Hip arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive medical procedure on the hip joint that allows doctors to operate on hip issues or injuries like Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI). Small incisions let the surgeon operate on your joint problems. After a diagnosis and multiple tests, your surgeon will recommend this surgery. The recovery rate is pretty fast … Read more
Gallstone disease affects 10% of the adult population in the United States. If you have gallstones, you don’t need to avoid potatoes. If mashed potato is one of your favorite dishes, just eat it in moderation. That said, avoid chips and French fries as much as you can as they are high in saturated fats. Potatoes are … Read more
A hip replacement surgery affects the muscles in your pelvic area. The muscles impacted during the surgery can lead to bladder issues such as urinary incontinence. The operation and anesthetic can disturb the bladder functions, further worsened by reduced mobility. Additional factors often responsible for peeing are pain medications, confinement to bed, and nerves affected … Read more
There are several buttons once hit, you know you have injured your labrum. For example, if you feel more pain when lifting objects or weights over the shoulder level, it is a warning sign. The other sign is a decrease in shoulder power, affecting your performance negatively. Also, when your shoulder produces grinding and snapping … Read more
While it’s not common, it’s also not unheard of to have one eye with better vision than the other after LASIK eye surgery. When you get PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy), your cornea is reshaped using a laser. When you get LASIK, your cornea is reshaped using a blade. When surgeons reshape your cornea with a blade, … Read more
Knee manipulations have the obvious intended benefits of improving knee mobility, increasing the range of movements, and strengthening your knee after it has undergone a trauma. However, it can also pose risks if your bones are degraded or if you have any underlying conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. You can avoid knee manipulations … Read more
A wound needs all the medical care to heal properly and prevent complications. While using gauze, you should apply extra caution in removing it. If it gets stuck, soak it in saline solution or warm water for four to six hours. Remove the gauze slowly to prevent more harm. Extra caution like using antibacterial ointment … Read more
Water dripping out of your nose when bending over that has been going on for a long time accompanied by a severe headache could be a Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leak. A CSF leak is watery and mostly colorless to identify and can be caused by a severe head injury or a previous head surgery. After … Read more
Only about 2% of all injuries lead to a broken or fractured heel bone. Depending on the impact and damage your foot receives, you may or may not undergo surgery. Minor injury on your heel bone will get non-surgical treatments such as wearing a cast or a splint or applying ice packs to reduce swelling. … Read more
Among people born with a turned fifth toe, about 20-30% acquire it on both feet, affecting males and females equally. Different types of turned pinky toes include curly toes, hammer toes, tailor’s bunion, and an overlapping pinky toe. Problems related to the pinky toe are mostly inherited and caused by an injury or trauma, ill-fitting … Read more
