents is common. It can be caused by many things, including: Growing. Using the knee too much (overuse). A tear or stretch in the tissues that support the knee. A bruise. A hip problem. A tumor. A joint infection. A kneecap conditions common in children, such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, patella-femoral syndrome, or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome. Muscular irritation or strain in the legs. Knee…