Abdominal and back pain? You should ask, do I have kidney cysts?

Are you experiencing pain and pain in your stomach and back, sometimes very difficult. Do you have any blood in your urine? Have you ever regularly urinary tract infections? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you should ask yourself, I have kidney cysts? Renal cysts are very common and potentially fatal condition that the development because of the disclosure of a abnormal gene from parent to child. The disease, the causes of kidney cysts is called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Although I have explained that the disease is caused by the transfer of a gene and therefore is an inherited disease is a rare form in which people can develop kidney cysts due to age or because they have a history of kidney problems. Continue Reading

The growing epidemic of low back pain in children

Low Back Pain is not just for adults
In recent years, low back pain was thought of as a disease, only the elderly. Well, it’s not just your grandpa the disturbance no longer. Once a rare condition for Pediatric Cardiology, low back pain in children has become a growing concern among many in the medical community.
Children’s skeletal structures are constantly growing until the end of adolescence. Together with the burden of sports activities including contact sports, the incidence of low back pain in children is skyrocketing. In a recent study has found that low back pain was responsible for about 23% of most school absences, and when sports injuries were in the mix, that number jumped to 29%. Even more surprising, researchers discovered that in 75% of the reported cases, childhood low back pain is triggered by low levels and other mental problems. This constitutes a serious concern that demands the attention of parents and health care providers alike. Continue Reading