Tearing your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in your knee is a major injury, one that can greatly impact your mobility. Fortunately, with proper medical intervention and recovery time, you can resume regular sporting activities.
Jul 16th, 2019
Tearing your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in your knee is a major injury, one that can greatly impact your mobility. Fortunately, with proper medical intervention and recovery time, you can resume regular sporting activities.
People often ignore shoulder pain and assume it will subside on its own. But did you know that pain in the joint at the top of your shoulder — your AC joint — could be a sign of a serious injury? Here’s what you need to know.
Rotator cuff tears respond best to early treatment. Knowing the symptoms is an important step toward making sure you get the care you need as quickly as possible.
It’s always a risky proposition to try and self-diagnose, to say the least. While we all may feel like we’re Dr. Google sometimes, it’s always best practice to see a medical professional if you’re suffering with the symptoms of an injury or illness. Let’s
Explore whether or not surgery may be the best treatment option for elbow arthritis that is extremely painful and severely limits your range of motion.
Your knees take a lot of strain throughout your life and are one of the most commonly injured areas of the body. Injuries such as meniscus tears are painful and can severely impact your way of life.
Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive option for many different types of joint pain and damage. This procedure allows your doctor to explore, diagnose, and treat your joint with many benefits to you and your body.
About 50% of the U.S. population experiences shoulder pain at least once per year. In some cases, this pain develops into shoulder bursitis. What is it, what are the symptoms, and how can it be treated?
Living with a bunion can seem impossible until you learn a few strategies for reducing inflammation and pain. Follow these tips to decrease your discomfort.
Healthy joints allow us to move freely and do all of the physical things we enjoy. Weightlifters and others who work out with weights are at risk of damaging their joints if they train incorrectly.
Staying active is vital for good health. But it gets hard to keep going when you have knee or ankle pain. Understanding how your shoes affect how you move can help you choose the right footwear for your body and your health.
Is shoulder pain disturbing your sweet dreams? The way you sleep may be to blame.
Exercise is critical to good health, and finding an activity you enjoy means you’re far more likely to actually exercise. But what if you enjoy a high-impact activity? Can you do it without harming your joints?
Barefoot, sandals, or flip-flops, summer is the time to free your toes from the confines of shoes. However, this exposes them to a range of new hazards, from twists and sprains to blisters and foot fungus. Here are some foot-friendly tips for summer.
The risk of developing tendonitis, inflammation of a tendon, increases with age. Still, there are steps everyone can take to help prevent this painful condition. Read on to learn what these are, as well as, how to recognize tendonitis warning signs.
Ankle injuries are incredibly common but often quite preventable. Simple strategies to strengthen your ankles can prevent debilitating strains and sprains. Read on to learn some valuable exercises that can keep your ankles in tip-top shape.
You’re drawn to the sporty lifestyle, but running, pivoting, and pounding too much can leave your joints tired, achy, and worn down. You don’t have to give up physical activity and competition.
Living with arthritis can cause you to feel frustrated, angry, and overcome by a sense of helplessness. While arthritis pain is usually treated with medication, did you know that you can get relief naturally by making some changes to your diet?
Recovery from rotator cuff surgery can seem like a long road. With the right expectations and some effort on your part, including physical therapy, you can safely recover from rotator cuff surgery faster and more efficiently than you thought possible.
Any surgery is daunting, but if you need ACL surgery, a complete recovery is entirely possible. By following Dr. Nickson’s post-operative instructions and these tips you can help your recovery be as smooth and fast as possible.
Knees that creak, ache, or outright hurt limit your daily activity and ability to do all the fun things you enjoy. Don’t let a bum knee hold you back. Stay active, but protect your knees during exercise to keep this joint healthy.
One of the most common reasons why a person will visit an orthopedist is because of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the #1 reason why pain occurs chronically underneath the heel.
A person may experience ankle pain if the muscles, tendons, ligaments, tendons, or bones in the area became damaged or inflamed. Pain in the ankle is often experienced alongside other symptoms.
One of the most common forms of shoulder pain is shoulder bursitis. Let’s look at what a bursa is and how it relates to bursitis and shoulder anatomy. Then we will go through 8 steps for recovery.
Our poor feet have a tough job and they take a lot of abuse. Many people have tried to “tough it out” with a bag of frozen vegetables on their ankle. Here are some of the most common reasons why you would develop ankle pain.
We have to take care of our feet. Life becomes impossible if we don’t.
