What is it? Rib pain can be pretty painful, but how does it happen and why do you get it so many times? You may have rib pain because you have broken ribs. You get broken ribs because, like I did, you wreck on your bike and your ribs meet your handlebars. It’s...
What is it? First of all, how does a groin strain happen? There are many ways that it can happen. What we see most often in the clinic is a strain from sprinting when pushing too hard, or from when you’re really tired hiking and you start to push through pain...
What is it? Shin splints, what a pain in the shin! How do these happen? First, let’s go over the anatomy. The shin muscle (anterior tibialis) is the muscle that goes in the front of the leg from the foot up to the knee. It helps your foot to move up, so your toe comes...
Is your idea of fun doing laps back and forth in water for hours? If it is, chances are you have heard of swimmer’s shoulder, but do you know what it really is? You could have a swimmer’s shoulder if you are training for the Olympics, preparing for your...
Have you ever been at the gym and you’ve been trying to turn your peashooters into guns, but instead you strain your biceps? It happens to the best of us while we are trying to impress the girls. What can you do about a biceps strain? It turns out, there are a...
Who gets golfer’s elbow? The first question many have about golfers elbow is this: do you have to be playing golf in order to have golfers’ elbow, or medial epicondylitis? Actually, you can get golfer’s elbow from a lot of different activities. Most commonly the...
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