Test Your Knowledge on Pain

Strep Throat is a bacterial infection caused by Group A beta hemolytic streptococci. It affects most commonly infants and elderly people but adults and older children can also be affected.

West Nile virus is an infection causing agent transmitted by mosquitoes. Most of the infected people do not display any signs or symptoms.

Legs are easily prone to injuries while playing sports, running or falling. These injuries affect the entire leg or may be localized to the hip, knee, ankle or foot.

An infection of a bone is called osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis can be acute or a chronic and can spread through the haematogenous or contiguous route.

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) is a condition associated with symptoms such as pain in the jaw joint. Causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of joint dysfunction are explained in detail.

Fleabites occur when fleas bite their hosts and suck warm blood. Fleas mainly feed on the fresh blood of domestic animals and humans and transmit diseases from one to the other.

Ask any one who has experienced intense chest pain and they will vouch for the fact that it was the most frightening experience of their life!

Back pain or Backache is common due to poor posture, postural deformities and life style. Back pain can be classified anatomically as upper, lower and middle back pain.

Interview on Pain Care with Business Head, CARE Pain Management Center, Chennai, a new facility that offers diagnosis and treatment of pain using state of the art equipments and expert doctors.

The healing effects of yoga benefit those suffering from backpain, by alleviating their pain and also preventing its recurrence.