ACL Injuries with NFL Players | Orthopedics
If you're at all a sports fan, or an athlete yourself, you've probably heard of the anterior cruciate ligament.
It's commonly injured.
Now a new study shows what happens to NFL players who are sidelined by their acl's, and it's not good news... (Read more about ACL Injuries with NFL Players | Orthopedics) |
ACUPUNCTURE FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
If you’ve tried all the pain medicines, the heat packs, and you still have aching knees, there’s new evidence that acupuncture might help with your osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of joint disease, and the most common... (Read more about ACUPUNCTURE FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS) |
BASKETBALL STRESS FRACTURES
We’re now well into basketball season, and there are a variety of injuries that can happen on the hardwood.
But one that may be under recognized may be one of the most preventable.
Especially in college basketball, stress fractures of the foot... (Read more about BASKETBALL STRESS FRACTURES) |
Bursitis
A bursa is a liquid filled sac that provides lubrication between the moving parts of the joint. When these become inflamed, the condition is called bursitis. Pre-patella bursitis is a friction bursitis caused by the friction between the skin and... (Read more about Bursitis) |
CHILDREN BREAKING BONES
Children’s playground safety is an issue that requires more attention to ensure that children’s broken bones don’t lead to complications that trouble them for the rest of their lives.
10 year old Renee Novelli is a bundle of energy. When she’s... (Read more about CHILDREN BREAKING BONES) |
CHILDREN, ASTHMA AND SPORTS
For children with asthma, everyday activities like playing sports become potentially dangerous. Rebecca Brown may look like your average active 12 year old, but as a child with asthma, she knows how difficult the condition is to live with. “You... (Read more about CHILDREN, ASTHMA AND SPORTS) |
COUNTING PITCHES
10 year old Robert Meermam eats, drinks and sleeps baseball.
“I’d play baseball everyday if I could,” says Robert.
Robert has been a pitcher for little league since he was 7 years old. His passion for pitching makes it a struggle to put down the... (Read more about COUNTING PITCHES) |
Exercise
You have taken the important first step on the path to physical fitness by seeking information. The next step is to decide that you are going to be physically fit. This pamphlet is designed to help you reach that decision and your goal.
The... (Read more about Exercise) |
FOOTBALL PLAYERS SLEEP APNEA
When you sit down to watch the Superbowl this weekend, consider this- many of the young, strong, healthy players on the field are living with a potentially dangerous breathing condition called sleep apnea. The truly worrying fact is that most... (Read more about FOOTBALL PLAYERS SLEEP APNEA) |
Human Stem Cells Return Motor Function to Paralyzed Rats
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego report that experimental rats recovered from blood flow related paralysis after receiving grafts of human spinal stem cells.
When damage occurs due to loss of blood flow to the spine's... (Read more about Human Stem Cells Return Motor Function to Paralyzed Rats) |
Speed Ball
Are you in beach body shape yet?
Well, if not, there is a new type of exercise that might do the trick!
It’s called Speedball.
Amy is a Speedball fanatic. “I used to wear a heart rate monitor, I think you burn about six or seven hundred... (Read more about Speed Ball) |
Spinal Decompression for Lower Back Pain
Spinal Decompression provides an alternative to surgery in many cases of lower back pain caused by herniated discs.
A herniated disc is a condition of the disc. The disc a jelly-like material between two bones in your spine. There is a middle... (Read more about Spinal Decompression for Lower Back Pain) |
Sports Injuries and Children
Summer is now here, and it’s an opportunity for kids who are involved in one, two, maybe three sports to get a bit of rest. But a lot of kids go year round in their athletics now; it’s one reason for the rise in sports injuries in kids.
More... (Read more about Sports Injuries and Children) |
Sprains & Strains
A sprain is an injury to a ligament. A ligament is a thick, tough fibrous tissue that connects bones together. Commonly injured ligaments are in the ankle, knee and wrist. (Read more about Sprains & Strains) |
holiday headaches
But that’s where the question lies: at what point does one really get life-protecting benefit from exercise--beyond the benefits of a better figure? (Read more about holiday headaches) |
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