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Sport and Sex-Specific Reporting Trends in the Epidemiology of Concussions Sustained in High School Athletes

Approximately 300,000 U.S. adolescents sustain concussions annually while participating in organized athletics. An investigation was done by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at North Western University Feinberg School of Medicine aimed to track sex and sport-specific trends among high school sports-related concussions over time, to identify whether a particular sport predisposes athletes to a
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02OCT
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Carpal Tunnel

What is Carpal Tunnel? Carpal Tunnel is numbness, tingling, weakness and other issues in your hand, caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist. This pressure can come from swelling or anything that may decrease the size of the carpal tunnel. Causes: Hand/wrist use over time from desk jobs, frequently texting, typing, etc.
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26SEP
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Achilles Tendonitis

Achilles Tendonitis is a common condition that causes pain along the tendon that connects your calf muscles to your calcaneus (heel bone.) Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon that is caused by an injury or disease, and often causes pain, swelling or irritation. It results from repetitive stress to the tendon, tight muscles, or even
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13JUL
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Are You At Risk For Falling?

Fall Testing for the Community Dwelling Older Adult The incidence of falls among community dwelling older adults is on the rise according to a recent study out of the University of Michigan. The study, which was printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association for Internal Medicine, describes an analysis of data from 1998-2010
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01MAY
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Injury prevention movement screen (Tips for returning to activity Part II)

If you are planning on returning to some type of physical activity after a long period of down time, you should watch this video. In this blog segment, we will demonstrate 4 movement tests that you can perform on yourselves to determine if your body is physically ready for a return to activity. The injury
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09APR
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Tips for returning to activity (part I)

As the snow slowly melts and temperatures start to rise all of us have begun to think about returning to outdoor activities. Due to the harsh weather of the winter months, most of us have become sedentary and have not had much exercise. During this time, generalized deconditioning, reduced flexibility, and weakness may have developed
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25MAR
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That pain in your arm could be a real pain in the neck

If you have ever experienced pain in your shoulder, elbow, or wrist, you probably thought that these symptoms were being caused by a condition directly related to those body parts. What you may not realize, is that pain in your arm, could actually be coming from a pathology originating at your neck. A
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19FEB
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Do you have pain while climbing stairs?

If you have pain in your knees when going up and down stairs, this could be the first sign that you are developing Osteoarthritis (OA), according to researchers at Leeds University. This new study, published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, aimed to investigate which patient reported activities are first associated with knee pain,
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12JAN
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Medically Based Fitness Program

Choose Your Path Do you wonder what living your life would be like if you were in better physical health? Have you thought about starting an exercise program, but avoided it because you feel you’re too out-of-shape to begin, too unhealthy? Do you suffer with health issues, such as diabetes, heart disease, hyper tension or
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27FEB
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Physical Therapy Can Help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a growing epidemic thanks to our dependence on technology. In fact, it’s been reported that 1 in every 20 Americans suffers from CTS. Your carpal tunnel is a passageway that runs through your wrist that is about the width of your thumb. It runs in
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