Ankylosing Spondylitis: What you Should Know Ankylosing spondylitis is a kind of arthritis consisting of the inflammation of ligaments and joints around the spine. This occurs especially in those in the lower back that connects with the pelvis. For this reason, the most evident sign of ankylosing spondylitis is a … Continue reading →

Improving your Posture: Laptop Stands There is a lot of discussion about how daily activities can affect our posture. In today’s modernity, it is crucial to talk about jobs or tasks that require you to be in the same position for a long while, such as driving or working all … Continue reading →

Signs and Risks of Overtraining Exercising is always a must to improve one’s overall health. Regardless of age, a minimum of daily movement is necessary to avoid a long list of health issues. It would be ideal to have a training routine, whether the exercise consists of going to the … Continue reading →

There Are Some Shins You Don’t Want Almost every athlete has at least once suffered from a condition commonly known as shin splints. Periostitis is an inflammation of the tissue around the shin. This is the bone that forms the calf along with the fibula. This injury is also known … Continue reading →

Costochondritis: Should You be Always Worried About Chest Pain? When pain in the middle of the chest arises, this might be a sign of alert for many people. However, in the case of costochondritis, there is no reason to alarm. Due to its similarity to the signs of a heart … Continue reading →

Glutes Cramping & How to Fix Them If you have ever felt pain in one of your glutes that gives you the sensation on a pinch or like a spasm, that could mean you have experienced cramping in your glutes, and this is more common than you might think. Most of … Continue reading →

The Basics of Paresthesia Paresthesia is the name given to a very common issue that consists of the tingling sensation that we often get on an extremity due to nerve decompressing after being compressed for a while. This can happen, for example when we sit with our legs crossed, or … Continue reading →

What Everyone Should Know About Low Back Pain Low back pain is a very common issue in all kinds of patients, athletes, kids, adults. All groups of people are prone to it regardless of their daily physical activities and their intensity. There are many kinds of factors that can cause … Continue reading →

Cyclist’s Palsy or Handlebar Syndrome Many kinds of injuries can be developed by cycling. This is a sport that requires holding a curved position for certain periods while applying pressure to the joints. In the case of cyclist’s palsy, it refers to the discomfort caused by the pressure applied especially … Continue reading →

Herniated Disc: Causes, Prevention Methods, and Treatment Before going over how a herniated disc happens, it is key to understand what the role of the disc is in the structure of the spine. The discs are placed in-between the vertebrae. They fulfill the role of cushioning these bones and keeping … Continue reading →