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Introduction to patellar syndrome
Patellar syndrome, also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), is the leading cause of pain in the patellar...

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...

In my office, I am often asked how I work, what kind of techniques I use, etc. I answer the patient with this question: do you ask your plumber or craftsman what kind of equipment he uses?

Does your baby have a runny eye? A little crust at the corner of the eye? Your baby may have a blocked tear duct... Here's how...

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.

Presentation of the radial nerve
It is a mixed nerve, the most voluminous and it is mainly involved in the extension of the arm.
Origin of the radial nerve
The radial nerve (C6-T1) comes from the branch of divisor...

In osteopathy, we work on all parts of the body in order to give it a better mechanism. It is a wonderful therapy but it is not everything. For a person to be able to...

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...

A question frequently asked by our patients, the answer is both childishly simple and really complex. It is simple because one could clearly answer "Osteopathy is a...

The after-effects of childbirth are part of the taboo subjects that one does not discuss at a dinner party and yet if this were the case, fewer women would suffer in silence and fewer couples would be torn apart...