Injury
Brachial plexus injury
Occasionally during the birth of a baby the shoulders will be caught behind the pelvis of the mother as the baby moves down the birth canal. This is creates a medical emergency called dystocia. When this happen a doctor will need to intervene and try to dislodge the shoulders and may use forceps. During attempts [...]
Traumatic brain injury treatment
Tens of millions of individuals from all across the globe are affected each year by traumatic brain injuries, making everyday activities difficult to undertake and complete. Since the brain controls every aspect of our bodies it is understandable that traumatic brain injury can manifest itself with a plethora of symptoms and disorders that range from [...]
Shin splints treatment
Shin splints are a painful condition that is not uncommon amongst sports men and women. Medically known as ‘medial tribal stress syndrome’ this is a very painful and slow to heal condition that any sports professional dreads. Realistically the best shin splints treatment is rest. Unfortunately for those that are into sports this could be [...]
Sprained wrist treatment
When a person has a strained wrist it means that the ligaments and tendons that are inside their wrist are injured. A sprained wrist can happen in a variety of different ways. One common causes of a sprained wrist is a fall in which the person puts their hand out to try to break it. [...]
Sprained ankle treatment
Spraining your ankle is never any fun however with the right treatment you can be back on your feet in no time. The most important thing to do after an injury to your ankle is to make sure it is not fractured or broken. If the pain is severe or you cannot bare any weight [...]
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury can affect the body in different ways. Most of the time, a spinal cord injury will result in the permanent loss of movement in the body, below the injury site. This loss of movement is also known as paralysis and the loss of sensation to the body parts affected usually accompanies the [...]
Brain injury
There are some things in life that you simply cannot prepare for and a brain injury is one of those cases. It can happen in a split second and your life is forever altered whether you are the brain injured or someone who will care for a loved one with a brain injury. For both [...]
