Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder affects up to 12% of people, restricting the jaw joint and its associated muscles. While pain and discomfort in your jaw are the most common symptoms of TMJ disorder, many people also experience pain and discomfort in other parts...
Vertigo is a symptom that makes it seem as if the environment around you is moving or spinning. This phenomenon often results in dizziness, feelings of sickness and a loss of balance. Most often people experience vertigo when they move their head suddenly or when they...
Do you regularly suffer from both a stiff neck and lower back pain? Did you know that the two conditions may be related — whether you’ve endured a direct injury or not? While these are two distinct areas of the body, the common link is the spine- and the age-related...
If you have pain around the front of your neck, you may think it’s caused by a sore throat. However, if your pain isn’t accompanied by any other symptoms of a sore throat and instead feels connected to the movement of your neck, you may have a musculoskeletal injury....
Lupus is a chronic disease that results in the immune system targeting and damaging its own healthy tissue. It’s estimated that it affects nearly 5 million people across the world. The disease can attack many of your organs including the heart, kidneys, lungs and even...
Occupational therapy is a type of care for patients who have become injured, weakened from an illness, or are disabled. It allows them to complete guided practice in everyday activities. The goal of these activities is to be able to complete occupational activities to...
There are over 100 different kinds of arthritis that affect people all across the world. While each kind of arthritis is different, one thing they all have in common is that they cause pain, and can make life very difficult. Based on data collected by the National...
Cervical fusion is a surgery meant to help patients who suffer from chronic neck pain. While most cases of neck pain can be treated without the need for surgery, some patients experience pain between the discs in their spine that does not go away even after treatment....
With the wealth of fitness information available online, athletes now have more resources than ever to help them perform at their best. Nutrition plans, workout routines and the newest breakthroughs in medical news are available at the click of a button. However, it...
Joint pain is fairly common. This type of pain often comes with a decreased range of motion in the joints. Joint mobilization, a technique utilized by physical therapists, can be particularly beneficial for addressing conditions of the joints. According to one study,...
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