How Shin Splints Are Treated
Treatments for shin splints include home remedies, activity modification, medications, and physical therapy. In rare cases, a healthcare provider may recommend procedures such as prolotherapy (an injectable treatment) and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) (a noninvasive treatment) for shin splints.
6 Hip Strengthening Exercises for Seniors
Senior hip exercises stabilize the legs and spine by strengthening the hip joint and its supporting muscles. A weak or unstable hip joint puts your hip, knee, sacrum, and lumbar spine at risk for injury, pain, weakness, and decreased mobility.
Hip Flexor Muscles and Injuries
The hip flexor muscles are a group of muscles situated near the top of your thighs that allow you to lift your knee toward your chest and bend forward at the hip.
Biodegradable gel shows promise for cartilage regeneration
A gel that combines both stiffness and toughness is a step forward in the bid to create biodegradable implants for joint injuries, according to new UBC research.
How to Treat Hip Bursitis
The best treatment for hip bursitis, or any form of bursitis, is aimed at controlling the inflammation caused by this condition. As with any treatment program, always talk with your healthcare provider before initiating any specific treatments.
Is Walking Good for Hip Arthritis?
Hip arthritis results from the breakdown of cartilage within your hip joints, causing hip stiffness and pain that can increase with inactivity, standing, and walking.
Causes of Knee Popping or Snapping
Knee popping, snapping, cracking, or crunching noises are usually harmless and may simply be the consequence of aging joints. But they could also be an indication of a serious injury, such as a torn meniscus, or an early sign of knee arthritis. This is especially true if the noises are accompanied by pain or the loss of joint mobility.
What Is a Bone Spur in the Knee?
Bone spurs in the knee are outgrowths of bone that develop in joints when there is increased pressure between bones from a lack of cartilage. Bone spurs are also called osteophytes. Bone spurs (or “spurring bone”) in the knee can cause pain and limit joint mobility, which can cause trouble with doing everyday activities like walking, squatting, bending, and going up and down stairs.
Physical Therapy for Hip Bursitis: Exercises to Know
Pain in your hip can be caused by hip bursitis. Hip bursitis is when the small fluid-filled sacs (bursa) on the outside or inner part of your hip get inflamed. Hip bursitis causes pain, decreased strength, and trouble with movements like walking or running.1 Hip bursitis can be recurrent, especially if you continue to do activities that are putting stress on the bursa.
What causes swollen popliteal lymph nodes behind the knee?
The popliteal lymph nodes lie in the tissues behind a person’s knee. Many conditions can cause them to swell, such as infections and autoimmune conditions. It is rare for cancer to affect the popliteal lymph nodes.
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