Conditions Treated

Some of the conditions which are treated by the Gleneagles Hospitals are as follows:

• Arthritis: Inflammation of one or more joints causes pain and stiffness that can worsen with age.
• Avascular Necrosis: The condition where the bone tissue slowly deteriorates due to a lack of blood supply. Also called osteonecrosis, it can lead to hairline fractures. If not treated properly, it can cause bone collapse.
• Osteoarthritis: A degenerative joint disease where the protective cartilage present at the ends of your bones wears down over time. The patient needs to get several tests to diagnose this condition early
• Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Autoimmune Disease in which the body’s immune system attacks joints, which can cause joint pain and damage throughout your body. Treatments work best when RA is diagnosed early, which can be done by performing multiple tests.
• Shoulder Impingement: Occurs when there is impingement of tendons in the shoulder from the bones of the shoulder.
• Tennis Elbow: A painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow get overloaded due to the motion of the wrist and arm.
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (ACL):  It is when the ACL is either partially torn or completely torn. This occurs in sportspersons.
• Meniscus Tear: Occurs in the cartilage surrounding the bone.
• Disc Herniation: A part of a disc pushed out of the annulus through a tear.
• Disc Bulge: It refers to a condition affecting the spine's intervertebral disc, where the disc protrudes beyond its normal boundaries.
• Scoliosis:  condition characterized by an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine.
• Lumbar Canal Stenosis: The condition where the spinal canal becomes narrowed.
• Stenosis: A weird narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.
• PFPS (Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome): A pain in and around the kneecap.
• Supraspinatus Tendinitis: An inflammation of the supraspinatus tendon
• Pes Planus: A condition in which the longitudinal arch in the foot has not developed typically and is flattened out.
• Ganglion Cyst: A cyst that forms over a joint and is filled with liquid.
• Gout: A form of Inflammatory arthritis that develops in some people who have high levels of uric acid in the blood.
• Hairline Fracture: Also known as a small crack in a bone. This injury is most common in athletes.
• Green Stick Fracture: A type of fracture which is caused by a young, soft bone in which the bone bends and breaks
• Cervical Spondylitis: Age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck.
• Lumbar Spondylosis: It can be described as all degenerative conditions affecting the discs, vertebral bodies, and associated joints of the lumbar vertebrae.