Health Conditions

Hip replacement surgery is major surgery, and it is good for you to help through the recovery. Before surgery, you will be evaluated by a nurse care manager who will instruct you about the process of hip replacement and hip replacement recovery...

Knee surgery is usually used for the treatment of different knee conditions that can cause knee pain. Non-surgical treatments are usually tried for initial treatment. When pain is not supported by other treatments, many people find knee surgery an option...

Plantar fasciitis is the common cause of pain on the bottom of the heel. Nearly 2 million patients are treated for this condition every year. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the strong band of tissue that supports the foot arch becomes...

Shoulder pain has many causes, such as torn rotator cuffs, a dislocated shoulder, frozen shoulder, arthritis, and plenty of other injuries. You might injure it in a fall or accident, or you overdid a chore like the painting. Shoulder pain...

Blurred Vision: Blurred vision is also known as blurry vision is the loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects appear outside of the focus and hazy. The causes of blurred vision are nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism or presbyopia. That's all...

Giant Cell Arteritis: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) or temporal arteritis is the most common form of vasculitis that occurs in adults affecting the large blood vessels of the scalp, neck, and arms. Nearly all patients who develop giant cell arteritis...

Tailbone pain occurs at the very bottom of your spine(coccyx), right above your buttocks. Tailbone pain induced by trauma to the coccyx during a fall, extended sitting on a hard or narrow surface, degenerative joint changes, or vaginal childbirth. The tailbone...

Medtronic insulin pumps are tiny devices that automatically pass insulin to your body. The minute-by-minute controller over insulin transfer means that you can also closely mimic your body’s natural insulin requirements. For instance, most people are more insulin resistant in...

Spinal Decompression Therapy is a type of motorized traction procedure that is very successful in relieving pain associated with spinal disc herniation, degenerative spinal discs, and facet joint syndromes. Spinal decompression therapy decompresses spinal discs including facet joints by using...

Astigmatism is a common vision problem. Astigmatism is not an eye disease, it's only a refractive error like nearsightedness and farsightedness. All of us possess astigmatism to some degree or other. But not all of us suffer from the eye strain,...