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Back Massage in Back Pain- Does It Help?

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

back massage effective

Have you ever considered a back massage for back pain? Do you wonder if it is really effective or would help you? Let us find out. Back pain and neck pain are often quite irritating and take time to go. Most of the back pains we have are due to postural abuse of the spine […]

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Improve Wellness to Prevent Orthopedic Ailments

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Improve wellness to reduce orthopedic ailments

We all strive to improve wellness and health but often keep postponing it. Today, we would look at the things we need to do to improve wellness and its impact on the reduction of orthopedic ailments. Orthopedics is a branch that deals in bones and joint disorders. This includes injuries, congenital malformation, wear and tear […]

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Prolonged Sitting, Its Harmful Effects and Remedies

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Harms of prolonged sitting

Prolonged sitting occupies most of our daily time both at home, office or transport. Human bodies are made for moving around as that is what we did for thousands of years. But rapidly developing technology has led to a sedentary life. Modernization of the offices and shifting of emphasis from paper to computer has also […]

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Ergonomic Chair Features, Types and Uses

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Ergonomic chairs reduce the stress on the ailing parts

An ergonomic chair is a chair designed in the way it provides maximum comfort during sitting and properly supports the posture, weight and lumbar while sitting. Though design-wise, ergonomic chairs cater to a range of people, one may need to try more than one model to find a design that suits. Moreover, chairs may not suit every task […]

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Bone Spur or Osteophyte- Causes and Treatment

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

bone spur

A bone spur is a bony growth formed on a normal bone. In medical language, it is termed as an osteophyte. A bone spur is an extra bone and can cause symptoms due to pressure on adjacent tissues. Bone spurs are also called osteochondral nodules, osteochondrophytes, and chondro-osteophytes. Osteophyte is part of degenerative changes that […]

Filed Under: General Ortho, Wellness

7 Tips for Faster Fracture Healing

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Representative picture for things to do to achieve fastr fracture healing

Fractures are very common in modern life. Reported annual occurrence in the US is about 7 million. Fracture healing can take any time between 4-12 weeks depending on the bone injured and the treatment given. Because of inconvenience and adverse effects on daily activities of living, everyone looks for ways of faster fracture healing. But […]

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New Recomendations for Exercise in Arthritis [EULAR 2018]

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

2018 EULAR recommendations for exercise in arthritis and osteoarthritis

There is no doubt that patients with osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis are benefited by regular exercises. In fact, recommending physical activity is the standard of care in the management of these conditions. To help patients and healthcare providers make a better selection on physical activity choices, European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has come out with […]

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Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps

Exercise associated muscle cramps are skeletal muscle cramps that occur during or shortly following exercise in healthy individuals with no underlying metabolic, neurological, or endocrine pathology. It could affect single or multiple muscles. Exercise-associated muscle cramps are common in both the recreational and the competitive athlete. Causes of Exercise-associated muscle cramps The cause is unknown. […]

Filed Under: General Ortho, Wellness

Oswestry Disability Index

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Lady on wheel chair

The Oswestry Disability Index has emerged as the most commonly recommended condition-specific outcome measures for spinal disorders. The development of the Oswestry Disability Index was initiated by John O’Brien in 1976 The index is based on a patient-completed questionnaire which gives a subjective percentage score of the level of function (disability) in activities of daily […]

Filed Under: General Ortho, Wellness

Hendrich Fall Risk Score

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

Currently used scoring system is modified Hendrich Fall Risk Score and is termed as  Hendrich II Fall Risk Model. It takes into account following parameters and assigns a score to each parameter. The final score is calculated by addition of all individual scores. Here is a brief outline Confusion, disorientation,impulsivity 4 Symptomatic Depression 2 Altered […]

Filed Under: Wellness, General Ortho

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Varus Stress View knee

Stress Views of Xrays

Stress views are special x-ray views in which radiograph of the part examined is done after applying requisite stress. Stress views are important in the evaluation of ligamentous tears, joint stability, and fracture unions. For example, stress views in the hand are usually ordered if there is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of […]

periosteal chondroma of femur

Chondroma – Presentation, Types, Diagnosis and Treatment

The term chondroma refers to a benign tumor of cartilage origin. The tumor contains cartilage cells that are similar to normal cartilage cells but contains vessels that differentiate it from normal cartilage. Chondromas may arise inside or outside the bone. These tumors are called enchondromas when they occur in the medullary canal of the bone. The […]

Fibula bone different views

Fibula Bone Anatomy

The leg has two bones – tibia and fibula. The fibula is very thin bone compared to the tibia and can be expended except for small length distally. This makes it usable for various orthopedic procedures. The fibula is homologous with the ulna. The fibula is a located on the lateral side of the tibia, […]

Periprosthetic Fracture Femur in a patient who had undergone bipolar hemiarthroplasy previously for fracture of neck of femur

Hip Injuries Xrays and Photographs

Hip injuries consist of injuries to the acetabulum, lower pelvis, intertrochanteric fractures, fracture of neck of femur, fracture of the femoral head, subtrochanteric fractures and hip dislocations. A collection of x-rays and clinical photographs of hip injuries is being presented. Image 1 –  Xray of Oblique Subtrochanteric Fracture of Femur With Dynamic Hip Screw and […]

talus left medial view

Talus Bone Anatomy

Talus is a tarsal bone of hindfoot. There are about 26 bones in the human foot grouped into 3 parts – tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, and phalanges. The foot itself can be divided into 3 parts Hindfoot or rearfoot Midfoot Forefoot Hindfoot is formed by talus and calcaneus, two of the seven tarsal bones. Rest […]

Causes of knee pain

Knee Pain Causes and Treatment

Knee pain is one of the common complaints that people seek consultation for. Knee pain can be acute or chronic. Acute knee pains can be caused by an acute injury or infection. Chronic knee pains could follow an episode of acute pain but also could start insidiously and progress with time. Repetitive injuries, inflammatory diseases, […]

buddy wrapping procedure for phalngeal fracture

What is Buddy Wrapping?

Buddy wrapping is also called as buddy taping or buddy strapping. It is used in injury to the digits of hand or toes of the foot. In nutshell, buddy wrapping means bandaging the injured digit or toe together with an adjacent digit or toe. It could be done as a temporary measure or it could […]

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