Joints, bones, musculoskeletal system

Pain under the right rib can occur with physical exertion, but it can also indicate a more serious problem.

Improper daily sitting can cause muscle pain, musculoskeletal imbalances and spinal problems. What are the principles to follow when sitting and what should be avoided?

Ludmila Mojžíšová's physiotherapy method is based on specific exercises and postures that help in the treatment of gynaecological diagnoses. The method is especially known for its success in the treatment of functional sterility (infertility).

Hip pain is a basic symptom of coxarthrosis, which is one of the most common joint diseases - osteoarthritis.

Tietz's syndrome is a rare condition. It presents with chest pain at the top of the ribs. It affects people under the age of 40 and its cause is unknown.

Ankle sprains most often occur during sports, but can also occur in other ways. Ankle sprains are common when walking, gardening or even getting out of bed .

Pain shoots into the fingers due to several medical problems that are different from local ones. They mostly come from other areas in the body, e.g. the neck or hip area.

Shoulder pain and pain shooting into the shoulders are among the common problems. It can be acute or chronic. It is uncomfortable and limiting.

Pain shooting below the right shoulder blade can be caused by organ diseases, but also by muscular or skeletal problems. Often it originates from the spinal area.

Vibration sickness is one of the occupational diseases and represents the second most common occupational disease in a considerably long list. It occurs in hazardous workers who are exposed to vibrations of 20 to 400 Hz over a long period of time.

Are you suffering from shoulder pain during activity, at rest, and especially at night? Is movement in your shoulder severely restricted? Maybe you also suffer from frozen shoulder syndrome. What exactly does this condition mean? What are its causes and treatment options? Read more...

Trigger points (also called trigger points - TrPs) are places in the muscles that cause local but also transmissible pain to the patient. Relatively little is known about their origin, but there are several theories. Treatment is still experimental but effective.

Psoriatic arthritis is a long-term progressive inflammatory disease combining psoriasis with joint damage.

The Vojta Method is a method based on the principle of reflex locomotion. Its discoverer, Václav Vojta, has made admirable progress with it in polio patients. What exactly is it? How and in which patients is it used?

Summer is the time for various sports, recreational and mountain activities. In particular, you should be careful of foot injuries, which are very common in summer.

Scheuermann's disease is a disease of the spine. It affects a relatively high percentage of the adolescent population. It is manifested by hyperkyphosis, i.e. abnormally excessive convex curvature of the spine. Pain and other difficulties are associated with back curvature.

Facet syndrome and chronic back pain are closely related. It is stated that pain arising from the articulation of vertebrates is the cause of 15-45% of long-term difficulties. The problem is mainly the lumbar section of the spine, less often the neck.

Vertebrogenic algic (pain) syndrome is a term that brings together a broad group of spinal disorders. The problems stem from a functional or structural disorder of the spine. They have one common symptom, namely back pain.

Kyphosis is a term for the natural curvature of the spine. Inaccurately, this term also refers to pathological bending, ie excessive kyphosis. Professionally hyperkyphosis.

Lordosis refers to the natural curvature of the spine.  Hyperlordosis is excessive. It can be caused by a birth defect or poor posture. It causes back pain, but, in the worst case, structural changes in the vertebrae or platelets.