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Assessing and managing juvenile osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans can affect the knees of children and is especially problematic among youth athletes. This disorder involves a lesion that appears on the subchondral bone in the knee, and it affects between 15 and 29 children per 100,000. Boys are much likelier to develop the condition than are girls. Without proper assessment and […]

Virtual Reality, Real Results: The Power of C.A.R.E.N for Recovery

Meeting the needs of soldiers wounded in the line of duty is always a priority. After all, these wounded warriors have put their lives on the line for their country, and they deserve the best chance possible for comprehensive recovery. While there are many new technologies that can serve this select group of individuals, one […]

Manual therapy may result in better outcomes for ankle sprains

Ankle sprains are very common injuries, and people who suffer from them may suffer ongoing problems, including recurring sprains. Each year, seven ankle sprains occur for every 1,000 people. Up to address dysfunctions of the joints may result in better outcomes. Joint dysfunctions that can occur with inversion ankle sprains, which happen when the outer […]

Study: Physical therapy may work as well or better than surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Evaluating the Symptoms of Tennis Elbow and Choosing Effective Treatments

When an athlete is experiencing tennis elbow, the individual may notice pain as soon as the patient bends the wrist, and the condition significantly reduces grip strength and causes tightness in the person’s forearm. If a patient does not receive medical care, the athlete might suffer from fibrosis, which can harden the tissue and decrease […]

Physical Conditioning During Recovery From Foot Surgery

Background Likely as a result of continuous running and cutting while playing field hockey, a 25 year-old female experienced a plantar fascia tear. The tear was discovered via diagnostic imagining after the athlete had been suffering from painful plantar fasciitis for approximately six months. Goals for Rehabilitation After undergoing surgery in order to gait recovery […]

Back Pain in Gaelic Games – why does it happen & what should be done?

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) organizes Gaelic games, the two most prominent games being Gaelic football and hurling. Back pain is not uncommon among the athletes, affecting approximately 2.5% to experience back pain if they work in jobs that require periods of physical inactivity. In general, people who play sports are more likely to miss […]

The Relationship between Running Economy and Shoe Choice

Proper diagnosis and management of athletic pubalgia

Each year, between 10 and 13 percent of reported sports-related injuries involve groin pain. Some of these people will be diagnosed with athletic pubalgia, which is also known as a sports hernia. These are injuries that may happen to continue participating in his or her chosen sport. Other conditions that cause groin pain When a […]

Faster Recoveries After ACL Reconstructions: The Exciting Potential of Electro-Stimulation

In the center of each of your knees, there’s an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). These ligaments are positioned diagonally. ACL injuries are fairly common, especially for athletes. To repair the damage, surgeons will sometimes graft tissues onto an ACL. That operation is an ACL reconstruction. After such a reconstruction, it’s easy for the muscles around […]