Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most scoliosis is unknown.

Assessment of Head and Neck

Most cataracts are associated with the aging process and are common among older Americans. In fact, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI), 68.3 percent of Americans 80 and older had cataracts in 2010. And the prevalence of cataracts in the U.S. is expected to grow significantly in the years ahead, due in part to the aging of the population. In 2010, roughly 24.4 million Americans had cataracts, and that number is projected to grow to 50.2 million by the year 2050, according to NEI.

Force Does It Take To Break A Bone

Keratoderma Blennorrhagicum is a manifestation on the skin that appears in patients diagnosed with reactive arthritis (this condition was previously known as Reiter syndrome). The condition manifests itself by lesions that appear on the skin, initially on the palm of the hands and soles of the feet. The lesions have the tendency to spread, affecting other parts of the body, such as the scrotum, scalp or trunk. Because of their appearance, the lesions might be easily confused with the ones from psoriasis. Keratoderma blennorrhagicum is one of the symptoms that can be used for the clinical diagnosis of reactive arthritis.

Michael Marcus, MD Pediatric Pulmonary www.DrMDK.com Maimonides Medical Center Fellowship:Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia www.DrMDK.com

A Rapid mullerectomy procedure performed with a single double-armed 6-0 chromic suture and Berke ptosis clamp. No sound.

How female-to-male gender reassignment surgery works

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is an abnormal feeling of motion triggered by certain provocative positions. The condition is most often attributed to the presence of calcium debris within the posterior semicircular canal. Nystagmus is commonly seen

Bronchoscopy Procedure - See inside the lungs!

The cyst was technically 46.5 pounds and her doctors call it the largest in world history. I am not sure if that is true, but it is a massive cyst

Living Donor Liver Transplantation

DMC Sports Medicine Specialist Gary Gilyard, M.D., uses new OATS Procedure to repair knee injury and get hardcore hockey player back on the ice.

Setting up a chest tube drainage system

-Sturge-Weber syndrome manifests as a facial port-wine stain and leptomeningeal angiomatosis.

First Head Transplant Surgery

How do you assess cerebellar function? Ask them to do this as fast as possible while you slowly move your finger. Repeat the test with the other hand. Perform the heel-to-shin test. Have the patient lying down for this and get them to run the heel of one foot down the shin of the other leg, and then to bring the heel back up to the knee and start again.

These are amazing 100 facts about the human body, see how many you know!

A few words on connective tissue. Please see disclaimer on my website www.academyofprofessionals.com

If you have been diagnosed with a bulging disc, you are not alone. Bulging discs, also known as a disc protrusion, are a very common occurrence. They usually remain asymptomatic; however, they can cause discomfort and disability in various parts of the body if the disc compresses an adjacent nerve root or the spinal cord. As we age, the outer fibrous portion of our discs can weaken. Pressure from the central core of the disc can then stretch to the outer rim, causing the disc to bulge. If left untreated, the disc can continue to bulge until it tears, which is classified as a herniated disc.