A strain of the upper trapezius muscle usually causes sore, aching muscle pain in the shoulders, neck, and upper back (especially between the shoulder blades). The pain usually begins immediately following the injury and can worsen in the presence of poor posture and repetitive activity.
Urinary incontinence is a highly under-reported condition involving loss of bladder control. This results in urine leaking from the urethra, which is the tube through which urine exits the body. This problem has a wide spectrum of severity, ranging from intermittent leakage to total loss of voluntary control.
Vision loss is a condition characterized by reduction in a person’s ability to see clearly. It may refer to one of several issues, including blurred vision, clouded vision, double vision, blind spots, or tunnel vision (i.e., reduced peripheral vision).
Commonly associated with rear-end auto collisions, whiplash is a neck injury resulting from a quick backward-to-forward jolting of the head—a motion similar to that of a whip being cracked. This sudden, strong motion causes the neck muscles to move beyond their normal range of motion.
An occupational injury is bodily harm or damage that occurs as a result of a person performing his or her job function. These injuries most commonly affect the spine, hands, head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, or skin. An example would be a rotator cuff tear resulting from heavy overhead lifting.
Cubital fossa syndrome (also known as ulnar neuritis) causes a tingling sensation in the ring and pinky fingers that travels along the inside of the forearm. The sensation is similar to the one felt when the funny bone is struck.
De Quervain's tenosynovitis is a condition that affects the tendons on the outer side of the wrist (when palms are facing up), causing pain when the wrist is turned or a fist is made. While the cause of this condition is often unknown, certain activities—like gardening or playing racquetball—can aggravate it.
Degenerative disc disease is a misleading name that refers to the pain and weakness associated with a degenerative spinal disc. While the disc may continue to degenerate—as a result of the normal aging process—the pain and weakness associated with the condition typically improves.
Difficulty feeding or swallowing can be indicative of a feeding or swallowing disorder. Symptoms might include not being able to move food to the mouth or not being able to keep food in the mouth in order to chew or swallow.
A prolapsed or slipped disc occurs when the inner, softer part of a spinal disc bulges out of the fibrous outer ring that typically contains it, possibly placing pressure on a nerve or causing inflammation in the area. Most prolapsed discs occur in the lumbar spine (lower back).