Degenerative joint disease is characterised by a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints, including the cartilage which is a slippery tissue between the ends of bones in joints, and subchondral bone which provides support for the cartilage at the articular surface. You can read our article in full below: Degenerative Joint Disease
Brain Haemorrhages
To gain a better understanding of what can go wrong within the brain it is essential to know what occurs and what it looks like when it is functioning normally. This week we are looking at the layers of the brain rather than the areas. A brain haemorrhage involves bleeding in the brain, resulting in […]
Chronic Pain
One in every five Australians suffer from chronic pain. Whether it is the slice of a paper cut, the crack of a broken bone, the throb of a headache or an ache that niggles in your back, pain serves an important purpose. It warns us when we are injured or when something is not quite […]
Cranial Nerves
There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves, which emerge directly from the brain. Doctors tend to refer to the cranial nerves by their number, from one to twelve, listed as a Roman numeral. An irritated or injured nerve causes a neuropathy. How the body is affected by the neuropathy depends on which nerve has been […]