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Carpal tunnel syndrome affects the hand and harm, causing numbness, tingling, and a variety of other symptoms. It is caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. Many factors can contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome such as the anatomy of the wrist, other underlying health problems, and possibly patters of hand use. The carpal tunnel, a narrow passage way that protects a main hand nerve - the median nerve, is located on the palm side of the wrist. Compression of that nerve causes numbness, tingling,…

Skating injuries have increased with the rise in popularity of the sport and the injury pattern can be expected to have changed with the development of both skateboard tricks and the materials used for skateboarding construction (Skateboarding injuries of today, 2001; L Forsman, A Eriksson) Longboard and skateboard injuries by Glenn keays and Alex Dumas (2014) compare the types and causes of longboarding related injuries to those associated with skateboarding. In this…

DOI: 06/22/2014. The patient is a 37-year-old male laborer who sustained injury while pushing a pallet jack off a truck and took a step over the truck to the ground doing the splits. The patient is subsequently diagnosed with status post left tibia puncture fracture repair with instrumentation, left knee, left ankle, lumbar sprain/strain. Based on the progress report by Dr. McSweeney dated 01/07/16, the patient had a left ankle scope on 12/17/15 and has just started PT. He reports left ankle…

Introduction. Lateral epicondylitis is also known as ‘Tennis Elbow’ that is commonly occurring on dominant arm. This disease, lateral epicondylitis is the term that describes the inflammation or the irritation to the tendon of lateral epicondyle of the humerus. It is normally occurred on the tendons that connect the extensor muscle of the wrist and fingers. Often, the inflammations happen to be on the attachment site of the tendon on lateral epicondyle. Also it is the common site of injuries,…

In Perthes disease, the resultant femoral head deformity may lead to abnormal mechanical function of the hip. The morphology of the proximal femur after healed Perthes disease is the single most important factor predicting the long-term outcome. [9, 14, 20] Typically, the deformities include a high-riding greater trochanter, a short femoral neck, and an aspherical femoral head-neck junction. Complex deformities of the proximal femur can cause both intra-articular and extra-articular…

The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis consists of 4 ligaments and the interosseous membrane. The ligaments are the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, the interosseus ligament (thickened distal portion of interosseous membrane), and the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and its distal portion, which constitutes the inferior transverse ligament.3 Disruption of these structures can lead to syndesmotic instability as well as diastasis of the fibula from the tibia, which results in…

A common injury in the sports world is a meniscal injury. These injuries involve damage to the fibrocartilage of the knee characterized by popping, clicking, tearing sensation, effusion, and/or swelling (Lewis, S. M., 2011). Injury to the menisci can disrupt joint stability and lead to debilitating results (Hana, Y., Adesida, A. B., & Jomha, N. M., 2015). What even is a meniscus? Menisci are crescent-shaped portions of fibrocartilage located in the knees and can actually be found in other…

What is an Arthroscopy? One year ago, I asked myself that question, as I was getting ready to have knee surgery. Furthermore, after research I found that an Arthroscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to look at your cartilage, joints, or other tissues through a small incision using a viewing tool called a scope. The scope has a light source and a video camera attached to it. Furthermore, a procedure like this can happen in many places, but the most common are done on a knee, shoulder, or…

Chiropractic services are a means of mending misaligned body structures and postures. Your spines are a very fragile part of your body and are prone to any damages as you grow old and when undergo extensive activities. Impervious back aches and stiffness are not normal and should be examined and relieved immediately. Chiropractic Services works to heal the spine from any stress and irritation that causes the unpleasant feeling. As your spine develops, it is affected by the other systems in your…

The annulus is the outer portion of the disc that surrounds the nucleus. It is made up of 15 to 25 collagen sheets which are called the 'lamellae'. The lamellae are 'glued' together with a proteoglycans. These sheets encircle the disc and, in concert with the nucleus, give the disc tremendous axial load strength. The posterior portion of the annulus if further strengthened by the 'posterior longitudinal ligament'. This structure is the final barrier between the disc and the delicate spinal…