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Understanding Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Degenerative Disc Disease? Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) occurs when the spinal discs, the soft, cushion-like pads between vertebrae, begin to lose hydration,...
Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.Without...
Understanding Type 2 Diabetes & Metabolic Regeneration
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disorder in which the body becomes resistant to insulin, the hormone that moves glucose (sugar) from the...
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury? A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden blow, jolt, or penetrating injury disrupts the brain’s normal function. Injury severity...
Understanding Transverse Myelitis (TM)
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 What Is Transverse Myelitis? Transverse Myelitis (TM) is a rare neurological condition in which inflammation affects both sides of a segment of the spinal cord.This...
Sports & Athletic Injury
Medical Review: Dr. Gerald Mastaw, MD – Board-Certified PhysicianLast Updated: October 2025 A Closer Look at Sports & Athletic Injuries Staying active keeps the body strong, but when training intensity, fatigue, or repetitive motion exceed the body’s limits,...
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...
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