Patient Education

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also called Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is a condition that causes an uncontrollable sensation of cramping, creeping, soreness, or crawling in the lower legs. This irksome feeling subsides temporarily when you move your leg, but is observed to worsen as you age. It’s more disruptive because it causes you to twitch and kick with the sensation while resting and at night-time. The cure for RLS is not as powerful to completely put a stop to it but it can be mini...

Generally, athletes get injured while playing a sport, but they do not realize the mistakes they make when they are in pain. Here are some mistakes they make when they get injured. 1) Playing Through The Pain. When they are injured, and that extends the pain. Athletes love their sport, and they do not feel like giving up, and that is the wrong thing. When you play through the pain, your body is going to compensate for minimizing that pain, and that would put your injury to a risk. Some athlete...

Carpal tunnel syndrome takes place due to the compression of the median nerve in the wrist. The symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are typical, and it can occur due to several reasons, like constant finger usage, extreme wrist motions and vibrations. Other things that may cause carpal tunnel syndrome is diabetes, pregnancy, heredity, alcoholism, wrist fracture, arthritis, wrist deformity, etc. As many as the causes it has, carpal tunnel syndrome has that many treatment options too. H...

Whether at work or at home, you can be a victim of back pain due to bad posture or long hours of sitting. Back pain is a common problem among many people. Its degrees of severity vary from person-to-person and can also interfere with personal as well as professional life. There are various external remedies such as over-the-counter gels, balms, and sprays which temporarily heal back pain. Ideally, a person suffering from back pain would prefer achieving long term relief. Let us look at different...