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The tailbone is the small bone at the bottom of backbone, or spine. Tailbone disorders include tailbone injuries, pain, infections, cysts and tumors. Tailbone rarely breaks. Instead, most injuries cause bruises or pulled ligaments. A backward fall onto a hard surface, such as slipping on ice, is the most common cause of such injuries. Symptoms of various tailbone disorders include pain in the tailbone area, pain upon sitting, pain or numbness in the arms or legs due to pressure on nerves in the tailbone area, and a mass or growth you can see or feel.

Diarrhea is one of the most common child illnesses, and it is associated with nearly 1 in 10 of all hospital admissions of children younger than 5 years of age. Although both diarrhea and gastroenteritis in children can safely be managed at home, through proper dietary and nutritional care, always contact your doctor or health care provider in the case of infants.

Arthroplasty is the operative procedure for construction of a new movable joint. It is a surgical procedure to restore the integrity and function of a joint. A joint can be restored by resurfacing the bones. An artificial joint also known as prosthesis may also be used. Various types of arthritis may affect the joints. Osteoarthritis a degenerative joint disease results in a loss of the cartilage or cushion in a joint and is the most common reason for arthroplasty. It is not applicable to all joints it is used in the diseases affecting shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, certain joints in the hand, and the metatarso-phalangeal joints in the foot. Osteotomy to restore or modify joint congruity is also an arthroplasty.

It is the examaintion of breast by self palpation.

Perimenopause is a stage before menopause. A woman should be prepared physically, mentally and socially to deal with changes that happen during the perimenopause. There are certain activities a woman can plan to deal with these changes.