Treatment of osteomyelitis involves a combined effort between medical and surgical disciplines. The two main aspects of treatment are surgical containment of the infection and prolonged antibiotics. What is osteomyelitis? Osteomyelitis is a bone infection of the long bones, caused by a bacterial or fungal infection of the bloodstream or surrounding tissues, causing painful swelling of the bone marrow…
Muscle spasm is a sudden and painful muscle contraction resulting from many causes, the most important of which is stress, which leads to the inability to use the spastic muscles for a short period, which affects the patient’s activity. Muscle spasm is a very common condition, especially in the muscles of the back, arm, and thigh. Muscle spasms may be caused by medical conditions such as neurological diseases and thyroid diseases. Get to know...
A tear in the thigh muscles is a common injury that occurs when the muscle fibers are stretched beyond their normal limit, which leads to severe pain and bruising in the thigh, which hinders the patient and limits his activities. Tears of the thigh muscles are common in athletes, especially tearing of the posterior thigh muscle in sports activities that include running and contact with others (soccer players). Let's learn together about…
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Back muscle tear is the occurrence of stretching and cracking of muscle fibers due to sudden movements or lifting heavy objects incorrectly, which leads to feeling severe pain that worsens with movement. A tear in the back muscles can cause serious complications such as spinal instability. Learn with us about torn back muscles, its causes and ways to prevent it. A glimpse into the tear of the back muscles...
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Muscle tear is a common condition in which muscle fibers stretch and tear as a result of applying a large force to them, which causes severe pain and the muscle loses its function, which affects the patient’s activity. A muscle tear is a painful injury that occurs at all ages and in both genders, but it is more common among athletes who engage in strenuous sports activities. The danger of a muscle tear lies in the possibility of losing…
Muscular dystrophy is the loss of muscle mass due to several reasons, such as lack of physical activity and neurological diseases, which leads to a poor quality of life for the patient and increases the possibility of developing diseases. Muscular dystrophy can be caused by serious diseases such as congestive heart failure and cancer. Let us learn together about muscular dystrophy, its causes and methods of treatment. What is muscular dystrophy? Muscle atrophy...
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Back muscle spasm is a common condition characterized by feeling sudden contractions in the back that occur as a result of many reasons, which leads to difficulty moving the muscles, which affects the person’s natural movement. The occurrence of back muscle spasm may indicate the presence of serious diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis. Let us learn together about back muscle spasm, its causes, and ways to prevent it. A glimpse of spasm...
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Muscle stiffness is a common condition characterized by muscle stiffness as a result of stress, which leads to difficulty moving them and may be accompanied by pain that hinders the patient and prevents him from performing his daily activities. Muscle stiffness can be evidence that it is working well and getting stronger, but it may also be caused by diseases that require medical treatment. Let us learn about muscle stiffness, its causes, and methods of treatment. …
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Inflammation of the sciatic nerve (sciatica) is irritation of the nerve as a result of its compression, which leads to feeling pain that spreads along the path of the nerve from the lower back to the legs, which restricts the patient’s movement. The danger of inflammation of the sciatic nerve lies in the possibility of chronic weakness in the leg muscles, causing foot drop. Let us learn together about inflammation of the sciatic nerve and its risks. What is it …
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Osteonecrosis is treated through conservative and surgical treatment with the aim of improving joint function and relieving pain, in addition to preventing bone damage that may lead to severe arthritis. Non-surgical treatment is useful when detecting the condition early by slowing down the progression of the condition, but most cases are detected late and therefore it is necessary to treat osteonecrosis...
