Improvements seen after hip arthroscopy for FAI, labral tears in patients aged 50 years or older
Source: Healio
At minimum 5-year follow-up, significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes were seen in patients aged 50 years or older who underwent hip arthroscopy for treatment of labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement, according to recently published results.
What You Need to Know About Knee Sprain Injuries
Source: Healthline
A knee sprain refers to torn or overstretched ligaments, the tissues that hold bones together. If you have a sprained knee, the structures within the knee joint that connect the thigh bone to the shin bone have been injured.
Cost-effective implants in hip replacement surgery
Source: Medical Xpress
New research led by the Hip Implant Prosthesis Study (HIPS) team at the University of Bristol Medical School has shown that small-head (less than 36 mm in diameter) cemented metal-on-plastic hip replacements are the most cost-effective in men and women older than 65 years.
Easy Exercises for Knee Arthritis
Source: Healthline
Arthritis affects millions of people around the world. Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both types often lead to knee pain.
Ankle Pain When Walking
Source: Healthline
Your ankle is a complex grouping of bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. It supports your weight while standing, walking, and running. It’s quite common for injuries or conditions to affect your ankle and this can cause pain while walking.
Playing Multiple Sports Reduces Injury Risk
Source: NHFS
According to the latest research, the single biggest risk factor that predicts whether or not a young athlete gets injured is specialization or competing in one sport for more than eight months a year.
PUBERTY IN FEMALE ATHLETES MAY PROTECT AGAINST INJURY
Source: Orthopedics This Week
A new study, “Age-Dependent Patellofemoral Pain: Hip and Knee Risk Landing Profiles in Prepubescent and Postpubescent Female Athletes,” published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine on August 9, 2018, suggests that the progression from prepubertal to postpubertal status in female athletes may have a protective effect on high-risk hip mechanics associated with patellofemoral pain in female athletes.
PHYSICAL THERAPY OFTEN AS GOOD AS SURGERY FOR ONE TYPE OF KNEE INJURY
Source: Physician’s Weekly
For many people with a tear in the rubbery cartilage that cushions the knee, physical therapy may work just as well as surgery in terms of quieting pain and returning the joint’s function, a new study suggests.
Long-term success of ACL reconstruction is connected to way you move post-surgery
Source: Science Daily
Researchers conducted a study to observe walking biomechanics of 130 subjects who have had ACL reconstruction surgery. They found people who report lingering symptoms post-surgery either underload their injured leg (6-12 months after surgery) or overload the injured leg (after the 24-month mark), as compared to those who have had the surgery but no longer report symptoms.
Medicine balls: Exercise tools that add fun to fitness
Source: Medical Xpress
Consider working out with a medicine ball, an inexpensive fitness tool that's exploding in popularity. This weighted ball helps you develop strength, endurance and even flexibility—and many exercises are done with a partner, adding a fun dimension to workouts.
