A knee brace may help take stress off the tendons. Osgood-Schlatter disease Description. Osgood-Schlatter disease usually affects teen athletes. Repeatedly straightening the knee injures and ...

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The doctor took an X-ray, and said all looked normal. My husband spiked a fever of 103 five days after surgery but nothing since. The swelling has been reduced, but his knee is still fairly swollen.

More than three million people will have more money in their pockets this April after the PIP rate rose by 1.7% this month. Increases will also help those on the attendance allowance and ...

The hamstrings consist of three muscles—called the semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris—that enable hip extension (moving your thigh backward) and knee flexion ... on the risk of Osgood ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple joints throughout the body, including the knee joints. As with all autoimmune diseases, RA is characterized by an ...

It's important to eat a healthy diet when you have type 1 diabetes. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy tasty food, including some of your favorites. With type 1 diabetes, your body stops making ...

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People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. The exact link is unknown, but it’s thought to result from the two conditions having similar causes and risk ...

People who have these muscle of join conditions could be eligible to claim up to £750 each month from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The payments come from the disability benefit ...

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now more than 1.1 million adults across Great Britain receiving support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP ...

Osgood Schlatter's disease is a condition in which the growth plate at the top of the shinbone (the tibia) becomes inflamed. This often follows high impact or resistance activities which pull at ...