Category: Knee Pain

As the name implies, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a type of arthritis that primarily affects the young. Children as young as six months can be diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. In the United States, approximately 75,000 young people have this …

Arthritis has been a major problem for people with 50 plus age group. Every year millions of people do suffer with this painful disease. It is basically a disease which causes severe pain in the joint portion of the body …

Regular physical exercise is an absolute must for a healthy metabolism. Exercise is also an effective strategy for weight control because it causes a favourable shift in body composition, increasing muscle mass and decreasing body fat. The greater …

Reaching for canned goods on high shelves in the supermarket did not always make you wince. But now, raising your arms to retrieve a can of beans or box of pasta is an exercise in pain and you …

It is pain in the butt quite literally. It can also be a pain in the hip, the thigh, the lower leg, or even the foot. In fact, the condition known as sciatica can send pain shooting anywhere …

This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy smashed into the bedpost and you sat up the rest of the night, crying and cursing the throbbing digit. For all the pain …

Imagine for a moment, life without knees. You could not drive a car or ride a bicycle or climb a flight of stairs. And how would your doctor test your reflexes, by hitting you on the elbow with …

You might think of a muscle spasm as a cramp that overstays its welcome. While a cramp usually relaxes its grip in a matter of minutes once you rest the affected muscle, a spasm can produce days of …

Not surprisingly, people with strong trunk muscles and well conditioned leg and hip muscles are less likely to develop back pain and injuries than people with weak or poorly conditioned muscles. Fortunately, your muscles will become stronger if …

How much time should you spend stretching? This is up to you. To do all the repetitions of all exercises in the following would take at least 30 minutes. It is encouraged to try all the stretches and …