Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I often wake up in the morning with my thumb, index and middle fingers being numb or tingling. MY GP says I have carpal tunnel syndrome. What is this?” The wrist is a very crowed place. It consists of a canal which has...

Cataracts

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have noticed some deterioration in my vision. My optician tells me I have a cataract. What is this?” The eye is designed to focus light onto a very small area on the back of the eye. To do this, the eye has 2 structures...

Cellulitis

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My legs have been very red and painful for several months and my local pharmacist tells me that I have ‘cellulitis’. What is cellulitis?” When you are well, you have several barriers to stop the ‘outside world’ getting...

Cerebral Palsy

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My husband recently had a stroke that left him unable to speak properly. I always thought that having a stroke meant you were paralysed. Was I wrong?” Cerebral palsy occurs in about 1 in 500 people in the UK. It is not a...

Charles Bell – Bell’s Palsy

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I cannot move the right side of my face. My GP tells me that I have a ‘Bell’s palsy’. What is this?” Charles Bell (1774-1842) first described this condition in the early 1800’s. He was a renowned artist and surgeon, famed for...