Certain shoe insoles do not appear to alleviate osteoarthritis knee pain other than to create a placebo effect, according to a study by researchers at the University of Manchester Institute of Inflammation and Repair. 885 patients with osteoarthritis participated in the study. The individuals were divided into 12 different groups, with each receiving a different […]
Preventing Ankle Injuries in High School Football Players
Football season is right around the corner, and that means many area high school students will soon be waking up before dawn to take part in grueling “two-a-days” practices. Gearing up for the upcoming season can be fun, but the beginning of the season is the time when high school students are most susceptible to […]
5 Reasons to Undergo an Ankle or Foot MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging, commonly referred to as an MRI, is a medical technique used to view internal body structures in vast detail. Medical professionals love using MRI technology because it provides them with a much more detailed image than they could attain with a normal X-ray. MRIs are extremely useful at our practice because they […]
Five Leg Injuries to Monitor as the NFL Season Approaches
Ankle and leg injuries are some of the most common injuries in sports, meaning it’s no surprise that we’ve assessed and diagnosed countless sports injuries right here on our blog. Football is a big sport for lower body injuries, as players are continually getting tackled at awkward angles. Now that training camp is underway, we […]
Managing Pain after a Sports Injury
Sports injuries, like most other injuries, come with varying levels of pain. The reaction to tissue damage is the stimulation of sensory nerves and when these signals are transmitted to the brain they are perceived as pain. The intensity of pain is not necessarily an indication of the severity of damage, since the brain is […]
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