Gardening, jogging, tennis or golf may trigger painful inflammation Do you tend to bump the car door shut with your hip? If so, don’t be surprised if your bursa complains. Bursae are small sacs of fluid cushioning your bones, tendons and muscles near joints. Acute injury, overuse or degenerative arthritis
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7 tricks to try to ease the tingling pain Does the thumb side of your hand feel like it’s going to sleep — that weak, numb, pins-and-needles feeling — for no apparent reason? You may suspect that you have carpal tunnel syndrome. The good news is that there are several methods you can
Overcoming jumper’s knee takes patience Workout after workout, you’re grinding toward your goals. Take it easy? Heck, no! So you push and push and push some more. Then, one day, you feel a little twinge of pain just below your kneecap. It’s tender the next day, too… and even worse
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The short answer from an orthopaedic surgeon Q: What’s the difference between shoulder dislocation and subluxation? A: Has your shoulder ever popped out of place? You feel the pop — and then the pain. Unfortunately, if this happens, you are more at risk for shoulder instability and re-injury, especially if you’re young
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What you need to know about prosthetic joint infection after surgery According to orthopaedic surgeon Anokha Padubidri, MD, two of the most common questions asked at her outpatient clinic is, Should I have joint replacement surgery done? and How old is too old for joint replacement?” There’s no age limit
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Injuring a toe is painful, but is it a serious problem? Find out when to see a doctor and what to do to help your toe heal at home. Maybe it happened while stumbling around your house barefoot in the dark or while running up a flight of stairs. But
How to safely stay active if you have flat feet When it comes to your feet, you want to do everything you can to keep them healthy and in top shape. This is especially important for people who have flat feet, a condition where one or both feet have no arch
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This extreme stretch can help build hip mobility and address pain in your back, knees and feet Do you feel like your hips get tighter and less flexible with every birthday? Well, you’re probably right. Research shows that your hips typically rotate a wee bit less every year, chipping away at your
You might have plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis or arthritis It might be a sharp, stinging pain that runs along the bottom of your foot. Or maybe your heels feel tight or the top of your feet throb when you wake up. If your feet hurt in the morning, you may
Stretching and weight-bearing exercises can help Spasticity is a common side effect of certain neurological conditions. And while the word might make you think of muscle spasms, it’s much different from what you might think. Oftentimes, you may hear the word ‘muscle spasm,stiffness’ or even , PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS.
Frequent smartphone use can lead to painful issues Cellphones have changed our lives, but are they also causing injuries? The internet seems to think so. Smartphone pinky is just one of many device-related injuries that have gone viral in recent years. Constant cellphone use can cause a range of joint
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Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong. But it doesn’t always tell you exactly what’s wrong and if you need medical treatment. So, when pain develops in your hand, wrist or elbow, how do you know whether to treat it at home or see a doctor? Did pain
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