Rheumatoid arthritis

Injuries affecting the lower limb are very common in all walks of life and can affect anyone at any age. As it is the case with most of our body parts, there are pain-sensitive structures in the hip, knee and ankle. The structures can be sources of pain and discomfort. The most important element is to find out what is causing the pain in your hip, knee or ankle. At Wellness In Motion Chiropractic Center, we make sure that the underlying cause of pain is first identified and this may include…

You know inflammation is bad. But do you know just how bad it is and that it affects every single aspect of your health? Inflammation is at the root cause of all pain and disease. It is responsible for arthritis pain and stiffness, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, thyroid issues, cancer and more. Most of us, at one time or another in our lives, will suffer from the effects of inflammation. Even sadder, most will turn to traditional medicine and be prescribed medications that will only…

SLE or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a very complicated disease process. According to the American College of Rheumatology,” Lupus is a destructive inflammatory disease process. It affects multiple organ systems, usually characterized by fatigue, fever, skin lesions, joint pain and swelling, anemia often affecting the kidneys and various other organs. This disease is ten times more common in women than it is in men.” SLE is a chronic disease process that there is no known cure for, basically,…

As a complex and energetically used joint, the knee is highly prone to suffering painful injuries and developing severe knee conditions. The constant pressure that is put on the knee during the physical activities on a daily basis, wears the knee out and is one of the major causes for multiple knee conditions or injuries at once. Lionel Perales visited Manhattan Orthopedic Care because of an agonizing pain in his knees. During the initial appointment, Dr. Armin Tehrany thoroughly examined…

surrounded by inflamed, red skin. Erythrodermic Psoriasis is the least common, but it's very serious. It affects most of the body, causing widespread, fiery red skin that has the appearance of burned skin. Psoriatic Arthritis is a condition where there is a presence of both psoriasis and arthritis (joint inflammation). People who suffer with psoriasis,…

Horses are admired because of their confident stance, and swift running. Its legs are important because their movements rely on them. Here are some of the health conditions that may affect your horse’s hind legs: Stringhalt “Stringhalt is the over-flexing of one or both back legs,” Katherine Blocksdorf wrote in her article for The Spruce. If your horse’s hind legs look like it is taking a high step, then it must be suffering from this health condition. You may not notice the flexing of its…

Aging is defined as the accumulation of changes that can be biological, psychological or social, and is among the greatest known risk factors for most human diseases1. While aging has always been seen as a natural process, some scientists are starting to study it as an illness that needs to be cured2. Although these studies aim to such big goals, present knowledge about this process is still really poor. In aging brain, there are roughly two categories for the type of changes suffered:…

Unit 3. Thoracic Spine Bulletin Board In the past, studies have shown that patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain tend to lack thoracic mobility when compared to patients without shoulder dysfunction. When I treat a shoulder pain patient, I always evaluate and treated cervical, cervico-thoracic junction, and thoracic segments. The relationship between thoracic spine posture, shoulder ROM, and scap¬ular kinematics is well described in the literature. Lewis et al. (1) found that altering…

Osteoarthritis (OA), commonly known as wear and tear arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis. It occurs when the cartilage or cushion between joints breaks down leading to pain, stiffness and swelling. Risk factors for OA include age, gender, trauma, overuse, genetics and obesity. “When we walk, when we go up and down stairs, or get into or out of a chair or car, we can put three to five times our body weight, and sometimes more, on the joints,” says Geoffrey Westrich, attending…

erosive facial lesions that resembled a wound from a wolf’s bite. In the Middle Ages lupus was mainly described as a dermatologic condition. It was not until 1872 that lupus was considered a systemic disease that presented with subcutaneous nodules, arthritis, lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, anemia, and central nervous system involvement.1 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that causes chronic inflammation of connective tissues, with multifactorial pathophysiology…