Back pain is the most common pain symptom reported by people with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Finding ways to manage the pain associated with this disease is a major component of treatment. PKD is characterized by the development of cysts, or fluid-filled sacs, in the kidneys. There are different forms of the disease, both acquired…

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Swollen glands are very common type of symptoms of tonsillitis or tonsil stones. Normally such types of conditions occur due to infections of various types and forms. Swollen glands can also be called as swollen lymph nodes or swollen tonsils. The lymph nodes are said to be the glands present in the body are responsible…

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By definition, according to the Oxford Dictionary, rheumatism is “inflammation and pain in joints, muscles or fibrous tissue.” Arthritis is “painful inflammation and stiffness of joints.” The key difference here is that, although both affect joints, rheumatism also affects muscles and fibrous tissue (arthritis only affects joints). Most of the time people do not distinguish…

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A Brief Description Spondylosis is an ailing state of the vertebrae, the bony blocks of the spine, which become fixed and stiff as the resultant of some diseases. Osteophytes i.e. bone spurs, and intervertebral degeneration makes debilitating changes in the spine, which condition is known as Spondylosis. Changes occurring in the spine due to Spondylosis…

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Chapter One The Moment of Truth It is a long story, but it began after Hughie’s Summer Day Camp, Chandler Newberger’s Sports Camp, was finished July 11th. Hughie had a big day, as the camp always plans a day trip to Six Flags Great America, an amusement park, and the campers leave at 8:45am and…

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“I have tennis elbow, can I still ski?” As the outside temperature starts to drop, and the snow begins to blow, you’re probably turning your thoughts to winter activities. With reports of new snow in the forecast, as you’re waxing your skis, you may wonder if you should ski when you’ve been diagnosed with tennis…

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Both the inflammatory rheumatic diseases polimialgia reumatica and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are often overlapping conditions with undiscovered causative factors. There are some clinical indicators that are common to both conditions and they typically occur in adults over the age of fifty years. As far as the incidence of both disorders in America and England…

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Arthritis affects many people and it is a very painful disease that attacks the joints. It can occur in one joint or in several joints at a time. The areas that are most effected include the hands, knees, elbows, back, neck and shoulders. There are several “miracle drug” remedies available that promise to cure arthritis…

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