What is Whipple’s disease? Whipple’s disease involves the small intestine’s capability to process fat and nutrients. It causes diarrhea and joint pain in the patient. The disease can also involve the nervous system, leading to seizures and memory issues. Tropheryma whipplei bacteria seen in soil and water lead to the disease. Whipple disease interrupts normal…
What is Psoriatic Arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis can cause aches, swelling, stiffness, or immobility in and surrounding your joints. It usually affects 3 in ten people who already have the skin disease psoriasis. Psoriasis causes patches of red color and friable skin which is coated with silvery-like patches. Numerous people may develop psoriatic arthritis before psoriasis…
What is Quadriceps Muscle strain? A quadriceps muscle strain is acute tearing damage of the quadriceps. This injury is usually due to an acute stretch of the muscle, usually at the same time as a forceful contraction or repetitious functional overloading. Damage to the quadriceps muscle group can be painful and debilitating. Strains and contusions…
Introduction Exercise-induced asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs are narrowed and triggered by strenuous activities. It causes breathlessness, wheezing, coughing, and other symptoms during or after exercise. The preferable diagnosis for this condition is exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Its name suggests that asthma is triggered by vigorous or prolonged exercise or physical…
Introduction The tactile system is our understanding of touch through different sensory receptors in our skin. It is through the tactile system that we first acquire information about the world when we come out from the womb environment. The ability to process tactile input actually allows us to feel safe and form bonding with those…
Introduction The depressor labii inferioris is a facial muscle that permits you to pull your lower lip down or to the side. While this muscle has very limited action on its own, it plays an important role in the complex structure of facial muscles that allow us to make such detailed and specific facial expressions….
Introduction The levator labii superioris muscles, also known as the quadratus labii, contribute to facial expression and action of the mouth and upper lip. It courses alongside the lateral aspect of the nose, and its preliminary function is the elevation of the upper lip. It is also implicated in movements such as expressions of disgust,…
What is Polyarthritis? Polyarthritis is present when four or more junctions in the body become acheful and inflamed. The condition is also called polyarthralgia, which means “many junctions pains.” Types of polyarthritis Polyarticular JIA Lupus Psoriatic arthritis What causes polyarthritis? There are many different causes of polyarthritis, involve : Symptoms Symptoms involve: What are the…
What is Oligoarthritis? Oligoarthritis is joint stiffness and swelling which most often affects large joints, such as the knees, elbows, and ankles. It’s diagnosed in children and teens who are less than sixteen years old. Oligoarthritis also called oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, is the most common type of JIA (juvenile idiopathic arthritis). What are the…
What is Monoarthritis? Monoarthritis, also called monoarticular arthritis, refers to joint inflammation that affects one joint ( mono joint ). Frequently, monoarthritis can appear suddenly and cause joint discomfort that ranges from moderate to severe. Later it can involve other joints of the body. Types of Monoarthritis Pyogenic arthritis – Pyogenic, or septic, arthritis is…
