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Spina Bifida Occulta

The spinal column is one of the most important part of the body since it protects the spinal cord which is the line of communication between the body and the brain. The spinal column also supports the skeleton. Spina Bifida Occulta is a common condition that often occurs to healthy individual. In fact about 10% […]

Types Of Spinal Diseases And Their Symptoms

Spinal disease of course affects the spinal cord or column and the spinal nerves within it. It is indeed a larger area of studies since there is large number of diseases that affects the spine. The list of diseases is definitely long so will just tackle the most common diseases of the spine. Read on […]

Spina Bifida Symptoms

Spina Bifida which means split spine is a congenital disorder where the embryonic neural tube is not completely close. Some of the bones in the spinal cord is not fully developed and remain open. When this opening is big enough then it lets a part of the spinal cord to stick out through the gap […]

Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leak Symptoms

Cerebral spinal fluid leak or CSF is contained in the dura. Dura is the membrane that incases the spinal cord and brain thus contain the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). CSF leak happens when there is a hole or tears in the dura. What causes the tear of the dura? Common causes may include spinal or […]

Dog Arthritis Symptoms

Arthritis is a painful condition that affects millions of people today from children to adults and among your favorite pets at home. It is most common among dog and is the most common reason for severe pain in dogs. It can be disabling sometimes and greatly affects the quality of life of the dog. Of […]

Lower Back Pain In Early Pregnancy

Symptoms for early pregnancy differ from one woman to another. The truth is you might have different symptoms from one pregnancy to another. If it is your first then you might have a hard journey as you experience the different changes that take place in your body for the whole nine months. Most of the […]

Causes Of Tingling In The Left Hand

Some individuals are quite alarm when they experience tingling in their left hand although some people find it irritating too. This tingling of the left hand can be cause by problems with the nerves and the muscles, poor blood circulation as well as other health problems. If you experience tingling sensation in your left hand […]

Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome

Have you encountered the term Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome? Perhaps the term sounds familiar but to those who have not heard of it, it is actually a disorder in the nervous system which is cause by some attachments of tissue which curb the motion of the cord in the spine inside the spinal column. In […]

Thoracic Back Pain

Thoracic back pain is an uncommon type of back pains. The most common type of back pain is the lower back pain followed by the neck or the cervical spine pain. Thoracic back pain is identified if and only if the pain of the upper back is of unknown origin. Causes of such pain are […]

Lower Back Pain And The Kidneys

Back pain is a common ailment nowadays. For most people it is hard for them to really tell where the pain really comes. Some individuals even mistaken back pain due to kidney infections to be just a case of muscle cramps in their lower back. Note that when you have a kidney infection the pain […]