Lower back pain

 

Lower back pain

Lower back pain

Lower back pain can have causes that aren’t due to underlying diseases. Examples include overuse such as working out or lifting to muscle, prolonged sitting and lying down, sleeping in an uncomfortable position wearing poorly fitting back pack.

Symptoms

Pain areas- in the back, muscles and bones, hip or leg

Sensory- leg numbness or pin and needles

Also common –back joint dysfunction or muscle spams

Medication

Nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory drug, analgesic, muscle relaxant and narcotic

Selfcare

Heating pad and physical exercise

Therapies

Joint manipulation, stretching, massage, acupuncture and physical therapy 

DR. SHAHRAM 

MIAHS Paramedical Institute 

Liver Cirrhosis

 

Liver Cirrhosis

                                                                      Liver cirrhosis

Chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure.

Hepatitis and chronic alcohol abuse are frequent causes. Liver damage caused by cirrhosis can’t be undone, but further damage can be limited.

Symptoms 

Pain areas- in the abdomen

Gastrointestinal – bleeding, dark stool from digested blood, fluid in the abdomen, nausea, passing excessive amount of gas, vomiting blood, or water retention.

Whole body- fatigue, loss of appetite or reduced hormone production.

Skin- web of swollen blood vessels in the skin and yellow skin and eyes.

Weight- weight gain or weight loss 

Treatment

Low sodium diet and avoid alcohol

Medications

Diuretics, ammonia reducer, beta blockers, antibiotics and antiviral drug.

Surgery

Liver transplantation

DR. SHAHRAM 

MIAHS Paramedical Institute 

Cervical Spondylitis Blog Meditech

 

Cervical Spondylitis

                                                    Cervical Spondylitis

A general term for age related wear and tear of spinal discs.

Spondylitis is common and worsen with age. This condition is often used to describe degenerative arthritis(osteoarthritis) of the spine.

Symptoms

• Pain areas- In the back, legs, thighs and buttocks that worsen with standing, neck and shoulder.
• Muscular- Muscle weakness or muscle spasms.
• Also common- Headache or sensation of pins and needles.

Treatment

In many cases, no specific treatment is required. If symptoms occur, treatments include medications, corticosteroid injections, physiotherapy and sometimes surgery.

Self Care

• Warm compress, ice packs and physical exercise
• Therapies
• Physical therapy

Medications

Analgesics, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, muscle relaxant, steroid and local anaesthetic.

Surgery

spinal surgery, laminectomy,intervertebral disc anmuloplasty, arthroplasty, laminoplasty.

DR. SHAHRAM 

MIAHS Paramedical Institute 

TYPHOID Blog Meditech

 

TYPHOID

TYPHOID

Food and water with bacteria in it cause typhoid fever. Close contact with a person who is carrying the salmonella typhi bacteria also can cause typhoid fever symptoms include

• High fever
• Headache
• Stomach pain
• Constipation and diarrhea

 

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms are likely to start slowly often showing up 1 to 3 weeksafter exposure to the bacteria

• Fever
• Chills
• Headache
• Weakness and fatique
• Muscle aches
• Stomach pain
• Diarrhea or constipation
• Rashes
• Vomiting

 

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

• Widal test

 

TREATMENT

The only effective treatment for typhoid is antibiotics. Doctors most commonly use ciprofloxacin and other antibiotics such as

• Chloramphenicol
• Ampicillin
• sulfamethoxazole

DR. SHAHRAM 

MIAHS Paramedical Institute 

ROTATOR CUFF

 

ROTATOR CUFF

                                                               ROTATOR CUFF    

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that hold the shoulder joint in place and allow you to move your arm and shoulder.

Problems occur when part of the rotator cuff becomes irritated or damaged.

The four muscle that make up the rotator cuff are often referred to as SITS which stands for supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis.

Symptoms

The pain associated with a rotator cuff injury may be described as:-

• Dull ache deep in shoulder
• Disturbed sleep
• Make it difficult to comb your hair or reach behind your back
•  Be accompanied by arm weakness

Causes

Rotator cuff injuries are most often caused by progressive wear and tear of tendon tissue overtime. Repetitive overhead activity or prolonged bouts of heavy lifting can irritate or damage the tendon .

The rotator cuff can also be injured in a single incident during falls or accidents.

DR. SHAHRAM 

MIAHS Paramedical Institute