A cast holds your arm or leg in place to help it heal. The way you treat your cast can play a big part in how fast and how well you heal.

A cane helps you get around on your own. Many different canes are available. Here are some tips for how to use a cane safely.

Minor skin problems are common side effects of chemotherapy. These side effects occur because the treatment affects normal cells as well as cancer cells. To manage these side effects, try the tips that follow.

During chemotherapy, the energy provided by a healthy diet can help you rebuild normal cells. It can also help you keep up your strength and fight infection. These guidelines can help.

Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Here are some helpful tips.

Learn about bursitis, its symptoms and treatment.

Chemotherapy can make your blood less able to clot. This happens because the treatment lowers the number of platelets (clotting cells agents) in your blood. Your risk of bruising and bleeding increases. These tips can help prevent problem bleeding.

You can do many things to help control COPD. Sticking to your treatment plan may not always be easy, but feeling your best depends on it. Read on for some pulmonary rehab programs, support groups, and other resources that can help you.

A ganglion cyst is a firm, fluid-filled lump that can suddenly appear on the front or back of the wrist or at the base of a finger. These cysts grow from normal tissue in the wrist and fingers, and range in size from a pea to a peach pit. Read on to learn more.

Treatment depends on where and how badly your ankle has been broken. A cast may be used to hold the bone in position for healing.