February 2011

YOUR KNEE: SYMPTOMS

As a rule, orthopedists see two types of patients: first, patients who have recently suffered from an acute injury and are seeking immediate medical attention, and second, patients with chronic problems. These patients have often been in discomfort for some time and have learned to live with it. They seek help only when their symptoms [...]

IBS AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: NERVOUS CONSTIPATION – THE RELAXATION RESPONSE

This has the same cause as nervous diarrhoea except that the train receives a different signal, so to speak. This time the instructions say ‘Tight muscles ahead, slow down activity’. You will remember that the initial instructions of the person preparing to run were, ‘I need more blood in my arms and legs so take [...]

NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

It was the day of the end of term Christmas concert, and Carol, aged 15, was waiting in the wings, just about to go on and play her piano solo. Her family, sitting in the front row, were excited because her young brother was just out of hospital after lengthy treatment for a childhood illness. [...]