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DefinitionWhat happens if your spinal cord is damaged is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of...
DefinitionWhat is causing this pain? in my back?/Back pain? is a common problem in the lower backside uncomfortable and debilitating conditions in that causes the abnormality...
DefinitionCervical? spondylosis? is a common, age and occupation-related disorder of the cervical spine that is located in the neck region. This condition is also known as...
DefinitionWhat Is Knee Osteoarthritis??/Knee Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease, is typically the result of wear and tear and progressive loss of articular cartilage?....
DefinitionWhat Is Lumbosacral Facet Syndrome?/Lumbosacral facet syndrome refers to a clinical condition consisting of various patient-reported symptoms, including mechanical back pain?, radicular symptoms, and neurogenic claudication, secondary to...
DefinitionWhat is meningitis? What is encephalitis?/Infections and other disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord can activate the immune system, which leads to inflammation?. These diseases,...
DefinitionWhat is Multiple Sclerosis??/Multiple sclerosis? (MS) is an autoimmune?, disabling neurological disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by chronic? inflammation?, demyelination, gliosis, and neuronal...
DefinitionParalysis is the inability whether temporary or permanent to move a part of the body or a partial part of the body. In almost all cases,...
DefinitionWhat is Rheumatoid Arthritis? (RA) is a long-term autoimmune? disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain? and stiffness? often...
DefinitionWhat Is Rotator cuff Muscle, Types of Muscle Include/ (inflammation?) and rotator cuff tears are common conditions in active people. Both conditions are usually caused by a...
DefinitionWhat Is Spinal Cord Injury?/A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function, such as mobility and/or feeling. Frequent causes of spinal...
