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02/06/2021

Knowing the main parts of your low back and how these parts work is important as you learn to care for your back problem.

01/26/2021

The following is an article on foot anatomy. Please see the left hand menu for specific information on ankle injuries.

01/20/2021

The big group of muscles and tendons in the back of the thigh are commonly called the hamstrings. Injuries in this powerful muscle group are common, especially in athletes. Hamstring injuries happen to all types of athletes, from Olympic sprinters to slow-pitch softball players. Though these injurie...

01/14/2021

t. Gout is a disease that involves the build up of uric acid in the body. About 95 percent of gout patients are men. Most men are over 50 when gout first appears. When it does occur in women, they generally don't develop it until after menopause. In some rare cases gout develops at a young age.

01/08/2021

When it comes to appreciating wintertime and the outdoors, there is no better way to do it rather than by cross country skiing. Gliding across the open tundra with the wind in your face is exhilarating and a great source of exercise. This activity can give a person a fabulous workout and has a relat...

01/07/2021

A popliteal cyst, also called a Baker's cyst, is a soft, often painless bump that developson the back of the knee. A cyst is usually nothing more than a bag of fluid. These cysts occur most often when the knee is damaged due to arthritis, gout, injury, or inflammation in the lining of the knee joint...

01/07/2021

A contusion is the medical term used for a ‘bruise.’ Contusions can be minor, like the one you get after clumsily hitting your thigh on the edge of the coffee table, to major ones like the contusion you may get across your chest or down your leg after a significant motor vehicle accident...

01/07/2021

Unless you have a waterproof cast, you should keep your cast dry. However, even waterproof casts should be dried out thoroughly after getting them wet. If you don't dry your cast out after getting it wet, the skin underneath stays damp and can become moldy and smelly. Also, don't swim with your cast...

11/22/2020

A common spot for bursitis is on the side of the hip. Here a large tendon passes over the bony bump on the side of the hip. The bony bump is called the greater trochanter. Inflammation in the bursa between the tendon and the greater trochanter is called trochanteric bursitis. This problem is common....

11/16/2020

The moment a figure skater steps onto the ice, there is one dream they have in mind, one goal they shoot towards and we can assure you it has nothing to do with the sequins on their skirts. Any true figure skater wants to be able to land that double salchow, that triple lutz, or the ever elusive qua...

11/04/2020

The name of the sport really describes itself well: boxing combined with kicking, which together equals KICKBOXING.The sport comes from the traditional martial art basis of providing self-defense, and combines the martial art kicks of karate with the punches of boxing. It is also said that it has it...

10/28/2020

The anatomy of the wrist joint is extremely complex, probably the most complex of all the joints in the body. The wrist is actually a collection of many bones and joints. Thesebones and joints let us use our hands in lots of different ways. The wrist must be extremely mobile to give our hands a full...

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