My doctor has given me antibiotics for a chest infection. I had a fever and aches and pains in the days before the infection. I understand that most chest infections are caused by a virus which antibiotics have no effect against. I am against taking antibiotics for anything as the over use and over prescription of...
Arthrosis is a degenerative disease of the joint where the cartilage lining the joint erodes over time. This disease is usually caused by chronic wear and tear of the cartilage around a joint, eventually leading to the cartilage wearing away completely, often resulting in your joint having bone-to-bone contact. Arthrosis is most common in the joints of your knees, hips, hands and spine. However, it can affect any joints. The main cause of Arthrosis is mechanical stress on the articular surface of the cartilage, where the cartilaginous tissue cannot withstand this stress.
Degenerative spondylolisthesis (a.k.a. type 3) is a disease of the older adult that develops as a result of facet arthritis and joint remodeling. Joint arthritis, and ligamentum flavum weakness, may result in slippage of a vertebra. Degenerative forms are more likely to occur in women, persons older than fifty, and African Americans. Traumatic spondylolisthesis is rare and results from acute fractures in the neural arch, other than the pars.