Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Tips

Diabetes is a medical condition which occurs when the levels of blood glucose increase within your body. While you need blood glucose as a fuel for all the things that your body does, an excess of it causes diabetes and can be very harmful to your body. It can damage vital organs, blood vessels and other functions which may ultimately lead to death. In fact, diabetes-related complications are one of the leading causes of death around the world.

Complications due to diabetes:

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Top 5 problems with high heels:

1. Claw toes
2. Early small joint arthritis
3. Alteration of weight-bearing axis and biomechanics of the body.
4. Excessive forefoot loading
5.40% increased the chances of sustaining falls.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles. This makes it one of the most dreaded types of Arthritis. Such symptoms are not observed in Osteoarthritis, the most common arthritic condition.

The difference between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis can be put simply. In Osteoarthritis, degeneration of tissue leads to bone eros...more

Inflammation and resultant pain in the joints are usually the basic tenets of Arthritis. This joint disorder can be painful and often, a debilitating one. It can also make the joints stiff. There are many ways of dealing with this problem, but with Ayurveda, one can get to the root cause of the ailment and its presence. This helps in taking a well rounded holistic approach towards treating it with ancient know how that revolves around improving the immune system and building better health which ...more

Many of us face the problem of red swollen fingers and toes in the cold season. It occurs primarily because the blood vessels in the distal part of your body get constricted when exposed to cold temperature. This results in the decreased blood supply of the tissue and ischemic injury and subsequently red swollen toes and fingers.

Preventive measures are most important if you want to avoid having this problem.
Avoid exposure of hands and feet to cold water as far as possible
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory arthritis with a prevalence of 0.5-1% in India. It is characterized by joint pain and swelling associated with morning stiffness lasting for more than 30 minutes. It generally has a slow onset - over weeks to months, though the onset can be acute also. Most common joints involved are small joints of hands and feet. Larger joints like knee and shoulder can also be involved. The incidence of RA increases with age. It is twice more common in females th...more

Arthritis is a common ailment that affects a majority of adults across the globe. It can affect any joint in the body and cause inflammation, pain, and swelling. When arthritis affects the shoulders, it causes stiffness, pain, and lack of movement.

Signs and symptoms of arthritis of the shoulder:
The only symptom caused by shoulder arthritis is a pain, which, in turn, causes a limited range of motion. It is worth discussing these symptoms in detail:

The Symptoms-

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology marked by a symmetric, peripheral polyarthritis. It is the most common form of chronic inflammatory arthritis and often results in joint damage and physical disability.

When to suspect -
* the incidence of ra peaks between 25 n 55 yr of age.
*early morning joint stiffness lasting more than one hour and easing with physical activity.
*earliest involved joints typically the small joints of the hands and...more

Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disorder which causes abnormal swelling of the body joints due to a sudden attack to the joints by the immune system of the body. This disorder is fairly common in the body parts that are more frequently used such as the knees, fingers, shoulders, wrists, elbows and the hips. Although rare, this disorder can also affect the ligaments or the tendons along with kidney, lungs, eyes or the heart.

This disorder tends to be chronic. Although the exact ca...more

Many times we feel as if we are unable to extend the finger by itself, or we cannot bend, once the finger is fully straight. This may be associated with pain at the base of the finger or thumb. Although any finger can be involved, the ring and middle fingers are more commonly involved, and the thumb is also involved often. When we feel the finger at its base, a nodular swelling is also felt. If you have such a problem, then the possibility is that you may be suffering from an entity hand surgeon...more