What is a Sports Hernia? A sports hernia, also known as an athletic pubalgia, occurs where there is a thinning, weakening, or tearing in the muscle of the lower part of the abdominal wall. This muscle, known as the inguinal canal, lies just below the abdomen and just above the groin area. A tear in ...
Some people know they want to be doctors from the moment they learn to say “stethoscope”, while others are led to this career path by a more circuitous route. However you come to this decision, there are significant benefits to a degree in medicine. 1- High Earnings Potential There is a reason why mothers often ...
The Lowell Senior Center, run by the Lowell Council on Aging, is a unique institution. It is the only organization of its kind in the city. Services range from nutrition programs to health screenings, to recreational activities, to transportation services. In addition, the center refers senior citizens to other services that could be beneficial, and ...
Ah, spring is finally here and that means summer is right around the corner. And of course with the change of the season also comes a change of wardrobes … or they will once the weather cooperates. People will be wearing short-sleeve shirts and tank tops, shorts and cropped pants and of course sandals. People ...
Morton’s Neuroma can be a painful foot problem. According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition is a thickening of the tissue around one of the nerves that leads to your toes. One with Morton’s might feel a variety of symptoms ranging from: burning, pain, tingling, numbness that shoots into the toes, pain that is increased ...
Since August, I’ve had excruciating heel pain in my left foot. As one of the over 46 million uninsured Americans, I turned to the Internet for medical information. After ruling out heel spurs because I didn’t feel a “bony protrusion” in my heel–only pain–settled on plantar fascists as the diagnosis and proceeded to search for ...
Even though Ingrown Toenails- medically known as “Onychocryptosis”- generally only affect the big toes on the feet, the pain and agony they cause can be excruciating. This medical problem is exactly what its name implies- the edge of the toenail grows into the skin around it. The skin first becomes tender and red. It may ...
For most of us, the decisions about our pedicure begin and end with the time of our appointment and the most on-trend nail polish color. It’s not until our pedicure leaves us with more than we bargained for, in the form of an infection, pain and even without a toenail, that we begin to look ...
You realize want to become a doctor, but now what? The road to becoming a doctor is often long and bumpy, but if you follow these five basic steps you will arrive at your destination before you know it. 1. First, declare yourself a premed student. No, this does not mean you stand up shout ...
It started out as a slight pain, completely ignorable and not worth wasting money on a doctor’s visit. What I didn’t know is that waiting the length of time I did would cost me more in movement and money. About two years ago I was having some slight aching in my right foot. I immediately ...