How to Eat with Your Bones in Mind
It’s easy to think of your bones as solid structures comprising the same tissue all the way through. But your bones are actually living tissue, and that means they …
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Can PRP Help My Arthritic Joints?
If you suffer from arthritis, you know the joint inflammation, pain, and swelling can really slow you down and threaten your quality of life. In fact, research from the …
Know Your Options When You Tear Your Rotator Cuff
Your shoulder joint contains bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. These connect your upper arm to your shoulder blade and collarbone, allowing your shoulder to fully rotate. You need a …
Diagnosing a Cartilage Injury
Whatever you’ve done to injure yourself, the first order of business is to get to the bottom of things and determine exactly what damage was done and what body …
Leading Causes of Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain can seem like no big deal. And if it crops up only mildly and occasionally, it probably isn’t. But if you let shoulder pain go untreated, those …
Can Osteoarthritis Be Prevented?
Osteoarthritis is a pain in the neck, hands, knees, feet, and any other part of your body. However, this joint disorder that causes stiffness, swelling, and pain is not …
Next Steps After You Tear Your ACL
Torn knee ligaments are some of the most common knee injuries, often the result of playing sports. In fact, up to 200,000 people in the United States experience ACL …
Why You Should Never Play With a Sprain
Most people expect to have some pain or discomfort when they play sports or exercise. However, there’s a big difference between having sore or tender muscles after a workout …
Why Proper Care for a Torn Meniscus Matters
When it comes to knee injuries, ACL tears seem to get all of the attention. But meniscus tears are also very common, with an estimated 850,000 cases occurring every …
How Does Diabetes Affect Your Feet?
Diabetes is a chronic and systemic disease that affects 10% of the population in the United States. When you have diabetes, your feet are particularly vulnerable to diabetic neuropathy, …