Vertebral subluxation

I was anxiously awaiting the results. My mom trying to mollify me. All the possibilities running through my head, and then the door opened. The doctor spoke and much to my relief and displeasure, gave the diagnosis. After countless visits to the doctor and hospital for x-rays I was bewildered to find out that I was diagnosed with scoliosis. It turns out scoliosis is copious in teens and young adults. Unfortunately I was a part of this group. While it…

When I was eight, my doctor asked me to lean over and touch my toes as multiple x-rays were taken of my back. At such a young age, I had no idea why. However, I was soon diagnosed with moderate scoliosis and told to monitor it with a specialist every six months. At the time, I did not know that my scoliosis would ultimately be the cause of my most personal growth and understanding. Four years of check-ups passed before my scoliosis progressed to the need for a brace. I can still feel myself…

Osgood-Schlatter in School Age Children Osgood-Schlatter disease is defined as inflammation and pain of the patellar tendon at the tibial tubercle associated with repeated stress and strain during growth periods of school age and adolescent children (Kabiri, Tapley, & Tapley, 2014). This overuse injury causes multiple small fractions of the tibial tuberosity related to the traction applied. That leads to the painful symptoms and the development of a firm lump below the knee due to repeated…

Herniation of intervertebral disc or, herniated disc, is one of the most common causes of lower back pain. Herniated discs can occur at all levels of the spinal column, but are generally found to occur most often at the lumbar (lower) spine. A herniated or, bulging disc is when the disc from the spinal column begins to push out of its outer ring (“Herniated disk in the lower back,” 2012). Once this happens, the patient will usually feel intense pain or discomfort that may or may not be…

At this very moment, there are over 5,400 species of mammals living on Earth, every one of them unlike the others. Humans, or Homo sapiens, are one of these numerous, utterly unique animals that inhabit this planet. We contain a vast amount of qualities that set us apart from all others organisms alive. One of the chief significances of these differences is the fact that humans are the only mammals that are permanently bipedal. We were not always able to walk on two legs, but thousands of years…

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a degenerative disease of cervical spinal. The onset is usually insidious, with long periods of fixed disability and episode of worsening of events are taking place. Concerning to the pathophysiology of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, the injuries which are frequently repeated to the spinal cord are caused by static mechanical factor, dynamic mechanical factor and spinal cord ischemia. These factors are responsible for affecting the spinal cord through…

Spondylolysis is defined as a structural defect that involves the breaking down of the vertebra (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2015). Symptoms of this condition include lower back and lower limb pain. In fact, spondylolysis is one of the common causes of back pain in adolescents, particularly young athletes. This injury most often occurs on children and adolescents who are involved in sports that place repeated stress on the lower back. Furthermore, in some cases spondylolysis can lead to…

A BACK SPECIALIST CAN HELP WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN What is chronic back pain The majority of people will experience some back pain in their lifetime and will usually get better on its own within three months. Chronic pain is described as pain that last for more than three months. There is nothing more discouraging than to realize you may be in pain for the rest of your life, relying of pain medications just to get through the day. Today, there are many treatment options available, but before…

Scoliosis is an irregular curvature of the spine. Everyone’s spine has curves in order to maneuver their body. Without a spine, there’s no way you could walk nor run. However, the average human does not think that 3 out every 100 people spines have an additional curvature. Despite scoliosis can be prompted by the disorder of Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy, Scoliosis case is unknown and painless. Scoliosis can be C-shaped (one curve) or S-shaped (two curves). Scoliosis can take place in…

Scientist shouldn’t test products on animals because it could hurt animals and it can possibly kill them. If scientist do the testing to animals the spinal devices are frequently composed of pedicle screws with a reputation for stable fixation. The animals can suffer from pullouts during preclinical implantation on young animals, leading to high morbidity. Human and animals are very different, which testing human tools on animals should not be allowed. Testing on an animal the results will be…