In a basketball game, it is not uncommon for a player attempting to make a layup to be encountered by an opponent seeking to block the shot. The players will often make contact, causing them to land on one another. The collision can be violent enough to cause injury. Injuries often located in the lower extremities. Read more »

These days, every third person has a job in which a computer or a laptop is a must. This has helped millions of companies achieve great productivity but at the same time workers often complain about pain: neck side pain, front neck pain, shoulder pain, right side pain and on and on. Read more »

For Martin, the first indication that not all was normal was the reoccurring right side pelvic pain.
A visit to the doctor confirmed that Martin was indeed correct. Something was out of sorts inside his body. He had a hernia. Read more »

When a young novice working out in the gym for the first time starts out with a routine including the bench press, arm curls, crunches, and bent-over rowing—all without consulting his trainer or instructor—he will most likely have soreness all over his body after the workout. Even worse, he may suffer from muscle or tendon strain from overdoing his work-out program. Starting out slowly and gradually increasing the routine is a better way to go. Read more »

Warming up and stretching are important pre-workout activities. However, they are taken for granted by many individuals who are attempting to improve their health by engaging in physical activities. Read more »

While right side groin pain can be a sign of testicular cancer, usually it is not an indicator of the disease.
Compared to other cancers, testicular cancer responds vey well to treatment. When it is found early the prognosis
for recovery is excellent. Here are some signs a man should look for in regard to this disease: Read more »

Appendicitis is difficult to diagnose, so to be on the safe side, assumptions are sometimes made. Severe right side pain or pain to a lesser degree that lasts for several days and is accompanied by nausea and fever is usually handled as appendicitis until it can be definitely ruled out. Read more »

In his late 50s, James began having what he described as “pain in right side and back.”

For the nearly 2 million people with chronic lower back pain who have failed to respond to non-operative treatments such as physical therapy, medication and spinal injections, and who do not want to go to the extreme of fusion surgery, a minimally invasive procedure called the Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) procedure may offer an alternative. Read more »

For people suffering from a hernia, it can be one of the most painful injuries to endure.  It can occur in both men and women of all age groups and it is also very common among premature babies as well.  With premature babies, hernias develop because of underdevelopment where openings are not sealed yet.   For adults, the causes of hernia is often due to a weakness in the abdominal wall which then rips allowing the intestine or abdominal tissues to bulge out.  Hernias can occur due to strain from physical labor such as lifting or coughing and obesity can be an issue as well. Read more »

During her pregnancy, Elisabeth became concerned when she began to experience right side pelvic pain. Aching in this area is encountered by a large number of women during pregnancy. Read more »