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DefinitionSleeping disorder or somnipathy is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. Polysomnography and actigraphy are...
DefinitionA Slipped Disc? is when a soft cushion of tissue between the bones in your spine pushes out. It’s painful if it presses on nerves. It usually...
DefinitionSnoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases, the sound may be soft, but in...
DefinitionSore Throat? or Pharyngitis or Strep throat?, also called streptococcal sore throat, is an infection? of the throat and tonsils caused by Streptococcal bacteria. Typical symptoms are...
DefinitionThe National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) held an internet-based workshop to consider the need and potential uses for a portable signal processing...
DefinitionSpina bifida is a birth defect? where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord?. The most common location is the lower back?, but in rare cases, it may...
DefinitionSpinal cord? injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation,...
DefinitionLumbar? disc herniation is a common condition that frequently affects the spine in young and middle-aged patients.1,5,11 The lumbar intervertebral disc is a complex structure composed of...
DefinitionSpondylolisthesis? is a condition in which one vertebra? slips forward over the one below it. It is a slipping of vertebra that occurs, in most cases,...
DefinitionStingers also called a burner or nerve pinch injury is a neurological injury suffered by athletes, mostly in high-contact sports such as ice hockey, rugby, American football, and wrestling. The spine injury is characterized by a shooting or stinging pain? that travels down one arm,...
DefinitionStraight Leg Raising Test (SLRT) /The straight leg raise test also called the Lasegue test is a fundamental neurological maneuver during the physical examination of the...
