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Sports Medicine: High Ankle Sprain
A high ankle sprain is the stretching and/or tearing of the ligaments that connect the shin bones just above the ankle. High ankle sprains are less common than other ankle sprains and typically more severe.
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Kyphosis and lordosis refer to the natural curves of the spine in the mid-back and low back. Sometimes these curves can be larger than normal which can lead to pain.
Learn MoreSports Medicine: Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain
The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is one of the 4 major ligaments of the knee. The LCL helps connect the thigh bone (femur) to the smaller shin bone (fibula) on the outside of the knee. The LCL stops the knee from buckling outward.
Learn MoreSports 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 Medicine: Sports Hernia
A sports hernia is a complex injury to the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and ligaments) in the lower belly (abdomen) and groin. This is where the stomach muscles join the pelvis. It can occur with a single event, but more often the injury occurs gradually over time.
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.
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