CAUSES Meralgia Paraesthetica is the condition where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is compressed by the inguinal ligament, due to obesity, pregnancy or belt worn too tight around the waist. ANATOMY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is part of the lumbar plexus...
GENERAL Thirty per cent (30%) of cancer patients suffer from pain during the diagnostic phase and 65-85% experience severe pain in more advanced stages of the disease. According to Cleeland et al, 67% of patients treated for the disease in an outpatient setting...
GENERAL Disc Degenerative Disease (DDD) is the distortion of the interior architecture of an intervertebral disc, not necessarily because of disc protrusion and with no clinical signs of nerve root compression. It is estimated that approximately 40% of patients...
GENERAL Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic syndrome of neuropathic pain affecting the facial area. It is considered to be the most excruciating pain probably due to the fact that the facial region has a very dense distribution of sensory nerve endings per square...
GENERAL Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are quite common in the population and are mainly due to osteoporosis. The problem is that almost 2/3 of these fractures remain undiagnosed and are attributed to pain caused by muscle spasms or spondyloarthritis related to...
ANATOMY Joint is the meeting point of two or more bones. The joint allows the movement of bones. The bones of the spine are called vertebrae. Vertebrae are interconnected through facet joints, else known as zygoapophyseal joints or apophyseal joints. Every vertebra...
Head and Face Pain
GENERAL Microdiscectomy is a common surgical spinal operation to remove part of the intervertebral...
GENERAL Stellate ganglion block has a diagnostic and therapeutic value. It is applied to treat...
GENERAL Chronic pain is a complex condition which, irrespective of its aetiology, constitutes a...
By e-algos staff Should I take analgesics only when I feel a lot of pain? No. Do not wait until...
Many people around us suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. How does nutrition affect their condition...
Osteoporosis is the disease of bones in which bone density is reduced, resulting in high risk for...
Most people have followed a diet at least once in their life in their effort to lose their extra...
Can a balanced nutrition fight stress? Nutrition, on its own, cannot eliminate stress from our...
Tea has been known for centuries now. The Chinese were the first to use it both as a medicine and...
Pomegranate is a fruit having the shape of an apple, red-gold colored outer skin and a thick calyx...
GENERAL Chiropractic is the third major health science worldwide, following Classical Medicine and...
GENERAL Physiotherapists are occupied with medical conditions that cause musculosceletal disorders...
Panos Symeonidis Orthopaedic Surgeon Foot & Ankle Specialist www.foot-ankle.gr Introduction...
Dr. Charles A. Gauci MD FRCA FIPP FFPMRCA Consultant in Pain Medicine, Whipps Cross University...