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Do You Have Good Shock Absorbers In Your Knees?
Posted in: Knee Injuries
January 27, 2007
Skiing and Knee Injuries
Posted in: Knee Injuries
January 02, 2007
May your ski trip be a blast -- not a blow out It's that time of year -- many of us migrate to the snowy ski slopes of the west, or the icy ski slopes of Michigan, to enjoy the...More
Prepare Yourself For Ski Season
Posted in: Knee Injuries
December 12, 2006
slopes. Is there anything I could do before heading out to prevent injury? Answer: Snow skiing and snowboarding are great ways to get active and burn some serious calories during the winter. But the risks can be high if you...More
Tennis Leg
Posted in: Knee Injuries and Tennis Elbow
December 06, 2006
Playing tennis two years ago, Douglas Mintz turned to reach a drop shot and heard a pop. "I thought a ball had fallen out of my pocket," he recalls, "but then I felt the pain in my leg, and I...More
Take Steps To Treat Knee Pain
Posted in: Knee Injuries
November 14, 2006
When you're assessing your overall health, do you think about your knees? Millions of Americans battle knee ailments and pain each year - some take their symptoms seriously and seek help, while others think they can simply “walk it off.”...More
Bicycling And Knee Health
Posted in: Knee Injuries and RICES
August 01, 2006
When it comes to knees, cycling is low-risk. That's why stationary bikes are used for knee rehab: Pedaling strengthens the muscles surrounding the knee without the impact or stress of weight-bearing exercises such as running. But unlike, say, swimming, it's...More
ACL Injuries & Women Athletes
Posted in: Knee Injuries
July 18, 2006
One in every 3,000 American adults tears their ACL each year. But since Title IX, the number of women active in jumping and cutting sports has increased tenfold, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations – and...More
Michael Owen's Injury Explained
Posted in: Knee Injuries
June 22, 2006
Injury has hit England's World Cup hopes yet again, after an MRI scan today confirmed that striker Michael Owen has sustained an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury to his right knee. Michael Owen injured World Cup 2006 feature size MICHAEL...More
Study: Supplements little help for arthritis
Posted in: Arthritis and Knee Injuries
February 17, 2006
Two hot-selling supplements used by millions of Americans, including President Bush, are of little help to most people with mild arthritis, concludes a large government study that is part of an effort to scrutinize unregulated health remedies. For most arthritis...More
Runners, break the injury cycle
Posted in: Knee Injuries and Running & Marathons
February 14, 2006
RUNNER'S KNEE What it is: Pain underneath the kneecap; it especially hurts going up and down stairs. How you get it: Problems with pronation (the way your foot turns in or out when you run), increasing mileage too quickly, running...More
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