The coccyx bears the weight of the body in the sitting posture, especially when a person leans backwards. An injury to the coccyx impairs ones ability to sit comfortably, because of tenderness and pain in that region. Pressure on this area hampers the healing process and displaces the edges of the broken coccyx. Thus, a wide variety of cushions have been designed for people with a broken coccyx or longstanding coccyx pain to avoid pressure on the coccyx while sitting. These are called coccyx seat cushions or simply, coccyx cushions, which are used for treatment of broken coccyx.
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Sitting is a common posture which we assume while working. It does not take much energy and gives a comfortable platform for performance of several activities. The human body has specifically developed fat pads called buttocks, which provide a cushion to the bones during this posture. The ability to sit on our buttocks without any support also depends on the vertebral column. The absence of a tail greatly helps in our ability to sit. However, we still have a rudimentary tailbone called the coccyx, which lies at the lower end of the vertebral column. The coccyx bears the weight of the body when a person leans backward while sitting. An injury of this bone causes unbearable pain during sitting and completely deprives us of this comfortable posture.
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Collarbone or clavicle (Latin clavicle = little key) is a horizontally placed bone in the upper part of the chest. This bone forms a unique link between the upper limb and the chest. It transfers the weight of the upper limb ( or any weight that is carried in our hands) to the central part of the body. Hence, any injury to the collarbone substantially weakens the carrying capacity of the hand making it virtually useless to the person.
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Hip replacement surgery can be considered similar to an organ transplantation. The body needs time to adjust to the artificial hip joint, which functions a little differently than the original. A person also needs to be aware that, even if the joint is metallic and has a strength several times that of a normal joint, the connection between the joint and human bone is not. So it is very prudent to consider having an artificial joint as a potential weakness and not increased  strength. This along with the added stress of surgery, substantially increases the overall recovery time required to resume normal daily activities. Another hurdle which greatly modifies the lifestyle of a post-replacement patient are the physical restrictions. Recent advances in the equipment and surgery have imparted greater mobility and longevity to the artificial joints as well as the people using them.
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The different types of arthritis are often confusing for a layman. Even though the word “arthritis”, is frequently associated with stiff and painful joints. Some arthritis can have much more disastrous and disabling consequences. Some other arthritis are a part of major diseases elsewhere in the body, like gout, ankylosing spondylitis, and so on. Each type of arthritis has an affinity for some particular joints and some peculiar features, which distinguish it from the other types.
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