Understanding Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
With 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.
What Causes Hip Pain?
Hip pain causes include serious problems like a fracture or joint infection and less serious causes like bursitis.
5 Exercises for Anterior Pelvic Tilt
An anterior pelvic tilt occurs when your pelvis is rotated forward, which forces your spine to curve. Excessive sitting without enough exercise and stretching often causes it.
Dual mobility components for THA may be justified in high-risk patients
Dual mobility components in total hip arthroplasty are a proven concept that decrease dislocation rates in patients at high risk for instability
Neuropathic pain drugs linked to higher hip fracture risk in seniors
A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids—medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain—increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were frail or had kidney disease.
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