Whether you get a sprained wrist from playing volleyball or slipping on the ice, the recovery process is the same. While your body is mending, there are things you can do to help speed up the healing process, and there are also activities you should try to avoid. This list of four things to avoid […]

1. Prophylactic (Knee Sleeve, Patellofemoral, Hinged) 2. Rehabilitative 3. Functional (Hinged, off-the-shelf, custom) 4. Unloader/Offloader (off-the-shelf, custom) A knee sleeve may be used to increase general warmth to the area, provide compression, and enhance balance. It is a soft fabric (neoprene), slip-on device generally used for knee pain. If used with a raised pad (either […]

There are many purposes of bracing a knee and they vary as widely as the designs of the braces themselves. In general, braces are used for comfort, support, protection, and/or injury prevention. The design of a brace depends upon the function that it will serve. Some braces are simply a sleeve designed to slide over […]

Crippling Knee Pain – What to do? Susan Locke, M.D., Healthnetwork Medical Director Knee pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints that bring people to their doctors. Pain can be acute (immediate) or chronic (long term). This article will give an overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of acute knee pain. Fractures […]

Golfer’s elbow is a condition that causes pain where the tendons of your forearm muscles attach to the bony bump on the inside of your elbow. The pain might spread into your forearm and wrist. Golfer’s elbow is similar to tennis elbow, which occurs on the outside of the elbow. It’s not limited to golfers. […]

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