Since we have been talking about Meniscus surgery a lot lately, I wanted to make sure I don’t miss anything out. The last article discussed a specific type of tear in the meniscus called the bucket handle tear. Although this tear can usually be fixed by trimming the edges of the tear, surgery may still […]
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Remember I told you about my friend who is recovering from surgery? Well, he has now upgraded to using a cane instead of crutches. The only problem is I laugh so hard whenever I see him walking like an old lady with a cane. (He actually got his cane from his grandmother!). So, I thought […]
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According to an internal 21 season NBA study, for every 10,000 practices and games for each athlete, there were 1-2 meniscus injuries with an average return to a playing of 6 weeks.Only 20% of these athletes with injuries never returned. Thankfully, all those who were able to return to the same playing levels they had […]
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This morning, I had a very frightening experience. While I was doing wide feet squat, I heard a locking sound in my knees! I immediately stopped my workout worried I had seriously injured my knee. I have never felt such a sensation before so I looked for what could be the reason behind the locking. […]
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One of my fondest teenage memories is going running with my Dad. I loved these evenings until one day something terrible happened- he hurt his knee. Without his regular running, my dad has gained weight and has developed high blood pressure.I have been looking for a way to help him since then. The other day, […]
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Since my husband and I started preparing to move apartments, I have been doing a lot of heavy lifting. Yesterday, as I was lifting a box, I felt my knee make a popping sound! I was so afraid that I had injured my knee so I quickly did some research to find out.It turns out […]
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I remember a conversation I had with a friend who is recovering from surgery. He told me that when he visited his doctor for a check-up, he was so excited to tell him that he could stretch his leg 90-degrees.But when he did, the doctor was surprised and said: “Is that all you can do […]
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I have a friend who is currently recovering from a broken hip bone that he got because of a motorcycle accident.Ever since his surgery, I have been asking millions of questions and doing so much research about what exactly happened. The human body has always amazed me and so have surgeries so his case was […]
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Morton’s Neuroma is a condition that causes symptoms such as inflammation of the foot and a burning pain in the sole. The state is caused by the development of a benign tumor in the nerve cells in areas between the toes. If you suffer from this condition, wearing footwear that does not compress the foot […]
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One of the things that makes Morton’s Neuroma easily misdiagnosed is the fact that the condition is often mistaken for a stress fracture. Like a stress fracture, the pain between the fourth and fifth toes intensifies during activities and diminishes with rest.The swelling at the top of the foot is another symptoms that both conditions […]
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