It is sero-negative progressive inflammatory arthrities of the spine.it also may involve hip and shoulder joint. Ankylosing Spondylities atOptions = { 'key' : 'f596bb0d1e54c6f1c475b982f192038e', 'format' : 'iframe', 'height' : 60, 'width' : 468, 'params' : {} }; document.write(''); Actiology: Males are more affected than the female Age: 16-40 years Cause: unknown Investigation: HLA-B 27 positive Pathology:  Ist affected the sacroilliac...

This is the comonest of the deformities occuring at the region of the ankle,subtaloid and midtarsal joint.the foot is planter fiexed at the ankle joint adducted and inverted at the subtaloid and midtarsal joint. the condition may be unilateral or bilateral. Cause: Genetic Intrauterine pressure Drugs:steroid specially Infection on uterus Congenital neuromascular abnormalities Pathology:initially there may be littlt bony abnormalities although there is...

Ganglion Cyst DefinitionA ganglionic cyst is a noncancerous lump or bump that most commonly develops in the tendons or wrist or hand joint. This cyst is often oval in shape, usually containing a soft substance such as a gel.  ComplicationsA cyst can promote the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome.  TreatmentsIf the cyst is not painful or does not affect movement, usually no treatment is offered, according to the Sonia Physiotherapy Clinic. On...

 Back Pain In Pregnancy This is the evil of the century ... No wonder that during pregnancy, where the balance of our body is turned upside down, back pain is even more common. Thus, more than 80% of pregnant women would be confronted. Our advice to limit the damage of these pains in the back, very frequent during the pregnancy. Pain in the back during pregnancy: what is it?Back pain usually appears during the 2nd trimester, to intensify until the...

Juvenile Chronic Arthritis and Physiotherapy: Living and Moving Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, or Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), is a disease that affects one in every 1,000 children in Canada. Real source of concern for parents, it is nevertheless possible today for children to live well with this disease. Chronic juvenile arthritis in a nutshell Juvenile chronic arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects children 16 and under. It...

 What are the causes of Down syndrome? Down syndrome is caused by a random error in the division of cells that results in the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. This type of error is called non-disjunction. Usually, when a cell divides into two, the pairs of chromosomes are separated so that one chromosome goes to one cell and the other to the other cell. In non-disjunction, an error occurs and both chromosomes of the pair go to the same...

The different diseases of the back Sciatica (or sciatica) is characterized by intense pain from the buttock, then the thigh and finally the foot, stiffness of the spine and symptoms increased by effort, coughing or sneezing. From an anatomical point of view, sciatic pain (or sciatica) corresponds to compression of the anterior motor root of the sciatic nerve. They cause a sudden and throbbing pain, the most common example of which is the terrible "kidney...