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Exercises to Eliminate Hip and Knee Pain Improve overall mobility and relieve pressure from joints, muscles, and connective tissue.

Researchers uncover new findings about cluster headaches Debilitating cluster headaches commonly begin in childhood, but patients are not typically diagnosed until they are adults, according to research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Cerebro-spinal nervous system: we do look a little creepy under our skin :)

Cerebro-spinal nervous system is the portion of the nervous system in vertebrates comprising the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, and the spinal nerves concerned with transmission of impulses from sense organs to the voluntary muscles.

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To Ice Or Not To Ice An Injury? Applying ice to injuries used to be a no brainer. New research proves maybe we were wrong. Find out the truth and why, backed by science.

Everywhere in your body is tissue called fascia. Scientists are unlocking its secrets. Experts say studies could reveal discoveries about our anatomy, including cures for illnesses.

🔊 SCIATICA

WHAT IS SCIATICA?

💡 Sciatica is the result of a neurological problem in the back or an entrapped nerve in the pelvis or buttock. There are a set of neurological symptoms such as:

➡️ Pain (intense pain in the buttock)
➡️ Lumbosacral radicular leg pain
➡️ Numbness
➡️ Muscular weakness
➡️ Gait dysfunction
➡️ Sensory impairment
➡️ Sensory disturbance
➡️ Hot and cold or tinglings or burning sensations in the legs
➡️ Reflex impairment
➡️ Paresthesias or dysesthesias and oedema in the lower extremity that can be caused by the irritation of the sciatic nerves (the lumbar nerve L4 and L5 and the sacral nerves S1,S2 and S3)

CAUSES OF PAIN

💡 Pain is a result of irritation of the sciatic nerve. it can be constant or intermittend. The pain may be worsened by certain movements like coughing or sneezing (these movements increase the intra abdominal pressure). Sitting, bending, prolonged standing or rising from a sitting position can aggravate or increase the pain.

PAIN PATTERNS

💡 In regards to relief the pain, the supine position decreases the pressure on the herniated disc and will subsequently decrease pain. Pain is located along the distribution of the nerve and can be felt in the back, buttocks, knee and leg. It only radiates to one side of the leg and can result in reduced power, reflexes and sensation in the nerve root. Also gait dysfunction (toe walking, foot drop and knee buckling), paresthesias or dysesthesias are frequent neurological symptoms.

SYMPTOMS BASED ON NERVE COMPRESSION

💡 Sciatica can be caused by the compression or irritation of nerve L4, L5, S1, S2 and S3. The sciatica symptoms depend on which nerve is compressed or irritated.

◾ L4: When the L4 nerve is compressed or irritated the patient feels pain, tingling and numbnessiIn the thigh. The patient also feels weak when straightening the leg and may have a diminished knee jerk reflex.

◾ L5: When the L5 nerve is compressed or irritated the pain, tingling and numbness may extend to the foot and big toes.

◾ S1: When the S1 nerve is compressed or irritated the patient feels pain, tingling and numbness on the outer part of the foot. The patient also experiences weakness when elevating the heel off the ground and standing on tiptoes. The ankle jerk reflex may be diminished.

source: B.W Koes, M.W Van Tulder, W.C Peul. Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica. BMJ.

Unraveling the mystery of touch: Mechanism uncovered that may explain why certain body parts are so sensitive Some parts of the body—hands and lips, for example—are more sensitive than others, making them essential tools in our ability to discern the most intricate details of the world around us.

Una increíble vista de la médula espinal.👀🔍

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Massage helps injured muscles heal faster and stronger Using a controlled massage system, researchers found that treatment led to greater repair and strength recovery in mice.

Ever wondered what the nerval connection between your brain and your arms looks like? You can see it in this awesome photograph of the so called brachial plexus :)

The brachial plexus is responsible for cutaneous and muscular innervation of the entire upper limb except for the trapezius muscle and an area of skin near the axilla. It is the pathway for every informational exchange between your brain and the muscles of your arms and hands.

Lesions thus of course lead to severe functional impairment of the upper extremity. Cutting the brachial plexus would be like cutting a cable to an electric device, no information from the brain/power supply would reach the device.

The brachial plexus is divided into Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, and Branches. It makes it kind of rough to learn but the organization of this nerval structure is amazing!

Here is a schematic illustration of the brachial plexus:
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🔈 DEEP FASCIA OF FOOT

A. The skin and subcutaneous tissue have been removed to demonstrate the deep fascia of the leg and dorsum of the foot.

B. The deep plantar fascia consists of the thick plantar aponeurosis and the thinner medial and lateral plantar fascia. Thinner parts of the plantar fascia have been removed, revealing the plantar digital vessels and nerves.

C. The bones and muscles of the foot are surrounded by the deep dorsal and plantar fascia. A large central and smaller medial and lateral compartments of the sole are created by intermuscular septa that extend deeply from the plantar aponeurosis.

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