Peripheral neuropathy is a medial condition that refers to a disorder of the nerve or nerves, apart from the spinal cord and brain. The general symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include numbness, unusual or weird sensations, tingling, burning sensations and weakness.
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Pain Between Shoulder Blades: What Is It?
The scapula, which is also known as the shoulder blade, refers to the bone structure located in the upper back of the body, which also connects the arm to the chest wall, or thorax. The scapula also forms part of the socket, connecting the upper arm to the socket. The scapula is generally surrounded by [...]
March 5th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Pain Between Shoulder Blades: What Is It?>What are the treatment suggestions for ankle and neck pains for someone with Crohn’s disease?
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I have been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I am on prednisone because of the flare up and having too much pain in and around the area where leg ends and feet starts (I am not sure what that area is referred to). I find it hard to stand and walk. I also have pain in [...]
Know More About That Shooting Leg Pain
Our legs are vital body tools. They keep us up and going, and allow us to walk or run. However, when the legs feel pain, it can have a debilitating effect on our daily activities. Shooting leg pain usually feels like a burning or tingling sensation, which is prominent in the calf muscles. While it [...]
March 1st, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Know More About That Shooting Leg Pain>Identifying Your Options: Physiotherapy For Spine Injuries
Spinal cord injuries can be a consequence of serious accidents or activities. These are very serious and debilitating and may lead to paralysis and disability. There are different types of spine lesion and associated paralysis. Physiotherapy for spine injuries depends on the type of damage that has been inflicted to the spinal cord. Paraplegia and [...]
February 26th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Identifying Your Options: Physiotherapy For Spine Injuries>Getting to Know the Common Stroke Symptoms
There are five major stroke symptoms. One of them is…
February 23rd, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Getting to Know the Common Stroke Symptoms>Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Women
The pelvic muscles support a woman’s womb, colon and other internal organs. The muscles in the pelvic floor stretches like a hammock from the tail bone to the pubic bone. It is therefore important to keep your pelvic floor muscles fit and strong. Pelvic floor physiotherapy will help ease your pains and aches when your [...]
February 19th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and Women>I am a physically active 33-year old female diagnosed with Osteoarthritis. What are my options?
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I am a very physically active 33 year-old female. I presently instruct two different high-cardio aerobic classes, 2-3 times per week.
When I was 16, I was involved in an auto injury wherein I fractured my right knee patella - the break was apparently a clean break in two, right down the center of the patella. [...]
Home Tele-Rehabilitation System for Stroke Patients
A stroke can be debilitating and a patient may lose motor functions as a result. Retraining to bring back these lost capacities is often a long and rigorous process. It involves comprehensive and repetitive movements which demand the patient’s focus in order to re-establish new neurological connections.
February 5th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Home Tele-Rehabilitation System for Stroke Patients>Wireless Breathing-Training Support System Developed for Kinesitherapy
Researchers from the Department of Health Science of the Hiroshima Institute of Technology in Japan have developed a novel breathing support system for kinesitherapy. The system is wireless, employing Bluetooth technology. Aside from the Bluetooth module, the system also includes an optical sensor, an accelerator, a microcontroller, and a laptop computer.
February 1st, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading Wireless Breathing-Training Support System Developed for Kinesitherapy>What can be done for a sciatic type of pain in my left buttock?
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I had a large stroke about a year ago and am doing fairly well except for a sciatic type of pain in left buttock. Can you help me?
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Hi,
Sounds like you recovered really well! That is great to hear.
There are a few things that could have left you with the pains you are describing. The most [...]
8 Tips to Headache Relief
The most common complaint of all professionals and working people is nothing more than a headache. While headache may sometimes be caused by serious disorders, usual causes are plain muscular tension due to stress. For instance, people who work for long hours in front of their PC’s may be very likely to suffer from tension [...]
January 29th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading 8 Tips to Headache Relief>I injured my disc between the T8 and T9 vertabrae, what can be done?
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I slipped and fell on ice. I injured my disc between my t8 and t9 vertebra and have been in terrible pain ever since. Can you please help me get my life back? It’s been over one year since the accident.
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Hello Peter!
Yes, indeed we should be able to help you and how we do this [...]
What could be causing this pain on the outside of my right ankle, just under the ankle bone?
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Hi! I want to know about what causing the pain on the outside of my right ankle which is under the ankle bone every time I walk. I did this playing football after I blocked a shot whilst defending so that my right ankle turned towards the left. I had some swelling after and the [...]
What Causes Pain in Leg? What Experts Say
Leg pain is one of the most usual complaints of many people and such complaint is one of the reasons why the afflicted could not perform even basic tasks. The condition is an impediment to mobility. It could range from a manageable pain to a debilitating ordeal. But why are many people suffering from such [...]
January 15th, 2010 | PT Health | 0 comments | Continue reading What Causes Pain in Leg? What Experts Say>