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Pediatric ACL: Evaluation and Management
What are the best ways to manage ACL injuries in children?
Exercise is Medicine(TM) -- ACSM/AMA Boosts Fitness as Treatment
This introduction to Exercise is Medicine(TM) provides video on key exercises for your patients (and yourself)!
Massage Therapy for Wrist Tendonitis
When the wrist joint becomes inflamed, resulting in pain and irritation, the condition is called tendonitis. Tendonitis inflammation is caused by repetitive use of the tendons in the wrist, so people who conduct the same motions regularly such as factory workers, athletes and people who use a comput
Facts About Knee & Ankle Braces
Consider several factors before purchasing a knee or ankle brace. It's important to get the correct brace to address your particular concern. Purchasing the wrong brace may do more harm than good.
How to Recuperate From Ankle Surgery
Feet are one of the most important parts of our body. After all, they allow us to travel, play and maintain a sense of balance. However, because they are constantly being used, your feet and ankles are more prone to injury. When such an injury calls for surgery, the recuperation time can be a bit of
Food Tips for Six Pack Abs
Nothing is sexier than a flat tummy with a beautiful six pack ab ripple down the middle. Six pack abs are coveted in society because they are difficult to obtain. Crunches and exercise alone won't get you that ripped look. You have to seriously examine your diet and add foods that will help you ga
Nail Fungus Infections - Serious Possible Complications
Nail Fungus Complications Complications from nail fungus can be serious. You should not take this serious condition lightly. It is best to treat nail fungus infections promptly in order to avoid any complications which might make matters worse.
Why Do People Wear a Knee Brace?
Knee braces are worn to protect the knee during sports, support an already injured knee, immobilize the knee while healing from a knee injury or surgery, provide relief from arthritis or provide warmth and continuous compression for chronic knee ailments.
Fantastic Shoes for the Traveler
Traveling can be a stressful activity when it comes to planning and packing. A good way to ease some of this stress is to pack a reliable pair of versatile travel shoes. Packing one or two pairs of great shoes can save a lot of space in your bag and reduce the amount of things to manage throughout t
Admission Pathways for Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture
Providing quality and efficient care for these patients may require a multidisciplinary approach.
What to Do When Scoliosis is Getting Worse After Treatment
Once your child has been diagnosed with scoliosis, she will need to see her doctor twice a year to make sure her condition does not worsen. If it does, you will need to consider the possibility that she will have to wear a brace for several years or undergo back surgery.
Latarjet Surgery for the Shoulder
Latarjet surgery is a procedure designed to prevent repeat shoulder dislocations. Most commonly used for patients who have damage or loss to bone of the shoulder socket, the Latarjet uses bone from the shoulder blade to increase the size of the shoulder socket.
Pattern of Recovery After TSA and Humeral Head Replacement
Find out about the recovery patterns in patients who underwent either TSA or humeral head replacement.
What Can Cause Numbness in Ankle & Foot?
According to the University of Michigan Health System, many conditions can affect the nerves of the foot and ankle, causing numbness and other symptoms.
Treatment for a Herniated Disc in the Neck
Herniation of a spinal disc occurs when the gel-like interior of the disc breaks through the disc's outer wall, forcing material into the space normally occupied by the spinal nerves. Although disc herniation most commonly occurs in the lower back, it can also arise in the discs of the neck. While t
How Does Water Retention Affect Joints?
What Is Water Retention?Swollen jointsWater retention, also known by the medical term "edema," is a fluid imbalance in the body. Water is an active component of our cells. When the body has too much sodium entering the blood stream, water leaves the cells and enters the bloodstream to...
Massage Treatment for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is characterized by chronic achy muscular pain that has no obvious physical cause. Massage is a powerful relaxing tool that aids in muscle comfort. There are several types of massages performed by trained therapists to aid fibromyalgia sufferers.
Exercise Routines for Older People
Doctors and family members tell older people to get off the couch and walk, swim or ride a bike to keep the heart pumping, to lose weight and for added health benefits. But there are other exercise routines for older people that will benefit their health. It is important for older people to exercise
Glut & Leg Pain
Leg pain describes any constant discomfort in the one or both of the legs. Glut pain, on the other hand, refers to any pain specifically in the gluteal muscles which make up the buttocks. Leg and gluteael pain can be experienced together or separately. Common causes of glut and leg pain include stra
Does a Water Softener Stop Calcium Deposits?
Hard water is not harmful to your health, but hard water mineral deposits can become a homeowner's nightmare. It leaves hair dull and lifeless. Household soaps and detergents lose their cleaning effectiveness. A more serious side effect is the build up a common hard-water deposit, calcium carbonate,