What is Sports Medicine? Sports medicine is a practice that focuses on healthy, pain-free athletic performance for patients. This means that you don’t have to play on a team to see a specialist; Anyone who is injured while active can benefit from seeing a specialist in sports medicine. Sports medicine can be preventive or corrective….
Sprains and Strains
How to Avoid Back Sprains and Strains
If there’s a perfect example of the contrast between strength and fragility, it is the human back. On one hand, your back is durable enough to bear much of your body’s weight when you’re standing or sitting upright, lifting or performing other strenuous activities. Yet, it is because of the burden your back must bear…
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All About Sprains and Strains
You were playing a game of pick-up basketball, and now your ankle is swollen and it hurts. How do you know if it’s serious and what you can do to feel better? Believe it or not, this is one of the most common complaints doctors see in their offices. Chances are, you have either a sprain…
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Sprains and Strains, What’s the Difference?
Sprains and strains are common injuries that have similar signs and symptoms. However, they are not the same diagnosis. The big difference between sprains and strains is that one effects ligaments, and the other effects muscles and tendons. Ligaments are fibrous bands of tissue that connect bone to bone at joints. Our tendons connect muscles…
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