Tag Archive : Injury

STAY STANDING THIS WINTER! Falling on ice can leave you red-faced with embarrassment, or far more seriously, hurt badly from taking a knee to the ice or falling awkwardly on icy snow. Slippery sidewalks, driveways and icy parking lots can be risk factors for falls in winter. Avoid a bad fall with these top tips!…

Have you ever had an injury that just won’t heal? And then when you think it has healed, you go and re-injure it again. If you do, you may have a problem with scar tissue. When a tissue is injured the healing process begins. From an injury point of view, the initial healing process is…

Rotator cuff injuries are a very common occurrence, usually affecting people who are active in sports such as volleyball or tennis. The rotator cuff is the name given to four muscles of the shoulder: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor Subscapularis These muscles and their relationship to the shoulder can be seen below:        …

After nearly 100 years, crutches are finally getting a makeover. As someone who has used crutches in the past, I can say it is about time. The current design is quite flawed. The pressure from the original crutch targets the hands and shoulder, which can cause bruising and arm pain. With repetitive use, these injuries…

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