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What is mild ac joint hypertrophy?
Mild hypertrophy of the AC, or acromioclavicular joint, refers to an overgrowth in the joint. This is often due to the inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.
What are the characteristics of hemophilia?
Hemophilia A is a blood disorder that usually affects males because of the genes it uses. The disorder does not allow blood to clot properly and has the characteristics of heavy bleeding that does not stop.
Who discovered the disease poliomyelitis?
Often known by its shorthand name polio, poliomyelitis is a disease that affects the spinal cord. It was discovered by German orthopedist Jakob Heine in 1840.
What is als diseas?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
What is Freiberg's osteochondrosis?
Freiberg's infraction is an osteochondrosis that most often involves the head of the second metatarsal and affects most commonly young women. Quoted from the Related Link below. Definition of osteochondrosis: A disease in which the bones do not grow and join properly.
Gout affects what part of your body?
in about 50% of cases the symptoms of gout starts in the joint at the base of the big toe. Eventually, however 90 percent of the people that have gout will end up with inflammation in this joint. Joints such as the mid foot, ankle, heel, and knee are also often affected. The fingers, wrists, and elbows are less prone to be effected by this disease.In time people that have gout can develop tophi. These are lumps that grow around crystal deposits in joints or near pressure points. Tophi most often occur in the fingers, wrists, ears, knees, elbows, forearms, and heels. Tophi can also grow in the kidneys, heart, and eyes.
Where do massage therapist often get osteoarthritis?
hands
What is rheumatoid arthritis symmetrical?
What is meant by symmetrical is that the symptoms often apear on both sides of the body simultaneously in the same joints, like both hands, or both hips, shoulders elbows and the like there is a symmetry to them. As opposed to osteoarthritis where there is no symmetrical connection connection in the symptoms.
Can i pass osteoarthritis down to my children?
No, osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear on your joints over time or by a trauma to a joint. However the re is often an increased risk for children to have the same weaknesses as their parents in the case of osteoarthritis.
What is the string around the wrists of football referees?
it's often the whistle lanyard
What type of arthritis is most common in the elderly?
Osteoarthritis, which is a non inflammatory form of arthritis and is often associated with the effects of wear and tear on the joints.
What causes black elbows?
Blackened elbows (along with black knees) can be a sign that you are hypoglycemic or glucose intolerant. It is often a warning sign of diabetes (either that you already have it or that you are predisposed to it)
What bones can you break in boxing?
Any of them. Most often the fingers, wrists and forearms though.
Does Osteoarthritis develop over time or are you born with it?
Osteoarthritis is a "degenerative" condition. It comes from use or misuse of the joint. It can also be post traumatic. The type of arthritis you are born with is JRA or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; although it still affects the joints, it is a very different type of disease.The fact is that there does seem to be a genetic factor involved in degenerative or Osteoarthritis. Often people from the same family develop the symptoms of OA because they were born with the genes that predisposed them to it. while others that are not can put their joints through the same punishment without ill effect.
Can needing to have a knee replacement op be hereditory?
Osteoarthritis, which often leads to Knee replacements does have a genetic factor.
Is osteoarthritis joint pain common?
Osteoarthritis joint pain is very common in older Americans. It starts as slight joint pain, then gets gradually worse. Barometric pressure often has an effect on the pain level.
Which type of joint would be most affected by Lyme disease?
The most affected joints would be the larger joints. Examples: the shoulder, the knees, elbows, and sometimes the hips.In my case, my hips, knees and wrists are the main ones, yet every joint is affected just not as much as thoseJoint inflammation in the knees and other large joints.Lyme arthritis usually affects the knees. In a minority of patients arthritis can occur in other joints, including the ankles, elbows, wrist, hips, and shoulders. Pain is often mild or moderate, usually with swelling at the involved joint. Baker's cysts may form and rupture. In some cases joint erosion occurs.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000625.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease
