Body Aches and Pains

Leg pain and sciatica

Leg pain and sciatica Leg pain can have a number of possible causes, and could be a sign of various underlying conditions. One of the most common causes of leg pain is sciatica, and it is important to know how to recognise its symptoms so that you can get the right treatment for your…

Hip pain and sciatica

Hip pain and sciatica What is hip pain? Heavily used in everyday life, your hips consist of many different parts (e.g. bones, tendons, muscles and ligaments), which creates the potential for just as many different sources of pain. But hip pain can also be linked to an external cause, such as sciatica.

Sciatic nerve and foot pain

Sciatic nerve and foot pain As your feet are such complex structures, there are many potential causes of foot pain, and sometimes the cause lies somewhere other than the foot itself. One example of this is the pain associated with sciatica. Foot pain: Is it sciatica?

Period pain: causes, treatment and prevention

Period pain: causes, treatment and prevention Period pain, or menstrual pain, describes the pain that women feel in their lower abdomen just before or during their period. These pains, which are extremely common in women of child-bearing age, are generally worst during late adolescence and just before the menopause.

Thigh pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Thigh pain: symptoms, causes and treatment Enabling us to stand up and move our legs, and by extension, to move our entire bodies, our thighs are heavily used in the course of our day-to-day lives. It is therefore quite common to experience pain in your thighs, and this can have a number of causes.

Ankle pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Ankle pain: symptoms, causes and treatment What is ankle pain? Ankle pain is a common problem. This joint is especially vulnerable because it supports a proportion of your bodyweight as well as forming part of the mechanism that enables you to move around on a daily basis.

Calf pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Calf pain: symptoms, causes and treatment What is calf pain? Calf pain can have a wide variety of causes. Our calves are made up of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels, which can all be potential sources of pain.

Right arm pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Right arm pain: symptoms, causes and treatment Arm pain is a common problem. Besides the fact that they are heavily used in everyday life, our arms are made up of muscles, joints and tendons, any of which can be a potential source of pain.

Left arm pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Left arm pain: symptoms, causes and treatment What is left arm pain? Pain in the arms is a common complaint. We use our arms a great deal in everyday life, and the muscles, joints and tendons inside them can all be the cause of this pain.

Lombago: causes, treatment and prevention of acute lower back pain

Lombago: causes, treatment and prevention of acute lower back pain What is acute lower back pain? Acute lower back pain is characterised by the onset of a sharp pain in your lower back. It is often brought on by an awkward movement or heavy lifting and is generally benign, although very painful.

Sciatica: What should I do?

Sciatica: What should I do? The term ‘sciatica’ describes a sharp pain felt along one of the two sciatic nerve pathways. It starts out in your lower back or buttock and radiates down your leg as far as your foot. The pain can become very debilitating, as it is triggered by movement.

Sciatica: symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention

Sciatica: symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention What is sciatica? Sciatic neuralgia, more commonly known as sciatica, is a sharp pain felt along the sciatic nerve pathway that runs down each leg. This pain usually radiates downward from your buttock along the back of your leg, and may go as far as your foot.

Heel pain: causes, treatment and prevention

Heel pain: causes, treatment and prevention What is heel pain? Heel pain, known in medical terms as talalgia, most commonly occurs when walking or exercising, but it can also occur at rest.

Foot pain: causes, treatment and prevention

Foot pain: causes, treatment and prevention In addition to their essential role in helping you to balance, supporting your bodyweight, and absorbing the impact from the ground, your feet are complex structures, each comprising 26 bones and many joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons, all of which are served by a network of nerves.

Hip pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Hip pain: symptoms, causes and treatment Located at the connection between the pelvis and the femur (thigh bone), the hip is one of the biggest joints in the body. It is made up of many different parts (e.g. tendons, muscles and ligaments), which means that the pain has just as many potential causes.

Spinal pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Spinal pain: symptoms, causes and treatment Made up of vertebrae, inter-vertebral discs, muscles, and ligaments, your spine is a complex structure that supports your entire body. Its complexity and its central role explain the numerous types of pain that can affect your spine. These can be classified into three groups.

Joint pain: symptoms, causes and treatment

Joint pain: symptoms, causes and treatment What is joint pain? The human body has around 400 joints, all of which give the body mobility and flexibility but are also potential sources of pain. Joint pain, which mainly (but not exclusively) occurs with age, is one of the most widespread health problems.

Muscle pain: types, causes, and treatment

Muscle pain: types, causes, and treatment What is muscle pain? Muscle pain is difficult to avoid, given the fact that the human body has over 600 muscles. While pain felt in the muscles, also known as myalgia, is usually temporary and caused by overusing the muscles, it could also indicate a more complex problem, particularly …

Knee pain: causes, symptoms and treatment

Knee pain: causes, symptoms and treatment What is knee pain? As the largest joint in the body, the knee is also the most complex. It is made up of three bones (the femur, tibia, and patella), a special type of cartilage called meniscus, as well as muscles, ligaments, tendons and fluid-filled sacs known as

Leg pain: causes, treatment and prevention

Leg pain: causes, treatment and prevention What is leg pain? The term “leg pain” can actually include a number of problems. Pain in the legs can have a number of causes (i.e. muscles, bones, nerves, or blood vessels) and could indicate a wide range of conditions, with a varying levels of seriousness. This is …

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Lower back pain: causes, treatment and prevention

Lower back pain: causes, treatment and prevention What is lower back pain? We call it the “disease of the century” because if the studies are to be believed, no less than 80 % of the French population will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.

Back pain: types, causes and treatment

Back pain: types, causes and treatment What is back pain? We call it the “disease of the century” because if the studies are to be believed, no less than 80 % of the population will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.

Arm pain: causes, symptoms and treatment

Arm pain: causes, symptoms and treatment What is arm pain? Pain in the arms is very common — the term “arm pain” can refer to many things, including pain in the shoulders, elbows, or wrists.

Shoulder pain: causes, symptoms and treatment

Shoulder pain: causes, symptoms and treatment Updated: January 2020 Shoulder pain is a very common reason for consulting a doctor. The shoulder is the most mobile of all our joints, and also the most used since it forms the connection between three different bones — the scapula, humerus and clavicle.