Health

‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’ Hippocrates. Hippocrates considered nutrition to be one of the main tools in medicine. He believed that many health conditions could be prevented or treated by manipulating eating behavior. Now, when medicine has advanced a lot and science has led us to incredible discoveries in various […]

Classification of AC Joint Separation Doctors use the Rockwood Scale to grade AC joint injuries from 1 to 6. They are classified according to how much damage the ligament sustains and the amount of space that exists between the clavicle and the acromion process.  Grade 1: This is a simple sprain to the AC joint. […]

An AC joint separation is an injury that occurs in the shoulder. It often happens when someone falls and lands hard on their outstretched hand, elbow, or shoulder. Where is the “AC” joint? Your “AC” joint is located in your shoulder, where the collarbone (clavicle) meets the shoulder blade (scapula). The part of the shoulder […]

Spinal deformities have been a common occurrence in today’s population, especially in elderly people. Aside from that, spinal deformities can arise from a number of causes and origins such as inflammatory, idiopathic and congenital. These deformities can be debilitating for the user to have, both functionally, physically, and psychologically. Osteotomies are life-saving procedures that can […]

Osteophytes are bone spurs, and the procedure to remove them is called an osteophytectomy or osteophyte surgery. Most of the time bone spurs do not cause severe pain, and many people who have them are not even aware of them. In some cases though, bone spurs can cause significant pain in addition to other problems, […]