Predisposing Factors for non-contact ACL injury: is there a relationship between the hip and the knee? In the last 30 years, the elevated risk of ACL injury in females coupled with the 10-fold increase in high school and 5-fold increase in collegiate sport participation5,14. The risk of re-injury after ACL reconstruction surgery is 15 times greater…
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Patellar tendonitis: Jumpers knee
Patellar tendonitis aka jumpers knee is the tendonitis of the patella tendon. Looking at the anatomy of the knee, quadriceps start from your hip and inserts on your shin bone. Your knee cap bone aka patella in a free floating bone that is embedded in that tendon. The tendon junction between the patella and its…
Gluteal spasm: can mimic herniated disc symptoms
Did you know one of your hip muscles can mimic herniated disc symptoms? Meet my patient – AJ. Of course, that’s not his real name, I got consent to share his story but still want to respect his privacy. I started treating AJ for his elbow and he was very happy with the results that…
Nutritional management to accelerate recovery post injury
In many of my article, I talk about how or why the injury happens and what to do to help yourself. One of the most important aspects in prevention of injury and a speedy recovery is nutrition. You are made up of what you put or do not put in your system. If you are…
Tennis elbow: I am getting an injection!
Why does tennis elbow happen? Besides the acute trauma to the elbow from a fall, accidents etc, one of the most common chronic pain of the elbow is tendonitis due to repetitive gripping. Pain on the outside of the elbow is called lateral epicondylitis a.k.a. tennis elbow. This condition can be due to repetitive lifting upward…
Bad shoulders: Have you heard of 2:1 ratio?
Would like to take a closer look to your Rotator cuff ? Just click on the link to watch a video of how your rotator cuff muscles work! Shoulder is a very mobile joint where the stability is controlled by rotator cuff muscles. There are a total of 4 rotator cuff muscles; 2 in the…
My sports bra: Causing my neck tightness and pain?
We all prefer sports bras during our workouts due to extensive support (less jumping, no spilling and shifting), you can sweat in your sports bra and it allows more motion than your daily bra since it doe not have wires and a tight strap passing behind your back. As many females may think a workout…
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