Are you an athlete that has been having a lot of knee pain? Did you hurt your knee playing football, soccer, basketball or while jumping or cutting? It is possible that you might have a knee injury known as a torn ACL. To better understand what an ACL is, and to learn about the sings, […]
Do you have shoulder pain that flares up when you do things you used to do without pain? Do you, or have you done a lot of swimming, or throwing in the past? Have you done a lot of over head things like painting? Do you sit at a desk working for many hours and
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What is it? How does it happen? The technical term for tennis elbow is “lateral epicondylitis.” This term is just fancy for swelling/irritation of the muscles and their tendons that attach on the outside of the elbow. The muscles that attach there are those which control wrist extension or bringing the back of the hand
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Mr. Robinson woke up on Monday morning and noticed that his elbow was causing him a lot of pain. As he went about his morning routines he tried to figure out why on earth it was hurting so badly. He thought to himself, “I didn’t bang it on anything this weekend. There are no scrapes.
Have you enjoyed the past holiday season with all of the family get togethers, large meals and endless desserts? Now that it’s all over you are settling into your usual schedule and looking to get back in shape, or if you have been thinking it’s time to exercise for the past few years, keep reading
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Pregnancy and Low Back Pain Pain in the low back and pelvis areas in not uncommon during pregnancy, in fact, roughly 45% of women who are pregnant and 25% of women who have given birth experience some form of pain in these areas. Pain in the low back /pelvis back /pelvis can be very debilitating
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What is it? How is does it occur? The Iliotibial band or IT band is a long band of dense connective tissue that runs from the hip to the outside of the lower leg. The IT band works to help prevent the leg from turning inward during activities like walking and running and helps us
Exercise is often encouraged to increase muscular strength, but what you may not know is that it can also increase the strength of your bones and decrease your risk for osteoporosis. Bone is made up of three major components: cells, collagen fibers, and apatite. Cells: There are two major types of cells found in bone.
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Barefoot running is something that originated at the beginning of time when shoes had not yet been invented, but has recently become popular due to books and shoe companies coming up with shoes that mimic running barefoot. So what\’s all the hype about and why are more and more people trying out this trend? There
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The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body. The tendon’s responsibility is to transmit force from the calf muscles of the lower leg to the heel bone of the foot to create motion, mainly pointing the foot downward like when stepping on the acceleration pedal in a car or standing on
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