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If you have sacroiliac joint pain, you may feel that successful treatment is elusive. While doctors and physical therapists offer everything from exercise to medication, injection, and fusion surgery, many patients claim none are particularly effective for long-term resolution of the problem. Modifying your lifestyle and learning how to live with your SI joint problem can provide relief. Anatomy and Function The first thing to keep in mind is that the SI joint is complex....

A sore throat sounds generic enough, but the symptoms you feel can vary depending on the reason for a sore throat itself. Aside from standard pain and irritation, symptoms sometimes also include difficulty swallowing and swelling, among other things. Most of the time, symptoms go away on their own within a day or two, but they can persist. And while many may simply be unwanted, others—like high fever or rash—indicate that you should seek medical attention....

For many people, tattoos are an important form of expression. But for people with certain medical conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), getting a simple tattoo requires additional considerations besides design and placement. If you have rheumatoid arthritis, whether it’s safe for you to “get inked” depends on a few factors, including the medications you may be taking. RA Drugs and Tattoos When you get a tattoo, your skin is punctured by a needle over and over, producing what is effectively an open wound....

Inpatient surgery is any surgery where the patient needs to remain overnight or longer after the surgery is completed, for care or observation. Inpatient vs. Outpatient If you are having a serious procedure, or a procedure that requires a lengthy recovery, you are more likely to have an inpatient procedure and at least one overnight stay in the hospital. Recent changes in insurance coverage and the cost of surgery has resulted in more procedures becoming outpatient procedures, meaning the patient goes home the same day as surgery and does not have an overnight recovery in the hospital....

When COVID-19 first emerged over a year ago, health officials warned the public to watch out for some hallmark symptoms like fever, continuous coughing, and a loss of taste and smell. Now, as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads globally, it seems new symptoms may be afoot. Key Takeaways The Delta variant may be changing which COVID-19 symptoms are most common. More people are reporting cold-like symptoms such as headaches and sore throats as opposed to a loss of taste and sense of smell....

Tonsil cancer is a type of oropharyngeal or oral cancer. There are two types of cancer that affect the tonsils: squamous cell carcinoma and lymphoma. When it’s diagnosed in the early stages, many people who have tonsil cancer can have good outcomes. You have three sets of tonsils: Pharyngeal tonsils are the adenoids, which are behind the nose.Palatine tonsils are at the back of your throat and are probably what you think of when you hear the term “tonsils....

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a type of dysfunction commonly found in people with diabetes. It results from damage to the nerves that lead to the heart and blood vessels. Autonomic nerves travel from the brain to signal the heart to beat more forcefully or at a different pace to keep up with the body’s needs. In CAN, the heart and blood vessels either do not receive or appropriately respond to these signals, resulting in various symptoms....

Fitness trackers have always interested me—but not for the reasons you’d think. I don’t care about timing my workouts, measuring my heart rate during a session, or counting how many calories I’ve burned (although there’s nothing wrong with these metrics). When I’m at the gym, all I care about is having a workout that leaves me pumped full of dopamine and feeling stronger than I was the day before. So why would I concern myself with fancy fitness trackers at all?...

Botox injections are the most popular nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed worldwide. Yet it doesn’t work for everybody. Botox injections are quick, low on the pain-and-suffering scale, relatively inexpensive (when compared to surgery), and require no downtime. All this, and results too. As with any cosmetic procedure, there is a downside. Botox injections are not without risk, and the effects last only a short time (three to four months is the norm)....

The history of autism begins in 1911, when Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler coined the term, using it to describe what he believed to be the childhood version of schizophrenia.Since then, our understanding of autism has evolved, culminating in the current diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and informed by many notable events impacting autism clinical research, education, and support. Timeline 1920s 1926: Grunya Sukhareva, a child psychiatrist in Kiev, Russia, writes about six children with autistic traits in a scientific German psychiatry and neurology journal....

