An infection occurs when another organism enters your body and causes disease. The organisms that cause infections are very diverse and can include things like viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Irrespective of its cause, an infection can result in acute…
There are tens of thousands of nerves in your body. They play a very important role, serving as the body’s wiring system. Their main task is to carry messages between the brain and the rest of the body. To help…
Acute pain following surgery is a predictable, physiological response to tissue damage. Patients are prepared for some degree of pain or discomfort but expect that it will pass. However, up to one third of patients undergoing common surgical procedures report…
Injuries caused when we were younger often become more painful and debilitating over time. That fall from a bicycle or the bumper bashing incident we were in as a learner driver may come back to haunt us as we become…
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis, affects the feet of one in six people over the age of 50. With rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common type of inflammatory autoimmune arthritis, more than 90 percent of patients develop…
The estimated number of joints in the adult human body is between 250 and 350. These include the Synarthroses (immovable); Amphiarthroses (slightly movable) and Diarthroses (freely movable) joints. It’s clear that with so many joints, the possibility of joint pain…
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful chronic condition that occurs when the tendons in your elbow are overloaded, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm. The pain of tennis elbow occurs primarily where the tendons of your…
The neck—or cervical spine—is a coordinated network of nerves, bones, joints, and muscles. It has the important job of providing support and mobility for the head, but sometimes it can become painful. Chronic neck pain is a common affliction because…
Sitting in a chair for hours on end, day after day results in many office workers suffering from debilitating chronic back pain. Some of the most common causes of lower back pain are a lack of lumbar support from a…
We take our hands for granted but when they are crippled by arthritis we realise just how important they are in our daily lives. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Usually associated with the elderly, arthritis…
