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Taking care of your joints is fundamental to keep them healthy and free from pain. However, some conditions like arthritis can cause inflammation and discomfort to the point of significantly affecting your quality of life. It's important to get appropriate medical treatment according to your condition, but...
Sprains, known colloquially as twisted ankles, are injuries to the ligaments or joints. When you sprain your ankle the bones are unaffected and the joints and ligaments do not break. Therefore, a sprain is not considered to be a serious injury, although it requires treatment; this is because the affected...
When you receive a blow or a bruise, or when a foreign agent infects an area of your body, the body's reaction is to inflame the affected area as a defense mechanism. Inflammation isolates the agent causing the damage and simultaneously repairs the affected tissue by increasing the blood supply to the...
A hyperextended knee takes place when your knee starts expanding beyond its limits. In most cases, the knee bends itself backwards, thus causing injury in the ligaments. Usually, the injury heals itself in around 4 weeks, but sometimes it may call for a surgery. It is important to identify a hyperextended...
Over time, your body changes and loses strength, flexibility and stability. One of the unmistakable symptoms of this degenerative process can be a worn joint cartilage. This is one of the most common signs of arthritis caused by overexertion which places a strain on your joints, whether during movement...
The hands are a part of our body that we use frequently throughout the day. As a result, any damage that we may inflict on them potentially poses a real nuisance to us when performing any task. In the case of swollen hands, the feeling is very unpleasant and can be caused by different factors, among...
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Do your ankles frequently swell up? Do you know what might cause this condition? In the following OneHowTo article we reveal the most common causes of ankle swelling. It can result from many different conditions, from poor circulation, fluid retention, bad body posture to diseases or more serious illnesses,...
Hyperextended knee is a condition in which the knee gets stretched or twisted in such a way that its ligaments tear, and cause severe pain and discomfort while walking. Even a minor bend can cause extreme trouble for the patient, which needs to be treated as soon as possible. The major focus of knee hyperextension...
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The most common elbow problems include: lateral epicondylitis (otherwise known as tennis elbow), medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow) and olecranon bursitis. Olecranon bursitis is an inflammation of the elbow caused by a single, moderate injury, or repeated minor injuries, such as excessive leaning on the elbow...
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The term gout refers to clinical manifestations caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals especially in joint cavities, but also in certain other tissues. The onset of gout is related to the degree and duration of hyperuricemia, which is the medical name given to having excessive levels of...
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Popular belief says that tomato is bad for gout, but is that true or is it a rumour? There are many myths about food that lead us to blindly believing things, for example that water makes you fat, or other urban legends. That's why at OneHowTo we want to answer your questions and give you a detailed...