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a disease that attacks the nerve cells (motor neurons) that control muscles. ALS is progressive disease, meaning it gets worse over time. Motor neurons carry messages about movement from the brain to the muscles, but in ALS the motor neurons degenerate and die; therefore, the messages no longer get to the muscles. When muscles aren’t used for a long time, they weaken, waste away (atrophy), and twitch under the skin (fasciculate)....

Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy used to treat certain types of cancer. It places tiny pieces of radioactive material, called seeds or pellets, in either a tumor or the surgical cavity left after a tumor has been removed. The pellets are typically the size of a grain of rice. In the case of prostate cancer, brachytherapy may be delivered by implanting seeds directly in the prostate or, less commonly, by inserting a high-dose radioactive needle into the tumor which is later removed....

Actress Christina Applegate is opening up about changes to her health and appearance since developing multiple sclerosis (MS) last year, shortly before her 50th birthday. Among other symptoms, she’s experienced shaking, tingling sensations, numbness, balance difficulties, and trouble sleeping. Key Takeaways Actress Christina Applegate has been vocal about her experience with multiple sclerosis (MS) after being diagnosed last year.Now age 50, Applegate’s diagnosis is later than most. MS is usually diagnosed between ages 20-40....

Acne is the most common type of skin condition; approximately 80% of people ages 11 to 30 will have at least one form of acne (from mild to severe). If you have acne, you may have heard that drinking more water can help get rid of it, but there isn’t scientific research to back up that claim. There is research, however, to support the benefits of hydrating your skin from the outside....

If you’ve been reading about natural remedies for hair loss, you may have come across an herb called saw palmetto. Sourced from the berries of a North American plant known as Serenoa repens or Sabal serrulata, saw palmetto extracts are said to help slow or reduce the type of hereditary hair loss known as androgenic alopecia (a common form of hair loss also known as male- or female-pattern baldness). Saw palmetto is sometimes touted as a natural treatment for other health conditions, such as acne, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile dysfunction (ED), and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)....

Prom is one of the biggest nights of your high school life. But it’s hard to enjoy the experience if you’re worried about acne on prom night. What can be done to clear acne before prom? Here are seven tips that will help your skin look its best. Start Taking Care of Your Skin Now If you’ve been neglecting your skin, don’t wait another day to start on a skincare routine....

While nosebleeds (epistaxis) can be scary, especially for children, they are quite common and are rarely dangerous. Nosebleeds are commonly caused by minor trauma to the head or face or dry nasal passageways. Allergies or a recent cold are also common causes of nosebleeds. However, there are many possible causes of nosebleeds that should be looked into if bloody noses occur frequently or fail to resolve with the following tips. Here are some steps to take to help stop a simple nosebleed at home should they occur....

In 2018, I came home from a hairdresser appointment feeling very sick. I had a fever and chills, and I knew something was wrong. My husband took me to the hospital, where they did scans and found a nodule on my lung. Meet the Author Iris Goldenberg is a lung cancer patient receiving treatment at Lenox Hill Hospital. I was told that the tumor on my lung was inoperable and that they couldn’t even take a biopsy because of the location of the nodule....

Narrow angle glaucoma is a serious type of glaucoma that occurs when fluid cannot drain from the eye as it should, causing it to suddenly build up behind the iris. This causes a rapid, dangerous increase in eye pressure that requires immediate treatment to minimize damage to the optic nerve. Narrow angle glaucoma is also called acute angle-closure glaucoma or closed-angle glaucoma. The more common open-angle glaucoma is often referred to as the “sneak thief of sight” because most people with the disease do not experience symptoms....

If you have an injury or illness that affects your bones, joints, muscles, tendons, or ligaments, you may benefit from the skilled services of a physical therapist trained in orthopedic physical therapy. These days, medical professionals are ultra-specialized, and physical therapists are no exception to this trend. Some physical therapists specialize in helping patients who have orthopedic conditions—injuries that cause impairments or dysfunction to various bony and soft-tissue structures of the body....