These straight-leg raises help you strengthen the muscles on top of your thigh and around your hip. Do 8 to 12 repetitions. Lie on your back with your good knee bent so that your foot rests flat on the floor. Your injured leg should be straight. (During this exercise, your low back should have a normal curve. Your back...

A hernia is a condition in which tissue from inside the abdomen bulges out through a weak spot in the muscles of the abdominal wall. A strangulated hernia occurs when the tissue gets trapped very tightly in the hernia and its blood supply is cut off. A strangulated hernia is rare but can cause bulging, swelling, and...

Strawberry tongue is a red discoloration of the tongue that may be caused by certain illnesses, such as scarlet fever. A bright red tongue that occurs with fever, sore throat, or other symptoms may be a sign of illness that requires medical attention. Drinking colored drinks (such as Kool-Aid) or eating brightly colored...

Ball or sock squeeze Hold a tennis ball (or a rolled-up sock) in your hand. Make a fist around the ball (or sock) and squeeze. Hold for about 6 seconds, then relax for up to 10 seconds. Repeat 8 to 12 times. Switch the ball (or sock) to your other hand and do 8 to 12 times. Wrist deviation Sit so that your arm is...

Discusses strep throat, an infection in the throat and tonsils caused by bacteria. Covers symptoms like sore throat and fever. Includes info on rapid strep test and throat culture. Covers treatment with medicines and surgery (tonsillectomy). Includes info on possible complications.

Strep throat is an infection in the throat and the tonsils caused by strep bacteria. It causes a severe sore throat and may cause a fever. It's treated with antibiotics.

Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food

For treating bacterial infection. Generic Name: Streptomycin.

Stress is your body's response to a hard situation. It can be physical, emotional, or mental. When you are stressed, your body responds as though you are in danger. It makes hormones that speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy. Some stress is normal and even useful. Stress can help...

Stress is your body's response to a hard situation. Your body can have a physical, emotional, or mental response. Some stress is normal and even useful. Stress can help if you need to work hard or react quickly. But if stress happens too often or lasts too long, it can cause health problems. What is the connection...

An echocardiogram (also called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a transducer is moved across your chest. It looks like a microphone. The transducer sends sound waves that echo off your heart and back to the transducer. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart...

A stress fracture is a hairline crack in a bone. In some cases, the crack may be so small that it is not visible on an X-ray. A stress fracture can occur in any bone that repeatedly bears weight.

What is stress incontinence? Stress incontinence means that you leak a small amount of urine when you do something that puts stress, strain, or pressure on your bladder. It can happen when you cough, laugh, strain, lift something, or change position. What causes it? Stress incontinence is caused by conditions that...

Stress incontinence means that you leak a small amount of urine when you do something that puts stress, strain, or pressure on your bladder. It can happen when you cough, laugh, strain, lift something, or change position. What causes stress incontinence in men? Stress incontinence can happen from prostate surgery...