As summer approaches, more children will be out on the baseball diamond. Unfortunately, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that more than 627,000 baseball-related injuries each year are treated in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospital emergency rooms. There are some tips, however, to prevent injuries on the field.
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Any time you see the suffix itis, it indicates the inflammation of a particular part of the body (think appendicitis, which is inflammation of the appendix, or arthritis, which combines the Greek word for joint–arthro–and itis). Inflammation usually means pain. So in the case of wrist tendonitis, pain is caused by inflammation of the tendon or tendons of the wrist, typically due to trauma of some kind or repetitive stress.
Exercising is an essential part of staying active and healthy. Unfortunately, it’s easy to push too hard during exercise, which can lead to injury. Here are some tips to remember while exercising to avoid injury.
Tommy John was a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team when, in the summer of 1974, an elbow injury made it impossible for him to continue pitching. It was an injury that had ended the careers of many other baseball pitchers until recent advancements changed the odds.
As the weather warms up, athletes everywhere are coming out of their seasonal hibernation to get back in shape for spring and summer sports. Although frequent exercise is strongly encouraged for optimal health, spring conditioning can pose serious threats to the spring and summer athletes who have been inactive throughout the winter.
Pain associated with golfer’s elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, doesn’t have to keep you off the course or away from activities you enjoy. With the proper treatment and rest, you can get back into the swing of things on the green.
Coping with stress properly is important. Research has implied that high levels of stress can cause headaches, disturb sleep, lead to high blood pressure, depression, and likely complicate other illnesses as well. Coping with stress properly becomes even more important if you are one of more than 40 million Americans living with arthritis.
Most people today know someone who has had a hip or knee replaced. Major advancements have taken place over the years to make these artificial joints last longer and endure fewer complications. The same is true for ankle joint replacement at Sierra Pacific Orthopedics.
The foot and ankle is one of the more complex areas of the human skeletal system, and obtaining expertise in this region of the body requires years of training, education, and practice. Determining whether a podiatrist or an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle is needed depends on where the problem is occurring—in the soft tissue or the skeletal system.
Exercise has long been touted for its ability to control weight gain, combat health conditions and diseases, improve mood, boost energy, and promote better sleep.