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What to know about MCL tears
What to know about MCL tears
Source: Medical News TodayMCL injuries often happen during contact sports. Direct contact to the outside of the knee during a collision can push the knee sideways. This puts a lot of pressure on the MCL, which can tear. Contracting the muscle while running and turning can also put enough stress on the ligament to sprain or tear it.
Physical Therapy Can Keep Sports Injuries at Bay
Physical Therapy Can Keep Sports Injuries at Bay
Source: Health DayPhysical therapy helps people recover from sports injuries, but it also can help prevent them, an expert says.
What Causes Tendon Inflammation?
What Causes Tendon Inflammation?
Source: HealthlineTendons are thick cords that join your muscles to your bones. When tendons become irritated or inflamed, the condition is called tendinitis. Tendinitis causes acute pain and tenderness, making it difficult to move the affected joint.
Strengthen your deltoids to help prevent shoulder injuries
Strengthen your deltoids to help prevent shoulder injuries
Source: Medical XpressWhen it comes to training, the anterior, or front, deltoid muscle gets almost all the attention, while the medial and posterior deltoids get the cold shoulder.
Fractures have long-term impacts on quality of life in older people
Fractures have long-term impacts on quality of life in older people
Source: Medical XpressSingle and multiple hip, vertebral, and rib fractures strongly affect the quality of life of older adults over a prolonged period of time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
