Every so often, you may hear about a professional athlete injuring their meniscus. A C-shaped layer of cartilage buffering the thighbone and shinbone, the meniscus represents an indispensable cog in the knee joint. Given its importance, meniscus tears are rightfully ...
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A Sensitive Subject: Bouncing Back from Groin Pulls
You don’t have to be an avid sports fan to know that injuries are a common occurrence among professional athletes. The groin muscles are one such area of the body that is prone to sports-related wear and tear. Moving In ...
Read More »Recovering from Hip Labral Tears
Like the legs, back and arms, our hips bear a heavy workload on a regular basis. Not surprisingly, the hip joints become more susceptible to wear and tear with age. Consider that in 2010 alone, over 330,000 hip replacement operations ...
Read More »Could a Scan of the Eyes Reveal a Concussion? The Answer May Surprise You
Even if you’re not much of a sports fan, you’ve probably heard that concussions are a big problem in organized sports. The numbers show that this concern over traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) is quite warranted; in the United States each ...
Read More »Preventing Common Sports Injuries
It goes without saying that participating in organized sports is a great way of getting and staying in shape. Unfortunately, such activities also place the body at risk of injury. While there is no way to completely avoid getting hurt ...
Read More »Detecting Concussion Risk – With a Mouth Guard
Mouth guards are a common sight in contact sports, such as football and hockey. The importance of this piece of equipment is fairly obvious – the Massachusetts Dental Society estimates that athletes who fail to wear mouth guards are sixty ...
Read More »Growing Human Muscle – With Pig Tissue
Regardless of your level of physical activity, it’s a good bet that you’ll suffer at least a few physical injuries in your lifetime. Many of these bumps and bruises are relatively minor, and the body recovers fairly quickly. Unfortunately, this ...
Read More »3D Glasses: A New Tool for Surgeons?
Surgeons generally use the same types of tools when operating on patients; this list includes scissors, forceps, retractors and scalpels. Of course, the practice of surgery has evolved significantly over the years, and with it the tools used to mend ...
Read More »A Look at Three New Tests for Concussions
Regardless of where you happen to live, there are bound to be a fair number of sports fans residing nearby. Sports are an important part of cultures the world over, although the popularity of various sports varies depends on location. ...
Read More »Why a New Type of Helmet Could Prevent Concussions
Even if you’re only a casual sports fan, you’ve probably heard a good deal about the problem of concussions in sports. Specifically, football and soccer both have a major problem with this type of injury; a 2007 report published in ...
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