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Sports Medicine: Low Back Strain/Sprain
The low back is a complex structure of bone and muscle that is supported by cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and fed by a network of blood vessels and nerves. Certain motions, such as bending, twisting or lifting, can sometimes lead to a low back strain or sprain.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Osgood Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is an inflammation (swelling) of the growth plate of the leg just below the knee at the tibial tubercle (the bump below the kneecap).
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFS)
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is pain in the knee due to increased pressure between the kneecap and the thigh bone. Usually a result of poor alignment or sudden growth spurts, this pain may also come from an injury to the knee.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis
Posterior tibialis tendonitis is an injury of the posterior tibialis tendon in the back of the inner ankle.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Salter-Harris Fracture-Type I of Distal Fibula
A Salter-Harris type 1 fracture is the mildest type of fracture that can occur to a growth plate.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Sever's Disease
Sever’s disease is a painful condition of the heel that occurs in growing children.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Impingement syndrome is pain in the shoulder caused by pinching of the rotator cuff muscles beneath the edge of the shoulder blade (acromion).
Learn MoreSports Safety for Children
Because they are still growing, children are more susceptible to sports injuries. Half of those injuries could be prevented with proper safety gear, safer playing environments, and established safety rules.
Learn MoreSports Safety—Identifying High-Risk Situations
Playing sports has many benefits for a child. But the correct safety measures need to be taken. Read on to learn more.
Learn MoreSprains
There are three types of sprains, which range from mild (Grade I) to severe (Grade III).
Learn MoreSprains and Strains in Children
Sprains and strains are types of injuries. A sprain is an injury to a ligament while a strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon.
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Helping Hands Patient Education Materials
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