ARTICOLI CORRELATI

Hip reparative surgery

There can be several surgical interventions to correct the hip disorder that vary based on the type and extent of the disorder. Surgery is necessary in cases of hip fracture.

Helpful actions against knee pain

After age 50-60, it is rare not to suffer from it occasionally, especially if you are predisposed to osteoarthritis. But even as young people the knee pain is one of

Weather enemy of joints: how to react

In the middle of winter, after months of thunderstorms incessant and flooding that seriously damaged many parts of Italy, suffer some new-onset joint pain or see worsening of the symptoms

Lumbago: a psychosomatic symptom?

Talking about psychological factors causing back pain or contributing to its maintenance does not mean that the symptoms are imaginary-they are very real physical problems caused by psychological distress.

How long does tendonitis last?

Tendons are the fibrous connective tissue structures by which muscles connect to bones (or in some cases, to the skin, as is the case with facial muscles, for example). There

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: what is it?

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a disease characterized by numerous clinical manifestations of which the most common are constitutional symptoms such as fever and fatigue, joint manifestations, skin rash and photosensitivity,

Complications in Lyme disease

As lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disease, which can therefore affect systems, apparatuses and organs (skin, nervous system, eyes, cardiovascular system, joints), the symptoms can be varied and refer to the different damage caused by the spread of the infection by the bacterium.

Rheumatoid arthritis

artrite_reumatoide

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease on an autoimmune basis that primarily affects the joints, but it affects the entire body and over time, especially if not properly treated, can lead to cardiovascular, neurological, renal, ocular, pulmonary, etc. complications.

Rheumatoid arthritis can occur at any time of life, even in children or adolescents (juvenile arthritis), however, the prevalent age of onset is between 35 and 50 years.

The likelihood of being affected, if one is genetically predisposed to the disease, increases with advancing age; women tend to be affected 2-3 times more than men, for reasons that remain to be determined.

SPECIALISTI IN EVIDENZA

PATOLOGIE CORRELATE

Shoulder arthrosis

In the shoulder, the different joints, and particularly the scapulohumeral (or glenohumeral) joint, which is located between the joint heads of the scapula and humerus, are normally lined with cartilage,

Calcaneal spur

Calcaneal spur refers to a thorn or hook-shaped bony protuberance (osteophyte) that results from an abnormal calcification process that can occur at the level of the calcaneus bone, under the

Muscle contractures and cramps

A muscle cramp is a sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles. Muscle cramps can cause severe pain; although they are generally harmless, they can make it temporarily impossible

De Quervain’s syndrome

De Quervain’s syndrome is a painful condition of the hand related to inflammation of the sheaths lining two tendons found on the medial (inner) side of the wrist that control

Herniated disc

The intervertebral disc consists of a central deformable cartilaginous part, called the “nucleus pulposus,” surrounded by a containing fibrous lining, called the annulus. When the disc is young and healthy,

Magnetic resonance imaging

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), also more simply called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is an extremely sensitive and informative diagnostic imaging technique based on the use of electromagnetic fields that are

Rheumatism

The term “rheumatism” refers to an extremely wide and varied group of disorders comprising more than one hundred rheumatic diseases that are very diverse in terms of causes, symptoms and

Meniere’s Syndrome

Meniere’s syndrome is a balance disorder characterized by recurrent and unpredictable “attacks” involving the onset of intense dizziness, associated with reduced hearing, whistling and buzzing. Each attack is heralded by

Neurovegetative dystonia

If you have the patience to interview a family doctor whose outpatient clinic is always very crowded, you will find that a good portion of patients are afflicted with a

Arthrosis of the hip

Osteoarthritis of the hip is also called coxarthrosis and is a chronic degenerative disease of the hip joint due to progressive disruption of articular cartilage. Hip osteoarthritis can be primary
CULTURA E SALUTE
 
AGGIORNAMENTI
 
PERCORSI
 

your advertising
exclusively ON
MY SPECIAL DOCTOR

complete the form and you will be contacted by one of our managers