How to Prevent Dance-Related Injuries
Dancing is fun, exciting and requires strength and flexibility. Without the proper skills and dexterity, a dancer can become injured. Whether you love [...]
How To Keep Your Hips and Knees Healthy At All Stages of Life
The top cause of disability in the United States among adults is arthritis — around 54 million adults have received a diagn [...]
Seven Recovery Tips for Broken Wrist Injuries
A broken radius is a common fracture of the upper limb. It can occur if you fall or if you’re involved in high-impact sports like football. It’s a [...]
Everything To Know About Tommy John Surgery
More and more people around the U.S. are participating in sports. Baseball, one of America's favorite pastimes, saw a 21% increase in participati [...]
How to Know if You Tore Your ACL
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a crucial ligament in your knee that helps stabilize the joint. Tearing or spraining your ACL can cause pain, [...]
What Is Kyphosis?
Kyphosis, also known as hyperkyphosis, is an excessive curvature of the spine. While our backs have a natural curve to them of about 20 to 45 degree [...]
Everything To Know About Scoliosis
If you look at an X-ray of the average human body from the front or back, you'll see that the spine is straight. From the side, however, it follows a [...]
How to Prevent Soccer Injuries
Soccer is the most widely played team sport in the world, and is quickly growing in the U.S. As more kids and adults start to play the sport, soccer-r [...]
How to Treat Sesamoiditis at Home
The sesamoids are special bones in the body. They’re not connected to any other bone at the joint. Instead, they act as pulleys to aid tendon moveme [...]
Bilateral Knee Replacement Recovery Tips
When you have a bilateral knee replacement, the recovery phase plays a vital role in helping you resume normal activities quickly. The recovery and re [...]
Why Your Body Aches When It Rains
Maybe you've noticed that your bones ache in cold weather. Now you're wondering: "Why do my bones hurt when it's cold?" Well, it's not uncommon for an [...]
What Is Septic Bursitis?
Septic bursitis is a painful type of joint inflammation. This relatively common condition may be mild or severe. Severe bursitis is a very dangerous m [...]