Groin pain occurs mostly after injury to one of the adductor muscles. The groin musculature is complicated with highly stressed anchor points and involvement of the pelvis and lumbrosacral spine. Adductor muscles pull th…
Stress fractures are overuse injuries. They occur when muscles become fatigued. Fatigued muscles are unable to absorb the load and impact from running, which is therefore transferred to the bone, causing a fracture. Stre…
Chronic ankle instability describes repeated episodes of instability causing recurrent ankle sprains. Chronic instability develops sometimes after a single severe ankle sprain or more often after multiple less severe ank…
Flat feet, sometimes referred to as pes planus, fallen arches or pronation of feet, describes feet that do not arch in the middle. This means that in standing the entire sole of the foot is touching the floor. Flat feet …
Arthritis is a condition which affects a huge number of people throughout the world. There are a number of different forms of arthritis, the most common being osteoarthritis. Arthritis causes increased inflammation of jo…
A herniated disc, also know as a slipped disc, is a condition that causes back pain, nerve irritation and muscle weakness or numbness in different areas of the body. With the right treatment, an individual suffering from…
