Trigger finger is a condition where one’s finger gets stuck while bent in a particular position. Often referred to as trigger thumb as well, here the finger may straighten or bend with a snap, similar to that of a trigger being pulled and then released. Trigger finger or stenosing tenosynovitis occurs when the space within a sheath surrounding the tendon of a finger becomes narrower as a result of inflammation.

Blood clotting is a necessity when it comes to the normal functioning of a body. When you cut or injure yourself, clotting is essential to prevent you from losing too much blood. But, what happens if blood clots inside a vein or an artery? It could cause a medical emergency if it ever reaches your heart and lungs (pulmonary embolism).

According to the medical dictionary, the term stenosis refers to the abnormal shortening or narrowing of a body channel. Thus the term spinal stenosis means the shortening or narrowing of the spine. This is something that happens to all human bodies with age and sometimes can also have very harmful effects.

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic condition which makes the immune system attack the body leading to joint pain and other symptoms. It mainly affects people who already have psoriasis. Psoriasis signs symptoms include small scaling spots, itching, soreness, burning, stiff and swollen joints, red patches on the skin with thick silvery scales, pitted, thickened, ridged nails and dry, cracked, bleeding skin.

When there is multiplication and uncontrolled, abnormal growth observed in the bladder cells, it can be considered as bladder cancer. Just like any other cancer, when invasive, bladder cancer can spread and affect other body parts as well such as the liver, bones, or the lungs. Bleeding during urination is considered to be the most common of bladder cancer symptoms.

Plaque psoriasis is a non-contagious, autoimmune condition of the skin. It causes inflammatory responses that affect the life cycle of skin, thus influencing the dysfunction of the immune system and causing systemic inflammation. Although the exact cause of plaque psoriasis is still not ascertained, this condition is primarily be attributed to genetic inheritance interplay with environmental factors.