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Jul 01, 2019

Each year, approximately 3.6 million people in the United States complain of Lower back pain (LBP). Among all types of chronic pain, back pain has often been suggested to be the most frequent type and is considered the second most common neurologic disease and most physician visits can be attributed to it. The lowe...

Jun 28, 2019

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune syndrome that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles caused due to the failure of neuromuscular transmission. Communication between nerve cells and muscles becomes hampered, thus preventing crucial muscles from contracting. This impairment in results from the binding of auto...

Jun 28, 2019

Myasthenia Gravis June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. Myasthenia gravis is a disorder causing weakness and easy fatigue of voluntary muscles. It is caused by a breakdown in the communication between nerves and muscles, usually because of an immunological problem.

Jun 28, 2019

Chronic Lower Back Pain Chronic lower back pain (CLBP) is defined as pain that persists for 12 weeks or longer, even after an initial injury or the underlying cause of acute low back pain has been treated. Low back pain is very common and at one point everyone may have faced this problem. According to DelveIn...

Jun 27, 2019

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, a day dedicated to increasing awareness regarding PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). It is celebrated annually on 27 June. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a seriously debilitating condition that can develop in a person who has experienced or witnessed a...

Jun 26, 2019

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment or a psychological treatment method, developed by American clinical psychologist, Dr Francine Shapiro, in the 1980s. The therapy is a popular way of treatment used to recover from distressing and disturbing life experiences that resul...

Jun 24, 2019

Cataract A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to ageing. Cataracts are very common in older people. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other. June is the month of Cataract Awareness Month, and the sole a...

Jun 21, 2019

Scoliosis Scoliosis Awareness Month takes place every year in June with the aim to highlight the need for education, early detection and awareness to the public about scoliosis and its prevalence within the community. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spu...

Jun 20, 2019

Hernia Awareness Month Hernia Awareness Month is observed every year in June to raise public awareness about hernias and effective treatment. The aim is to increase the public knowledge of the warning signs and latest treatment options available for hernias. A hernia occurs when there is a weakness in the wal...

Jun 19, 2019

World Sickle Cell Day World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19 June every year to promote public awareness regarding sickle cell disease and its treatment methods. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic abnormality of haemoglobin. This causes stuck in small blood vessels, which can decrease blood flow ...