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2 Simple Shoulder Exercises Anyone Who Works Out Should Be Doing
Source: Self
When it comes to workout routines, most people tend to focus on muscle groups that they can see or feel working immediately—legs, butt, abs, and arms.
Frozen Shoulder: symptoms you should know
Source: The Daily Star
Pain and stiffness can worsen over time until your shoulder feels frozen in one position. Here is how to get things moving again.
4 things to know about recovering from knee replacement surgery
Source: Dominion Post
If you are considering a total knee replacement, join the crowd. Joint replacement surgeries are among the most common elective surgeries. About 680,000 total knee replacements were done in 2014, and the number is expected to almost double by 2030, according to a recent study presented to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Study shows cycling as number one cause of cervical fractures in men
Source: Science Daily
Sporting-related cervical fractures increased by 35 percent from 2000 to 2015, mainly due to an increase in cycling-related injuries, according to new research. Men experienced the most fractures due to cycling, while the most common cause of fractures in women was horseback riding.
Less pain post TKA with addition of peripheral nerve blocks
Source: Medical Express
Addition of an interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block and adductor canal block (ACB) to periarticular injection (PAI) is associated with less pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented at the 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Health Tip: Signs You Need Rotator Cuff Surgery
Source: Consumer HealthDay
The rotator cuff is a collection of tendons and muscles that surround the shoulder. It's common for athletes -- for example, baseball pitchers -- to injure this area.
What is the best thing for stiff joints?
Source: Medical Newstoday
Many people who experience joint stiffness tend to feel it after sitting for prolonged periods or after first waking up. Some people experience a mild discomfort that goes away after moving again. Others find that the stiffness lasts longer and is more uncomfortable.
Return to play for soccer athletes and risk for future injury
Source: AAOS Annualmeeting
A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) looked at soccer athletes who sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction to better understand the average return to play time and their risk of injury following a revision ACL reconstruction.
Delayed rotator cuff repair yielded superior functional outcomes vs immediate repair
Source: Healio
Despite improvements in clinical outcomes and a low incidence of retears among patients who underwent either immediate or delayed surgical repair of a partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine showed delayed surgery yielded superior functional outcomes at 6 months postoperatively.
Program seen as effective for medial elbow injury prevention in baseball players
Source: Healio
A prevention program that improves physical function was effective in the prevention of medial elbow injury in youth baseball players, according to a recently published study.