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What’s Behind Shoulder Pain?
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 Why Shoulders Hurt Your shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the human body, which makes it incredibly useful, but also prone to injury, strain, and degeneration.Pain...
Understanding Rotator Cuff Injuries
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is a Rotator Cuff Injury? Your rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder and allow you to lift, reach, and rotate your arm.Because...
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own joint tissue.This inflammation...
Understanding Lupus
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Lupus? Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect nearly any organ in the body.When the immune system, which normally protects against infection, starts...
Understanding What’s Happening with Your Knee
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 Why Knee Pain Happens Your knee joint is one of the body’s most complex and hard-working joints — where your thighbone (femur), shinbone (tibia), and kneecap (patella) meet,...
Getting to Know Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 Understanding IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the digestive tract.The two primary types are: Crohn’s disease: Inflammation can...
Understanding What Causes Hip Pain
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Hip Pain and Why Does It Happen? The hip joint is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing structures, a ball-and-socket design built to handle movement, rotation, and...
Understanding Crohn’s Disease
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Crohn’s Disease? Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes ongoing inflammation anywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract — most...
Understanding Wrist & Hand Pain
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Causes Wrist & Hand Pain? Your wrists and hands contain a complex network of joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves that allow for precise movement and strength....
Understanding Post-Stroke Syndrome
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Post-Stroke Syndrome? Post-Stroke Syndrome refers to the lasting physical, cognitive, and emotional effects that can occur after a stroke.While some people recover...
Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the peripheral nerves, the network that carries signals between your brain, spinal cord, and the rest of your...
Understanding Parkinson’s Disease
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, balance, and coordination.It occurs when the brain’s...
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