Early diagnosis helps preventing development of severe joint and spine deformities. “Ankylosis” is a term that represents severe loss of movements in a joint due to formation of bone or fibrous tissue in the joint. Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of a chronic inflammatory arthritis that predominantly affects the spine, apart from other big joints…
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Scoliosis – poor awareness and social stigma leads to delayed diagnosis in India.
Awareness is the key to catch it early and reduce the risks associated. Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve in the spine. Normally the spine has a straight alignment when seen from the front or back. A sideways curve in the spine can develop due to a various reasons at different stages of growth. As…
Does cigarette smoking cause disc problems?
Smoking has long been know to cause many harmful effects, mainly on the lungs and heart, apart from increased risk of various cancers. A less known fact is that smoking can also lead to faster degeneration (wear and tear) of the discs of the spine and increase the risk of disc prolapse and related problems;…
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