Whole body (22 contents)
Skeleton, bones and joints (38 contents)
What could be the causes of muscle and joint pain in children?
When an elderly person complains of muscle and joint pain, it is hardly surprising. However, it is already different when similar complaints are made by children. Contrary to all appearances, muscle...
Processed foods can negatively affect a child's bone development
Children who frequently eat unhealthy foods may be at greater risk of abnormal bone development. According to experts, this finding is important because many teenagers consume industrially processed...
Risk of joint disease is lower when we consume alcohol
Recent research from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands shows that people who drink alcohol are significantly less likely to suffer from various types of joint disease.
Osteoarthritis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, non-pharmacological treatment
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. It is also the most common cause of disability in the elderly. Some researchers believe that osteoarthritic changes occur in 80 % of people over 50...
Osteoarthritis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, drug treatment
Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of disability in the elderly. It is also the most common joint disease. It occurs in 70% of women and 60% of men over 65 years of age.
Psoriasis - clinical manifestations and treatment
Psoriasisis one of the most common skin diseases. The average prevalence in the population is estimated to be 1.5 - 2.5%, with equal proportions in men and women.
To the rescue of aching joints
When a joint hurts, we reflexively try to spare it - even though this does not reduce the discomfort at all. In addition, when the joint is not used, it becomes stiff and any movement becomes even...
What impact does birth order have on children's development? Part 1: firstborns
The birth order has a significant impact on the character and development of children. The following article outlines the specifics of the development of the firstborn child, highlighting the...
What impact does birth order have on children's development? Part 1: firstborns
The birth order has a significant impact on the character and development of children. The following article outlines the specifics of the development of the firstborn child, highlighting the...
Vitamin D resistant rickets - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Rickets is a syndrome of symptoms resulting from a deficiency of vitamin D activity. The most common cause is an inadequate supply of vitamin D, but it is possible to have severe rickets symptoms...
Clinical picture and course of psoriasis
Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases. It is an inflammatory dermatosis characterised by excessive keratinocyte proliferation. Genetic, environmental and immunological factors play a role...
Calcium requirements in children fed hydrolysed milk proteins
Calcium is the basic building block of the skeletal system. Its adequate supply is essential for the normal development of the child.
Delayed bone age - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Determining bone age is one method of determining the so-called biological age of a child based on an assessment of the maturation of his bones. The biological age is a general measure of the...
Vitamin D3 deficiency rickets - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Deficiency rickets is a syndrome of symptoms associated with impaired intestinal absorption of calcium in vitamin D3-deficient conditions and the associated biochemical, radiological and clinical...
Vitamin D overdose - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
We can experience symptoms of vitamin D3 overdose in several situations.
Tick bite - what to do?
The tick belongs to the mites - small arthropods that feed on blood. It attaches itself to the skin, usually painlessly with its strong teeth. Ticks can carry two diseases that are dangerous to...
Tick bite - what to do?
The tick belongs to the mites - small arthropods that feed on blood. It attaches itself to the skin, usually painlessly with its strong teeth. Ticks can carry two diseases that are dangerous to...
Tick bite - what to do?
The tick belongs to the mites - small arthropods that feed on blood. It attaches itself to the skin, usually painlessly with its strong teeth. Ticks can carry two diseases that are dangerous to...
Premature overgrowth of the fontanel
The fontanel shrinks visibly from the age of 6 months. Normally the fontanel overgrows between 15 and 18 months of age, but it can overgrow completely as early as 9 months of age.
The fontanel - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The anterior fontanel is located at the junction of the frontal bone and the parietal bones. It varies greatly in size at birth, usually initially enlarging in the first few months of life and then...
Pain of the pubic conjunctiva - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Pain in the pubic conjunctiva caused by its separation, rupture or tearing during pregnancy or childbirth.
Pain of the pubic conjunctiva - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Pain in the pubic conjunctiva caused by its separation, rupture or tearing during pregnancy or childbirth.
