Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a kind of arthritis that affects the spine and causes pain and stiffness. This chronic illness, also known as Bechterew disease, generally begins in the lower back. It has the potential to expand to your neck and cause ...
Tennis elbow is a painful condition in which the tendons that connect your forearm muscles to your bones become weakened. It occurs when you overwork your elbow by repeatedly performing particular actions. It's possible that your doctor will refe...
Coccydynia, or tailbone pain, can be a gradual aching or a severe pain near the base of your spine. When you get up, have sex, or go to the restroom, it may hurt. In a few weeks or months, it normally fades away on its own.
The origin is often unc...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system attacks healthy bodily tissue. However, it is unknown what causes this.
Antibodies are produced by your immune system to help fight illness by attacking bacteria and ...
Spinal fusion is a procedure that permanently joins two or more vertebrae in your spine, preventing them from moving.
Techniques for spinal fusion are aimed to mirror the natural healing process of damaged bones. During spinal fusion, your surgeon...
Slipped disc also called herniated disk is an injury of the spine (backbone). You have a series of bones (vertebrae) in your spine, stretching from the base of your skull to your tailbone. Between your vertebrae are round cushions called disks. The d...
Endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive surgical treatment that is used to remove herniated disc material that is causing discomfort in the lower back and legs (lumbar), the mid back (thoracic), or the neck and arms (neck and arms) (cervical).
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