Pathologies and osteopathy - Page 4

What is hallux valgus?

Hallux valgus or "bunion" is a deformity, a lateral deviation of the big toe (called hallux) of the foot in relation to the first metatarsal. It is characterized by a...

What is Arnold neuralgia?
Arnold's neuralgia is also called neuralgia of the large occipital or Arnoldalgy. This neuralgia corresponds to the attack of the Arnold's nerve (or grafical nerve)...

What is intercostal neuralgia?
Intercostal neuralgia corresponds to intercostal pain, located in the thorax and linked to the suffering of an intercostal nerve, i.e. the nerve of the...

What is a torticollis?
Often assimilated to a vertebral blockage and more particularly cervical (in the neck region), torticollis is in fact characterized by an abnormal contracture of the neck.

What is a stress fracture?
A fatigue fracture also called stress fracture corresponds to a pathology of the bone tissue which adapts to an overload of stress. It corroborates the...

What is Sever's disease?
Sever's disease was described by James Warren Sever in 1912. It is a growth osteochondrosis that affects the secondary ossification nucleus of the pelvis.

What is Morton's disease?
Morton's syndrome was first described in 1876 by Thomas Morton.
This disease is due to the mechanical compression of a nerve of the foot under the...

What is Maigne syndrome?
Also called thoracolumbar junction syndrome, Maigne syndrome owes its name to the man who discovered it: Dr. Robert Maigne.
The syndrome...

Anatomy of the sciatic nerve

On either side of the vertebrae are nerve roots from the spinal cord. The sciatic nerve comes from the L4 L5 S1 S2 S3 roots.
It is the most common nerve in the...

What is retractile capsule or frozen shoulder?
Retractile capsulitis, also called "frozen shoulder", is often confused with shoulder tendinopathy because of the loss of mobility.

The extraction of wisdom teeth is a technical procedure that requires a large or even too large opening of the jaw... The duration of the procedure and the technique itself can be very difficult...

More and more ergonomic mice are appearing in the high-tech sector. These computer mice are very successful in the workplace.
Musculoskeletal disorders ...