Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common nerve compressions, which occurs in the upper extremities of the body.  The condition results in the most number of days being lost among all work-related injuries. The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports repetitive strain injuries are the most costly and common occupational health problems in the nation each year.   Each ye ...

What is frozen shoulder/rotator cuff? The term rotator cuff is used to refer to the group of muscles and tendons (end portions of the muscles that connect them to the bone) in the shoulder region that helps to stabilize the shoulder joint. This group of muscles and tendons help in the regulation of the wide variety of movements possible at the shoulder joint. It also helps the bones of the shoulder joint to stay in their location enabling it t ...

The deadly swine flu that first struck in Mexico has now made its way into the United States.  Like humans, pigs too, can contract the influenza virus, though the virus that strikes humans differs from the one that infects the swine population.  While it is rare for swine flu to present in humans, it has happened among those who are in direct contact with pigs.  The most current outbreak of swine flu is caused by a new stra ...

Swine influenza virus is most commonly referred to as “swine flu.”   Researches believe the Spanish influenza pandemic (infectious disease that can spread worldwide) of 1918-1919 can be linked to the swine flu, though its pathogenic origin is still unknown.  Prior to and after 1918, most pandemics of influenza developed in Asia and spread worldwide, with the first wave hitting the United States in the spring of 1918. ...

Gout affects nearly three million people in the United States a year.  Gout is caused by increased levels of uric acid in the bloodstream, which could cause joint destruction and lower your kidney function, as well as causing kidney stones.  Uric acid in the bloodstream looks like little crystals that attach themselves to the cartilage of joints, tendons, and the tissues around the joints.  The most common places gout attacks, is t ...