Osteoporosis
Introduction Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of the bone tissue. This process of bone thinning leads to an increase in bone fragility and the consequent risk of fracture....
Neuropathic Pain
Introduction Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state, most often accompanied by a tissue injury. According to various studies, neuropathic low back pain affects an estimated 5.6 million people in the US. The...
Tension Headache
Introduction A tension headache is a condition involving pain or discomfort in the head, scalp or neck, usually associated with muscle tightness in these affected areas. Tension headache usually begins gradually and the pain...
Pain in Noonans Syndrome and its management. A patients perspective.
Pain in Noonan Syndrome and its management. A patients perspective I am in pain all day every day, but I have learnt to cope with it. I feel the following have helped me manage...
Patients with persistent pain – The revolving door patient
Patients with persistent pain – The revolving door patient The Basics Pain is essentially defined as a natural response of the body that acts a warning to indicate harm or potential danger to tissues...
Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia Introduction Vulvodynia is a medical condition characterized by choric vulvar discomfort or pain. This disorder is basically associated with the nerve fibres, making the sensory nerve endings and the skin highly sensitive to...
Pain Syndromes and IT Professionals
Pain Syndromes and IT Professionals Introduction In the recent years, the incidence of pain syndromes and related disorders has increased manifold amongst the IT professionals. In the further sections, we have briefly explained the...
Piriformis Syndrome
Introduction Piriformis Syndrome is defined as a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the piriformis muscle compresses or irritates the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body. The piriformis muscle is a narrow muscle...
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Introduction Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a comprehensive term encompassing a wide range of symptoms accompanying a condition of chronic pelvic pain. Pelvic pain is essentially termed as ‘chronic’ if it lasts for...
Shoulder Pain
Introduction Shoulder Pain refers to any form of pain felt in the shoulder or around the shoulder joint. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. This particular joint includes four...
