The lower back and hip are two co-dependent structures. A problem in any one of these can cause a dysfunction and pain in the other as well. For instance, if you have chronic back pain, the mobility of your hip may be reduced and the muscles surrounding it can become tense and painful. And similarly, if you have a problem with your hip function, it can adversely affect your lower back region. For the best back pain treatment in India,…
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Risk factors for brain and spinal cord tumors?
Posted on May 26, 2017A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as a brain or spinal cord tumor. Different types of cancer have different risk factors. Some risk factors, like smoking, you can change. Others, like your age or family history, can’t be changed. Most brain tumors are not linked with any known risk factors and have no obvious cause. But there are a few factors that can raise the risk of brain tumors. Radiation exposure The…
Blood pressure / Hypertension
Posted on May 26, 2017Blood pressure Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels, and the magnitude of this force depends on the cardiac output and the resistance of the blood vessels. Hypertension is having a blood pressure higher than 140 over 90 mmHg, a definition shared by all the medical guidelines. This means the systolic reading (the pressure as the heart pumps blood around the body) is over 140 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) or the diastolic…