Feeling pain makes you pull your hand off a hot pot before a bad burn. It can also make you put your gloves back on in the cold or come in from the cold to prevent frostbite. It also tells you when you have cut yourself, broken bones or eaten something you should have not eaten. We never forget these events because they “hurt!”
Meniscal tears can occur in any age group.
There are many types of tibial plateau fractures.
Overuse of the shoulder may lead to damage of the tissues underneath the Acromion process. The tendons and bursa may thicken and then pinch against the bone and/or the coraco-acromial ligament, causing irritation and pain. This is referred to as “impingement syndrome.”
“Separation” of the shoulder is the common term used for a sprain of the AC or Acromioclavicular Joint.
Patients with rotator cuff tears usually experience loss of motion, weakness and pain.
The patella or kneecap is the moveable bone on the front of the knee.
Osteochondritis Dissecans or OCD is a condition that can cause pain and swelling in a joint. It occurs when fragments of bone below the joint surface lose blood supply and separate from the rest of the bone.
Meniscal tears can occur in any age group. In younger people, the meniscus is a fairly tough and rubbery structure. Tears in the meniscus usually occur as a result of a forceful twisting injury or with hyperflexion of the knee.
The shoulder is the junction of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), the collarbone (clavicle), and the shoulder blade (scapula). The shoulder joint is the result of the head of the humerus bone fitting in the cavity (glenoid cavity) of the shoulder blade. Like a golf ball sitting on a tee, it doesn’t take a lot to dislodge or dislocate the humeral head (Ball) from the glenoid (Tee).
ACL injuries in women jumped into the spotlight in 1999 when WNBA star Rebecca Lobo blew out her knee.
Arthroscopy is a procedure that allows the doctor to inspect the inside of your knee with an arthroscope, which is a thin fiber optic scope.
A “Frozen shoulder,” is the common term used for the medical condition called adhesive capsulitis. It is an inflammatory condition characterized by stiffness, pain and progressive loss of shoulder motion. It can be very “sneaky.”
The normal patella should track in the groove of the femur in a relatively straight manner, but sometimes the patella can slip out of place due to injury or congenital abnormalities in the shape of the knee.
The patella or kneecap is the moveable bone on the front of the knee.
Sometimes the bands of tissue that hold your kneecap in place can become too tight on one side and pull the patella out of the groove in the femur.
Repairing Damage from Shoulder Joint Dislocation
Believe it or not, the clavicle is the only true bone connection between the entire arm and the rest of your skeleton.
One of the more common complaints about the shoulder is biceps tendonitis.
A “Frozen Shoulder,” is the common term used for the medical condition called adhesive capsulitis.
“Separation” of the shoulder is the common term used for a sprain of the AC or Acromioclavicular Joint.
Most ACL tears are the result of a twisting injury or a rapid forward translation of the tibia
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL is a ligament that connects the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shinbone). This article by Dr. Alan M. Reznik explains ACL tears.