Joint dislocation

The human knee joint is a diarthrosis, or synovial joint, made up of multiple different tissues that work together to provide function. Everything from the outer layer of the skin to the core of the bone is necessary for the joint to articulate properly. The most superficial layer of the knee is the skin, which is the largest organ of the human body and is made up of the epidermis and dermis, which in turn are made up of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium as well as dense, irregular…

ages. Luckily, it does not have to be something you continue to deal with. There are options when it comes to knee support for women. Knee support for women is important if you think about all the bending that takes place. Your knees are a delicate joint that takes a beating throughout the day, even if you are not doing jumping…

bottle easily, or exercise.” Patients with RA/PsA don’t expect to be cured, but they would like to feel good enough to do everyday things. Many shared that they may be only 45 years old but they feel 80. While they know that RA/PsA destroys their joints, their everyday focus is on what’s destroying their quality of life now: debilitating pain, stiffness,…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative condition of articular cartilage in joints commonly affecting the knees (Sinusas 2012) and slowly develops over many years resulting from mechanical stress (Kisner and Colby 2003). Unfortunately, the risk of developing OA increases with several factors including genetics, increasing age, obesity and female gender (Sinusas 2012). OA causes pain and stiffness in the joints however it is an incurable disease and therefore physiotherapy treatment should focus on…

Imagine a world where doctors could get rid of muscular, nervous, and skeletal pains or diseases, just by simply adjusting a part of your nervous system. Sadly most medical conditions can’t be cured in this way, but some can. Luckily, most conditions can be treated through various therapies that lessen the symptoms. Chiropractors can treat these symptoms through therapy. Because of this, Chiropractors can treat many conditions dealing with the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems, however,…

In order for a synovial joint to perform its best it works as a team. After all we know that when you work with a team things get done a lot more efficiently and less work gets put on one single person. In this case the synovial joint is surrounded by the following structures: Tendons which attach our muscles to the bone, ligaments which attach bone to bone, Bursae, which are small sacs of extra synovial fluid that provide extra cushion and protection to the synovial joint. These structures help…

temporomandibular joint disorder, another, yet rare, form of acquiring the disorder is discovered to be through physical traumas directly to the mandible region. This is the only form that is not classified as a multifactorial inheritance; only environment is accounted responsible for the resulting damage. A forceful or sharp impact on either side of the face renders individuals to be more susceptible to delayed TMD (Pettit and Auvenshine, 2016), specifically if their temporomandibular joint(s)…

Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint directly in front of your ears that connects your jaw to your skull. This very important joint is in charge of helping with talking, chewing, yawning, and other general jaw movements, both up and down and side to side. Sometimes your TMJ can develop problems in the joint itself or the muscles that are around the joint. These problems, which are somewhat common and can be extremely painful, are known as temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).…

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a hinge joint that connects your jaw to your skull. You have two to connect both sides of your jaw to your skull specifically to your temporal bone. This allows you to be able to use your jaw in simple tasks such as eating or talking. Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is known as any kind of pain dealing with the temporomandibular joint or with the muscles located around the joint (WebMD). It is not quite clear what specifically causes, but specialists…

TMJ is the temporomandibular joint and is commonly used to describe a disorder or dysfunction with that joint also known as TMD. For the purposes of this paper, we will continue to refer to the disorder or dysfunction of the joint as TMJ. TMJ is classified as any problems or pain directly related to the Temporomandibular joint. This can include moderate to extreme pain while chewing, a clicking sound while opening and closing the jaw, swelling of the face, problems with the jaw locking open or…