A forearm muscle strain is a partial or complete tearing of small fiber found in the forearm muscles. The forearm muscles function in extending and flexing the wrist and fingers. Using the wrist and fingers for various activities throughout the day such as at work or at home which makes these muscles susceptible to overuse […]
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Keratosis pilaris is a skin disorder that affects people of all ages. Keratosis pilaris develops as rough, small, red or tan bumps around the hair follicles on the legs, upper arms, buttocks and sometimes on the cheeks. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDC9CPCWMWE”] Keratosis pilaris is usually common in children and adolescents but can also affect adults and females
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Milia are small white bumps that develop across the nose of the baby, chin or cheeks, usually among newborns but it can also develop at any age. They are dead skin cells that are trapped below the surface of the skin and form small and hard cysts. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efue2sR3lug”] Adults can develop secondary milia in
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Dust mite allergy is sensitivity or reaction to the miniature bugs found in household dust. It causes sneezing and runny nose. Some experience symptoms of asthma such as wheezing and breathing difficulties. Close relatives of dust mites are spiders and ticks. [youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_JuVuespm4″] Dust mites eat dead skin cells shed by humans and live in
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The ulnar nerve is one of the nerves of the arm. It spreads from the neck into the hand and can become constricted along the way. The most common place for compression of the nerve is the inside part of the elbow. Cubital tunnel syndrome causes numbness and tingling sensation in the hands and fingers.
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