Tendinitis

Around 92% of all basketball players will have an ankle sprain at least one time during their playing career. Most basketball injuries are sprains, strains or contusions (muscle damage by impact) meaning the most common injured area for basketball players are either their ankle or knee. Here are the typical injuries found in basketball and what to do if they occur. Sprained Ankle One of the most frequent injuries is when a player rolls their ankle - where the sole of the foot faces inwards.…

Barefoot walking is a craze that got started by runners who wanted an edge in their speed. The craze picked up with the idea that it was beneficial to health and running form. With ideas like: correcting posture and gait, to promoting balance and inner peace, people have become confused at what is fact and what is fad. While there may be strong claims that say walking barefoot is beneficial to health, the fact remains that people have been wearing shoes for hundreds of years. Over the years,…

Semimembranosus Tendinitis With Rehab Tendinitis is a condition in which tendons become irritated or swollen. Tendons are bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones and help with joint movements. The semimembranosus tendon attaches one of the muscles on the back of the thigh (hamstring muscles) to the hip bone and the shin bone (tibia). This tendon helps in straightening the hip and bending the knee. Semimembranosus tendinitis often causes pain on the back inner side of the knee. CAUSES…

A 42-year-old male is admitted to the ICU for septic shock and hypotension. Vital signs include heart rate of 115 beats/min, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, blood pressure of 82/40 mmHg, and oxygen saturation of 88% on 2L nasal cannula. A vasopressor is needed to address this patient’s hypotension. Prior to placement of an arterial line at the radial artery, which of the following describes the most appropriate diagnostic test? A. Instruct the patient to flex the elbow to 90 degrees while the…

pain in my shoulder for the past month. The pain was finally so bad that after morning practice I couldn’t carry my book bag at school and in the evening I could barely raise my arms to change out of my suit. I went to the doctor, he told me I had tendinitis and burcitis in my shoulder. He advised me to lay off practice for a week and to begin physical therapy.…

in to re-do her surgery. Ms. Ostrander said that the Mobic twice daily and the Flexeril at night helps. Dr. Hettle said the MRI of the Brain was normal, and the MRI of the left shoulder did not show any tear to the Rotator cuff. It did show a tendinitis to the shoulder. An EMG was done of the upper…

When patient presents with gout attacks most often patients present with complaints of severe pain, erythema and swelling of the particular joint. As a result, during the clinical evaluation phase it is important to consider a broad differential diagnosis because many disorders can present with similar clinical features. Pseudo gout, septic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, cellulitis, acute fracture should be considered as differential diagnosis for patients with above mentioned…

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…

The fact is that whether your kid should be playing competitive sports is a highly talked about topic. One reason that parents might not let their kid play these sports is because of injuries and harmful acts caused by the opponent. On the other side parents that do let their kid(s) have the opportunity to play sports and also have the competitive edge. The fact of the matter is that in my opinion kids should not be allowed to play competitive sports. First off, many kids that play sports come…

Inflammation is a normal response to injury, infection, or irritation of living tissue. Redness, tenderness, pain and swelling of the affected area re characteristics of the inflammation process. Minor inflammations may occur as the result of a break in the skin. The more severe forms of inflammation are usually associated with rheumatic disorders such as arthritis. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce inflammation but are not related to steroids which also reduce inflammation.…