What's Wrong With Me?
This disease is caused by a spirochete bacterium that is transmitted to humans by a bite from a small tick.
What is Lyme disease?
Providers diagnose this condition using a combination of physical evaluations and specialized imaging tests to confirm a lateral spinal curvature of 10 degrees or greater.
What is scoliosis?
In this fracture, the bone breaks but the skin remains intact with no external wound.
What is a closed (simple) fracture?
The tissues affected in this type of injury include muscles and/ or tendons, which connect muscle to bone.
What is a strain?
This condition is characterized by restless sleep, depression, fatigue, anxiety, and bowel dysfunction.
What is fibromyalgia?
In this fracture type, the bone shatters or breaks into three or more pieces, often from high-impact trauma.
What is a comminuted fracture?
The tissue that is affected in this injury includes ligaments, which connect bone to bone.
What is a sprain?
Microscopic examination of aspirated synovial joint fluid demonstrates the presence of urate crystals and proves the diagnosis of this condition.
What is gout?
Treatment of this condition include avoiding activities until acute pain subsides, application of moist heat, immobilization of the affected part, and local injection of a corticosteroid if needed.
What is bursitis?
This disease is treated with long-term antibiotic treatment, increased intake of proteins and vitamins A, B, and C, as well as hyperbaric oxygen treatments.
What is osteomyelitis?