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MBBS, MRCP (UK)

General Physician•Varanasi
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What is diabetes mellitus?

Diabetes mellitus occurs when the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood becomes higher than normal. There are two main types of diabetes. These are called type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes

This type usually develops quite quickly, over days or weeks, as the pancreas stops making insulin. Type 1 diabetes usually first presents in childhood.

Type 2 diabetes

This is more common in people who are overweight ...more
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Allergic reactions are the body s way of responding to foreign substances. The body recognizes these substances (be it food, pollens, insect bites, etc.) as antigens and produces antibodies. These antibodies can cause various reactions depending on the severity of the allergen, be it skin rash, hives, or angioedema. In severe cases, there could be swelling of the tongue and the respiratory tract, leading to choking of the airways.

Literally, angioedema means swelling of the blood vessel...more
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MBBS, MS - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Gynaecologist•Amritsar
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The inflammation of the lower part of uterus in the reproductive system is called Cervicitis. This lower part of uterus eventually leads into the vagina in the female reproductive system in humans is called the cervix uteri or in simple words, cervix.

Causes: Inflammation in the cervix is caused due to irritation, infection or injury to the cells, which align the cervix. Any one of a number of infections, mainly sexually transmitted diseases can cause cervicitis, of which the most commo...more
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BHMS, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Central Univer...read more

Sexologist•Sagar
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Spondylitis, or cervical spondylitis, is a common condition that affects a large section of the adult population. This most common disorder of the cervical spine is a degenerative condition. There are soft disks between the vertebral bones which shrink with age and gets stiff. This leads to formation of small bone spurs. This reduces the space available for the disk to move, causing nerve pinching.

Causes: Ageing is the most common cause for spondylitis. Injury, incorrect sleeping postu...more
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MD - Homeopathy

Homeopathy Doctor•Bhopal
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition wherein the body doesn t metabolise sugar properly. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, is responsible for carrying the sugar or glucose, from the bloodstream to the individual cells. When the pancreas fails to produce insulin, glucose builds up in your bloodstream and enters your urine.
Homeopathy focuses on the overall health of the individual. Homeopathic medicines for diabetes include:

1. Abroma Augusta: This homeopathic medicin...more
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Physiotherapist•Gurgaon
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Cervical osteoarthritis is also known as cervical spondylosis. It is a medical condition which involves changes in the joints of neck, bones and discs. This is generally caused due to the deterioration of the muscles owing to old age. With age, the cervical spine breaks down and loses all its fluids. This leads to stiffness in the spine. It occurs usually in middle aged and old aged people. This causes stiffness and severe neck pain. Corrective surgery is helpful to cure Cervical Osteoarthritis....more
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I am suffering from back pain and neck pain from past 3-4 months. Intensity varies from low to high. On recommendation of family physician I had done xray of cervical spine. Below is summary of result: Partial loss of normal lordosis. Marginal osteophytes are noted. Vertebrae appear normal in shape, size and contour. Alignment is proper. Intervertebral joint spaces appear unremarkable. Spinal canal is within normal limits. Posterior elements appear unremarkable. Please correlate clinically. Normal lordosis is maintained. Multilevel marginal osteophytes are noted. Cortical margin accentuation and central compression are noted at multiple levels. Alignment is proper. L5-S1 disc space appears reduced. Intervertebral joint spaces elsewhere appear unremarkable. Spinal canal is within normal limits. Posterior elements appear unremarkable. IMPRESSION: Osteodegenerative changes with osteoporosis. Please help me to understand the problem and advice treatment Accordingly.

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Physiotherapist•Chennai
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This is cervical pain (neck pain) and that's the reason the pain radiates until the shoulder blades. If you keep ice that would help and along side you can do hot water fermentation. You shall use cervical collar which would help you to reduce the radiating pain ie. Due to the nerve compression.
Cervical spondylosis – chronic condition with radiating pain
As your rightly said you have to go for traction and also you can do IFT. Please consult the near by therapist for quick relief. Since...more
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MPTh/MPT, BPTh/BPT

Physiotherapist•Delhi
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Cervical or Neck pain is very common now a day. It can affect anybody in their lifetime. Earlier it was more common in old age but now due to increased working hours and lack of rest and exercise it s majorly seen in young age also. Cervical pain can be due to following reasons-

Injury to neck muscles-like sprains, crampsInjury to neck joint
Bone pathologies- like osteoporosis and spondylitis
Nerve-related diseases- like cervical radiculopathy
Disc-related diseases- like b...more
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Ayurveda•Lakhimpur Kheri
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आज का वक्त बहुत बदल गया है. हर किसी को हर चीज़ अच्छी चाहिए जैसे अच्छी तनख्वाह, अच्छा घर, लक्सरी लाइफ आदि. यह सब पाने की होड़ में लोग संघर्ष में लगे है. उन्नति हासिल करने के लिए दिन रात मेहनत में लगे है. इस लगातार किये जाने वाली मेहनत से हमें हर चीज़ तो बेहतर मिल रही है लेकिन यह हमारे स्वास्थ्य पर मानसिक, शारीरिक और भावनात्मक तौर पर गलत असर डाल रही है. हमारी इच्छाओं के चलते हम स्वयं को ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा तनावग्रस्त कर लेते हैं व शरीर को दिन रात काम करने वाली एक मशीन समझ लेते है. इस कड़ी मेहनत के चलते ...more
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B.Sc.D.S.M.S., M.D.,(Acu) D.T.M., D.Varm...read more

Alternative Medicine Specialist•Madurai
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Diabetes Mellitus :
Diabetes is a metabolic disease or a condition in which the glucose levels in the blood will be high over a prolonged period
of time. In other words, it can be defined as a condition that occurs when the body cannot efficiently make use
of glucose that serves as a source of energy for body cells. Blood sugar levels are controlled by a hormone called insulin
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Causes of Diabetes-
Diabetes is either caused due to the insufficient production of insul...more
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