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Ready, set, go: New study shows how marathon running affects different foot muscles
With the current trend of fitness consciousness, many people have taken up long-distance running as a part of their exercise regime. They also participate in various local, national, and global marathons. But marathon running can lead to muscular fatigue and damage in the foot muscles, which can in turn lead to chronic pain or injuries.
Water on the Knee (Effusion) Causes and Treatments
Water on the knee is when fluid collects around and inside the knee joint, causing pain and swelling. Also known as knee effusion or fluid on the knee, it can occur whenever there's damage to the joint due to injury or underlying disease, such as arthritis.
What are hamstring rehab exercises?
Hamstring rehabilitation exercises can aid recovery and help prevent future injuries. Rehabilitation protocols typically call for a combination of stretching and strengthening movements.
Understanding Knee Cartilage Injuries and Meniscus Tears
Knee cartilage is a type of connective tissue in your knee. A tear that occurs in the knee cartilage may be called a "cartilage tear" or a "meniscus tear," but the terms are not always interchangeable.
Traumatic Humeral Shaft Non-union With Ulnar Nerve Transection: An Orthobiologics Success Story
This report describes a patient who suffered from greater than two years of a distal humerus fracture non-union along with an ulnar nerve transection that failed traditional surgical management and underwent a percutaneous injection with bone marrow aspirate concentrate
After shoulder arthroplasty, patients can expect to return to racket sports
A study that specifically looked at return to racket sports, not sports in general, in patients who underwent anatomic total shoulder or reverse shoulder arthroplasty showed a 79% return to racket sports by 12-month follow-up.
Baseball season is here: Watch out for UCL tears
Spring brings with it the joy of baseball, but too much of a good thing can lead to elbow injuries in young pitchers.
10 Best Joint Supplements for Knee Pain, Joint Support, & Cartilage
Joint supplements are natural dietary supplements that help relieve joint pain, protect cartilage, support joint health, and restore range of motion.
Collaboration underway to advance future of biologics
As advancements in musculoskeletal biologic therapies have grown in the past decade, so has clinical use of these therapies despite insufficient evidence for widespread clinical application.
Isometric Shoulder Exercises
Isometric exercise is a type of exercise in which you contract certain muscles without any other movement. A physical therapist may prescribe isometric shoulder exercises if you have pain or need to regain normal shoulder range of motion, strength, and/or mobility.
