Jessica Rene Griffin

Tendons are strong connective tissues in the body that connects a muscle to a bone. Wrist tendons are the ones that connect forearm muscles to the bones of the fingers and hands. Wrist tendons usually slide through sheaths with fluid as they pass by the wrist joint. These sheaths let the tendons to...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system. In this disorder, the protective sheath covering the nerves is destroyed resulting in the formation of scar tissue called the sclerosis. The loss of myelin from the nerves impairs the message transmission to and...

Osteoporosis is one of the most common bone diseases that affects more than 50% of women above the age of 50-years-old. Characterized by frequent bone fractures in the hip, wrist, or spine, this bone condition cannot be reversed, but can be treated in different ways. The treatment approaches include...

Laryngitis is the swelling of the vocal cords and is caused by discomfort, illness, or overuse of the voice box. Laryngitis can either be long-lasting (chronic) or short-term (acute). The swelling that causes laryngitis can be a result of various situations. Some of the causal conditions include...

Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a much more rare variant of muscular dystrophy, which consists of an autosomal dominant inherited version of muscular dystrophy, that begins by affecting the muscles in the face, and then makes its way towards the scapula, and upper arms. This variant is the...

Vaginitis is an infection that causes swelling and inflammation in the vagina. Vaginitis happens as a result of an imbalance of the normal bacterial flora causing an overgrowth of other organisms in the vagina.Types of VaginitisThere are many conditions that will cause swelling or infection in the...