tuberculous-arthritis
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Tuberculous arthritis

What is Tuberculous arthritis? Tuberculous arthritis is an infection of the joints or junctions due to Tuberculosis (TB) that leads to degenerative changes in the affected joints. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Tuberculous arthritis is induced by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A very small numeral of people who have Tuberculosis – TB will create this…

polymyalgia rheumatica
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

What is Polymyalgia rheumatica? Polymyalgia indicates “multiple muscle pains.” Rheumatica indicates “changing” or “in flux.” Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disease that generates muscle pain and stiffness, especially in the shoulders and hips. The disease develops most frequently in people aged 65 and more aged, and it might be connected to another inflammatory disease called…

arthritis mutilans
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Arthritis mutilans

What are Arthritis mutilans? Arthritis mutilans is an irregular medical disease including severe inflammation impairing the joints of the hands and feet, and resulting in deformation and issues with moving the involved sites; it can also involve the spine. Also called pencil-in-cup deformity, arthritis mutilans is the most extreme form of psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis mutilans…

maffucci syndrome
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Maffucci syndrome

What is Maffucci syndrome? Maffucci syndrome is a disease that primarily involves the bones and skin. It is represented by multiple enchondromas (benign enlargements of cartilage), bone malformations, and hemangiomas (tangles of abnormal blood vessels). The abnormal growths with Maffucci syndrome may become cancerous (malignant). Certain, involved people may develop bone cancers known as chondrosarcomas,…

Pseudogout
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Pseudogout

What is Pseudogout? Pseudogout is a type of arthritis that causes spontaneous, aching swelling in your joints. It occurs when crystals form in the synovial fluid, the fluid that lubricates the joints. This conducts to inflammation and ache. This disease most frequently involves the knee joints, but it can also affects other joints. It’s more…

Legg-Calve-Perthes-Disease

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

What is Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease? Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is an infrequent childhood disease that involves the hip. It happens when the blood supply to the spherical head of the femur (thighbone) is temporarily disrupted. Without a sufficient blood supply, the bone cells die, a method is known as avascular necrosis. Legg-Calve-Perthes disease also called Perthes disease, is…

hamstring muscles pain
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Snapping Hamstring syndrome

What is Snapping Hamstring syndrome? Snapping Hamstring Syndrome is a rare disease, but it can induce notable disability in people who have this pathology. Lateral, or biceps, snapping hamstrings are generally due to a presumed genetic or damaged condition where the direct arms of the long and short heads of the biceps are no longer…

dorsal scapular nerve entrapment syndrome
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Dorsal scapular nerve entrapment syndrome

What is Dorsal scapular nerve entrapment syndrome? Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment is the irritation or impingement of the dorsal scapular nerve in your midback. It is an under-recognized cause of upper back, neck, and shoulder edge pain. The symptoms of it frequently overlap with other diseases and can be mistaken for cervical disc herniation, rib…

snapping pes-anserine-syndrome
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Snapping Pes Anserinus Syndrome

What is Snapping pes anserinus syndrome? Snapping pes anserinus syndrome is the major extraarticular reason for snapping at the medial knee. It results from impingement of the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons against the tibial condyle at 15 extensions when returning from a bent position of the knee joint. The pes anserinus is the insertion of…

Temporomandibular joint disorder
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Temporomandibular joint disorder

What is Temporomandibular joint disorder? Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a group of more than 30 diseases that cause aches and dysfunction in the jaw joint and muscles that regulate jaw motion. TMDs refers to the diseases, and TMJ refers only to the temporomandibular joint itself. A person has two TMJs; one on per side of…