Category: Diseases and Conditions

If you are an athlete, who plays high-contact sports like football, soccer, basketball, or boxing, then you are more vulnerable to concussions – which are nothing but temporary injuries to the brain that are caused by a sudden blow to head. Although, it is true that concussions are sudden brain injuries, with right preventative actions you can reduce their risk to a great extent. For example, if you are a boxer, using right protective gear like a mouth guard and headgear can minimise the risk of concussions. Before we discuss, how to treat a concussion, take a look at some of the important signs and symptoms of this condition. Memory loss, wherein a person fails to recognize anything that happened with them before or after they received the injury to their head Headaches that are unable to stop even after taking painkillers Vision problems such as blurred vision Difficulty maintaining balance Feeling tired and sick all the time Changes in behaviour ( such as getting irritated frequently) and slurred speech Concentration problems and sluggishness Getting confused all the time The kind of treatment that you take for this condition, depends on the type of concussion you have. Concussions are generally […]

If you have been having foot troubles lately and you can’t seem to understand why it is always in constant pain, then you might be suffering from “drop foot.” This disorder is basically characterized by the inability of a person to raise their foot at the ankle joint. Drop foot makes the simple act of walking very difficult because the toes tend to drag on the ground which makes a person easy to trip. Some people try to compensate by using their hips to lift their foot off the ground or sometimes, they would swing their legs outwardly ending with the foot clearing off the ground. These methods are called “steppage gait” and “circumduction”, respectively. The problem with drop foot, however, isn’t just the constant pain a person experiences but rather the underlying problems behind it. Drop foot can oftentimes be an indication of other health problems. In fact, chronic foot pains can even be caused by diabetes and when left untreated can further damage the nerves in your feet. Other conditions that may cause foot drop would include multiple sclerosis, stroke, sciatica, and spinal cord injury. Drop foot can either be unilateral (one foot) or bilateral (both feet) and […]

GERD which is also Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease is one of the most common diseases that people face in today’s world. GERD happens when the acid in our stomach moves in the food pipe and the windpipe and creates a disturbance. Burning sensation, Trouble in breathing, bitterness in the mouth are the common symptoms of GERD. It might happen that the person might feel such problem only once or twice a month. In such case, it might not be GERD. When a person suffers from GERD they face the symptoms regularly. The prolonged problem of GERD can lead to many other issues. From cancer to damage of lower end of Esophagus, the problem of GERD can really lead to some serious issues. Therefore, it is advisable to take care of GERD issues as soon as you come to know about it. Though medical treatment is available for GERD it is recommended to people for following the natural way to control the problem of GERD. As consumption of medicines can lead to other serious problem the doctors also suggest the use of natural use of treating the problem of Acid reflux or GERD. Here are some of the Acid Reflux Home Treatment […]