The Achilles tendon in the back of the lower leg is the largest and strongest tendon…
Tendonitis, often called tendinitis, relates to tendon injuries. Doctors typically add another word that indicates…
Having hip replacement surgery is always a big event in someone’s life. Such an operation…
Hip impingement is another term for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). In a healthy hip, the ball…
Heel spurs are a common foot condition that occurs when calcium builds up on the…
MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been in the news recently and is often referred…
Also known as piles, hemorrhoids are swollen veins inside the rectum (internal) or under the…
Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks the liver,…
Tennis elbow is a common term for a condition caused by overuse of muscles in…
Hematemesis occurs when the body ejects blood from the stomach by vomiting, or when blood…