Age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks of neck is called cervical spondylosis. The disks shrink and dehydrate, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections at the end of bones (bone spurs). Cervical spondylosis is quite common and worsens with age. More than 85% of people older than age 60 are affected by this…
Cold laser therapy is low-intensity laser therapy that stimulates healing while using very low levels of light. The technique is called ‘cold’ laser therapy because the low levels of light are not enough to heat tissues of the body. When we compared to other therapy, the level of passing light will be very low, such…
Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints (ಸಂಧಿ). The main symptoms of arthritis (ಸಂಧಿವಾತದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು) are joint pain (ನೋವು) and stiffness (ಜಡ್ಡುಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ), which typically worsen with age. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common types of this pain. Osteoarthritis involves wear-and-tear damage to a joint’s cartilage — the hard, slick…