Dysplasia:A nasty arthritic joint condition commonly afflicting larger dogs, usually in the hip and elbow joints. Newfie neck:Umbrella term for slipped discs, pinched nerves arthritis, and injuries to the neck that is uniquely common in Newfies due to collar strain and overly strenuous exercise. ...
AnkylosingSpondylitisaffects the spine and is a type of arthritis that inflates sacroiliac joints and facet joints resulting in spine stiffness, inflexibility and hunched forward position. Sometimes ribs get affected by inflammation and make breathing difficult. The disease causes calcium accumulation in s...
Although the potential for Manx syndrome signs decreases as the tail lengthens, cats with tails can still have issues such as spina bifida. Kinked tails indicate spinal issues and may develop arthritic pain later in life, leading some to dock the tail early in life. ...
Individuals with psoriatic arthritis have a destructive inflammation of their joints as well as other arthritic symptoms. Psoriasis affects children and adults. Men and women are affected equally. Females develop plaque psoriasis earlier in life than males. The first peak occurrence of plaque psoriasis ...
Jennifer, “arthritic” cyst is any cyst in the joint, so this term reveals only it’s location. There are several types of arthritic cysts, one of them is a ganglion cyst. To know which exactly you have, you would need to ask the surgeon. ...
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I tripped going down the stairs and my ankle got twisted on the fall down. My MRI showed that some tendons were injured and it did show that I had some arthritis developing in my ankle joints. All the bones around my ankle and feet were OK though. ...
of motion of the toe joints may be indicators of injury. Flexibility is determined by the amount of the toe that can be flexed actively and passively. Greater flexibility of the foot and ankle lessen the chance of injury. There is no particularexerciseor stretch that will prevent the injury....
A few years ago I received a cassette tape of a message by a veterinarian who had performed thousands of autopsies on animals, mostly farm animals. At one point he was involved in solving a local problem with pigs dying prematurely. He performed the autopsy and discovered the pigs had develo...
A few years ago I received a cassette tape of a message by a veterinarian who had performed thousands of autopsies on animals, mostly farm animals. At one point he was involved in solving a local problem with pigs dying prematurely. He performed the autopsy and discovered the pigs had develo...