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Why do women have more trouble after knee injuries? Model explains estrogen's role
Why do women have more trouble after knee injuries? Model explains estrogen's role
Source: Medical XpressA computer model of the cellular environment inside the knee developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on why women tend to have worse outcomes after knee injuries than men. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could facilitate research into new therapies for knee inflammatory disorders and personalized treatments for patients with these conditions.
Q&A: How lunges, squats and holds can build stronger tendons and ligaments
Q&A: How lunges, squats and holds can build stronger tendons and ligaments
Source: Medical XpressUC Davis Health molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar specializes in sports medicine. He studies the effects of exercise on bone, muscle and tendon health. In this Q&A, he discusses how intensive exercising after injury or when overweight can cause damage to ligaments and tendons. He also talks about the importance of integrating isometric or static exercises into our fitness routines.
UCL repair with internal bracing may yield faster return to sport vs. Tommy John surgery
UCL repair with internal bracing may yield faster return to sport vs. Tommy John surgery
Source: HealioUCL repair with internal bracing yielded faster return to practice and faster return to competition vs. UCL reconstruction. Both UCL repair and reconstruction had high rates of return to sport.
How do you treat rotator-cuff tears?
How do you treat rotator-cuff tears?
Source: Medical XpressShoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders. Nonoperative treatment, such as physical therapy, is the typical approach to treating rotator-cuff tears. However, surgery is considered in certain patients whose rotator-cuff tears don't resolve with nonoperative treatments.
How to identify and treat inner knee pain
How to identify and treat inner knee pain
Source: Medical News TodayThe inner or medial knee refers to the part closest to the other knee. Injuries and arthritis are two possible causes of inner knee pain. Treatment options depend on the cause and include warm or cold packs, exercise, and medication.
Boost Your Mobility With These Gait Training Exercises
Boost Your Mobility With These Gait Training Exercises
Source: Verywell healthGait training exercises are movements designed to help improve strength, balance and coordination when walking. They may be part of a physical therapy program for a person recovering from a stroke, an injury, or surgery, as well as those dealing with a chronic condition that affects their ability to walk.
Understanding Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
Understanding Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
Source: US NewsWith spring on its way, you may be pulling out your golf clubs or tennis racket. If you try to mimic the perfect swing of golf pros or tennis champs without taking into account the limitations of your own body, you may be setting yourself up for injury. It's important to be aware of two inflammatory conditions: tennis elbow and golf elbow. Despite their names, these conditions can be diagnosed in anyone who engages in constant arm movements. They develop slowly over time from overuse.
ACL Tear and MCL Tear: Key Differences and Treatment Options for Individual and Combined Injuries
ACL Tear and MCL Tear: Key Differences and Treatment Options for Individual and Combined Injuries
Source: HSSThe ACL is in the middle of the knee joint and is an intra-articular ligament. This is important to understand because, in general, extra-articular ligaments (MCL) can heal sometimes on their own without surgery, while intra-articular ligaments (ACL) cannot.
Researchers develop new test for early osteoarthritis diagnosis
Researchers develop new test for early osteoarthritis diagnosis
Source: Medical XpressDiagnosing osteoarthritis often occurs in the late stages when cartilage degradation is severe, making it difficult to distinguish it from other types of arthritis and to determine the best treatment plan. In work published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, investigators have developed and tested a new diagnostic test that uses two markers found in the synovial fluid of patients' joints.
7 hand exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome with pictures
7 hand exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome with pictures
Source: Medical News TodayCertain hand exercises can help relieve pressure on the median nerve and alleviate symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Exercises include stretches, wrist extensions, hand squeezing, and more.
