Participating in sports and physical fitness activities, as well as simple everyday activities can lead to soft tissue damage of ligaments, tendons and muscles. These injuries may be the result of a single episode or as a result of repeated overuse. The result can be pain, swelling, bruising and damage to underlying structures of soft tissues.
Soft tissue injuries are classified as:
Sprai…
Spinal stenosis is a condition caused by the narrowing of spaces in the spinal canal that results in pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. This may be localised to just one area of the spine or may extend over a long length of the spine. Pressure on the lower part of the spinal cord or on nerve roots branching out from that area may give rise to pain or numbness in the legs. Pressure …
Infection of the spinal column is a very broad topic and includes those diseases that arise spontaneously and those that are secondary to some inflamed event. True infections are uncommon, particularly in the industrialised countries of the world. Although rare, diseases such as tuberculosis of the spine should be considered with spinal infections. TB is more common in under developed countries…
The spinal cord contains bundles of nerves that carry messages between the brain and the body. Because the spinal cord is rigidly encased in bone, any tumor that grows on or near it can compress the nerves, and interfere in this communication.
Spinal cord tumors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the bony spinal column. No matter where they are located in the body, tumors are usuall…
Spondylolysis (‘spondyl’ = spinal + ‘olysis’ = with a hole or crack) is the deficient development or degeneration in a specific part of the spine’s facet joint, called the pars interarticularis, and could involve one side or both sides …
Spondylolysis (‘spondyl’ = spinal + ‘olysis’ = with a hole or crack) is the deficient development or degeneration in a specific part of the spine’s facet …
Spondylolisthesis (‘spondyl’ = spinal + ‘olysthesis’ = with slippage) is the forward slippage of one vertebra on the vertebrae below. The most common involved is L5 (the 5th lumbar vertebra) slipping forward on S1 (1st sacral verteb …
Spondylolisthesis (‘spondyl’ = spinal + ‘olysthesis’ = with slippage) is the forward slippage of one vertebra on the vertebrae below. The most common involve…
Tension Myositis Syndrome is a major cause of common syndromes of pain involving the muscles, tendons and nerves of the back and neck. The disorder is a benign (though painful) physiologic alteration in soft tissues brought on by strong, unconscious feelings, primarily anger, that can often be eliminated by a mental process that involves focusing on the emotional rather than physical things. Th…
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