General conditions
Known medical and surgical conditions affecting males and females of all ages from infancy to senescence.
Arthritis of the fingers.
The 3 distressing arthritis of the fingers. The early signs, their causes, what they feel like, diagnosis, treatment, how to distinguish them, plus exercises that help and some home remedies.
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Treatment of Psoriatic arthritis.
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic auto-immune inflammatory form of arthritis, similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It affects only about a 3rd (30%) of patients diagnosed with a disease called psoriasis. It’s an idiopathic, noncontagious, and incurable disease with symptoms that affect your body’s joints. Being idiopathic means the cause is unknown. Though incurable, there are treatment […]
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Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Whereas Osteoarthritis(OA) is the most common form of joint disorder in the world, according to studies, occurring at a rate about 10 times more than Rheumatoid, Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is the most common whole-body autoimmune disease. Over the years what is known or believed about the two conditions has undergone considerable changes. For instance, back in […]
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Life expectancy after a mini-stroke.
A mini-stroke is an alternative term for the medical event called transient ischemic attack (TIA). Research conducted in Australia has revealed that life expectancy after a mini-stroke for patients well above 50 years was lower by as much as 20% in comparison to the general population, nine years after discharge. The same research revealed that […]
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Cerebrovascular accident vs. TIA.
Cerebrovascular accident vs tia: the similarities and differences, how likely and how soon you could have a stroke after TIA plus how to prevent it.
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Treatments for hemorrhagic stroke.
Treatments for hemorrhagic stroke: The causes, symptoms, diagnosis, emergency intervention, rehabilitation, life expectancy, recovery, and prevention.
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Ischemic stroke vs hemorrhagic.
Ischemic stroke vs hemorrhagic: types of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, Ischemic vs hemorrhagic strokes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Treatment for transient ischemic attack.
Treatment for transient ischemic attack: risk factors, symptoms, treatment guidelines, and prevention.
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What is a hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia is a Greek word that consists of two components, Hemi and plegia. Hemi means one-half, and plegia represents paralysis. Together, they mean the paralysis of one half of the body. It is a non-progressive condition that usually happens as a result of an injury or lesion to the brain or spinal cord. The clinical […]
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