With summer coming up, you may be starting to break out the flip-flops. However, before adopting flip-flops as your regular footwear, you may want to consider their impact on your muscles, posture, and gait. Flip-flops aren’t designed to support the body and, as a result, can strain your muscles and joints. Let’s learn more about how flip-flops affect your body
If you’re experiencing elbow pain, you’re not alone. Elbow pain is a common medical concern, especially among athletes and individuals with occupations that involve frequent, repetitive motions of the arms. Tennis elbow is a prevalent cause of elbow pain. Unfortunately, this elbow condition can cause a significant amount of pain, but various treatment options are available for tennis elbow so
Arthritis is a prevalent cause of joint pain among Americans today. In fact, 23% of adults in the United States have arthritis, which comes out to more than 54 million people. Arthritis can take a significant toll on the body, with the potential to limit your activities and cause pain that interrupts your day. That said, ever-advancing medical technology is
Knee injuries are prevalent among athletes, especially those in sports that involve rapid stops, starts, and changes of direction. Ranging in severity, both acute and overuse knee injuries can sideline athletes for extended periods. But by understanding the common sports knee injuries, athletes can know when to seek treatment for a faster recovery. Top Sports Knee Injuries ACL Injuries The
The shoulder has a complex anatomy with multiple joints, muscles, and tendons. This intricate structure of the shoulder makes it particularly vulnerable to injury. But as with many types of bodily pain, it can be difficult to know when it merits a visit to the doctor. Here, we’ll cover the main forms of shoulder pain and how to identify shoulder
If you get sick or incur an injury, your body naturally responds by healing itself. There are numerous processes that go into effect to heal the sick or injured area and restore your body to its normal, healthy self. Stem cells play a significant role in the body’s natural healing process and are essential to your body’s ability to recover
There has been a lot of buzz around stem cells and their use in orthopedic medicine, but most people haven’t heard of PRP or how it can be used in conjunction with stem cell therapy to deliver a powerful treatment to speed up the healing process. Here are some facts so that you can understand how this process works. What
Once upon a time, only secretaries, data entry professionals, and other clerical workers were at risk for chronic pain from typing. Today, almost every profession requires at least limited use of a computer. Now that so many positions require daily typing, more and more people are getting carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome most often develops through repetitive motion injuries,
We all get those odd aches and pains every once in a while that seem unexplainable. We write them off as old age, even if you aren’t really that old. The joke is so common even a 20 year old could get away with saying it. For the most part, it’s just not considered important to mention nagging aches and
Have you heard about mysterious PRP injections and wondered what in the world this treatment really might be? To be honest, PRP injections, stem cell therapies, and the combination of the two have been used successfully for a few years now in speeding the healing of bone, muscle, tendon, ligament, tissue, and joint injuries or deterioration. If you have been