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Injuries are a part of life. They come and go. But some injuries may leave one helpless and call for immediate medical treatment which may take a few hours, days or several weeks in case the injury has left a deep impact on the person. In an endeavour to aware the layman about the common types of orthopaedic trauma injuries, we bring another blog on it. But before knowing the types we shall let you have a deep insight into what actually orthopaedic trauma injuries are. Orthopaedic Trauma basically describes the injuries which affect the bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments in any of the body parts that are caused by trauma. Some of the traumatic events are accidents, falls & slips, and work injury. Such traumatic events can devastate a person's life if timely treatment faces a setback due to ignorance or any other reason. Traumatic orthopaedic injuries can range from a minor fracture to life-threatening injuries. Now let's come to the pivotal point and ...

Muscle cramps have become the most common suffering among the people and it is found irrespective of gender, geographical area, nature of food, work pattern etc. But the individuals who often walk for long, stand for prolonged period or give more exercise to their legs/relative muscles are prone for getting the cramps more likely. Even though it is not a life threatening problem it disturbs their routine or to their profession even. Ayurvedic system of medicine contributes significantly in the treatment of muscle cramps and in few of the cases it provides complete relief too. Why does it occur?   It is caused as a result of involuntary and forcible contraction of relative muscle that does not relax. Hence contracted muscle fibers are stiffened/ swollen and produce series of twitching which results in severe pain on sudden actions. In case of muscular fatigue it may cause even without proper actions also. Ayurvedic understanding about muscular cramps/spasms: In ...