Integumentary
This non-infection skin inflammation can appear as dry, red, and chapped, and is mostly due to hypersensitivities within the body.
What is eczema?
This disease is caused by a change to the shape of the bones, distortion of the facet joints of the spine, and soft tissue dysfunction, which causes an increased curvature in the lumbar spine.
What is hyperlordosis?
What is a spasm or cramp?
This condition, often occurring after an infection or traumatic event, covers a variety of symptoms, most commonly beginning with tiredness which is unrelieved by rest, poor concentration, and post-exertional pain beyond what is normal.
What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
This potentially life-threatening disorder is characterized by blood which does not clot due to insufficient clotting factors, leading to unexplained bleeding, pain, or swelling.
What is hemophilia?
This is an infection of the deep layers of the skin, often occuring on the lower leg, which can be life threatening if ignored.
What is cellulitis?
This joint disease, which also affects skin, internal organs, and fascia, creates too much elasticity in the tendons and ligaments, destabilizing the joints.
What is Ehler's Danlos Syndrome?
This is a protrusion, caused by weakness in the fascial layers, leading to holes, which can occur many places, but most commonly in the abdomen.
What is a hernia?
This is a group of cancers which originate from lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell.
This disorder, also known as Trisomy 21, is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome, leading to developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and some characteristic physical features.
What is Down Syndrome?
This disease is the most widespread hospital-acquired disease.
What is MRSA?
This is an acute trauma in which two, shared surfaces of articulating bones become separated, most commonly occurring at the fingers, patella, and shoulder.
What is dislocation?
This is a group of neuromuscular diseases which cause atrophy and degeneration of muscle tissue, causing contractures, postural deviation, pressure injuries, and pain.
What is muscular dystrophy?
This condition, also known as "the great imitator," is caused by hardened or scarring of the myelin sheaths in the CNS, which leads to electrical impulses being slowed or obstructed.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
This disease, occurring predominantly in people of African descent, is the most common type of inherited blood disorder, resulting in an abnormality in the shape of red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This benign growth is the most common form of papilloma, which is highly contagious, and locally contraindicates massage.
What is a wart?
This disease, also known as frozen shoulder, occurs when the connective tissue that surrounds the glenohumeral joint becomes inflamed, thickened, and restrictive.
What is adhesive capsulitis?
Also known as flat foot, this condition is caused by the collapse of the medial arch, leading to pronation.
What is pes planus?
This disease, involving itchy, scaly, silver plaques on the skin, is caused by an overproduction of skin cells.
What is psoriasis?
This is a rare disorder that affects mostly the lungs, where an accumulation of thick mucus makes it difficult to breathe, leading to frequent lung infections, coughing up of mucus, and many other symptoms.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This is a boil, which occurs at the hair shaft, most commonly appearing on the scalp.
What is folliculitis?
This disease involves rapid bone growth, especially at the distal head of the femur, causing the tuberosity to become permanently enlarged, leading to inflammation, fractures, and possible surgery.
What is Osgood-Schlatter's Disease?
This umbrella category covers many types, such as "trigger finger", all of which are due to injury and damage to the tendons and tenosynovial sheaths.
What is tendinopathies?
This patchy condition, usually beginning at the end of the small intestine, causes auto-immune attacks on the digestive tract, leading to pain, ulcers, and inflammation.
What is Crohn’s Disease?
This is a multi-systemic disorder that affects the connective tissue, leading to exceptionally flexible joints, abnormally curved spines, and a high likelihood of long arms, legs, fingers, and toes.
What is Marfan Syndrome?