RESEARCHERS CREATED A SIMPLE DEVICE TO DETECT DIABETIC NEUROPATHY EARLY
Summary: Diabetic neuropathy is a serious chronic complication of diabetes. However, it is highly challenging to diagnose in its early stages. Thus, many people are diagnosed in the later stages, and preventing its progress or treating it isn’t easy. Hence, researchers at Cruzeiro do Sul University in São Paulo, Brazil, came up with the idea […]
Stages of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
In the 19th century, Silas Weir Mitchell first described Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) as the amalgamation of pain. Over time, the symptoms were not limited to just simply an area of pain, but spread to involve muscle, bone, joint, skin and blood vessels; eventually spreading to the spinal cord and causing changes in the brain. This syndrome usually […]
Symptoms Of Facet Joint Pain And Its Treatment
Facet joints are tiny joints that provide stability and guide mobility in each spine. These bones link your vertebrae in your spinal cord. The disc acts as a spacer between the vertebrae and supports the motion. Thus, the intervertebral disc and facet joint establish a tripod relationship where one’s damage has an impact on the other. […]