Diagnosing Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Shin splints tends to be used as a catch-all label for pretty much all lower leg pain occurring below the knee in the shin area. A shin splint diagnosis is usually based on medical history and physical examination, often without any need for investigations. The nature of shin splints medically… Read More >
What Is Osgood Schlatter’s Disease? Osgood Schlatter’s Disease, frequently referred to just as Osgood Schlatter’s, is a common cause of knee pain in growing adolescents. The basic anatomy of the area is that at the front of your thigh your quadriceps muscles attach to the shin bone, just below the knee cap via a thick… Read More >
What Is Shin Splints? Shin splints refers to pain experienced along the shins, where the pain is typically felt around the middle to lower third of the length of the inside shin bone (known as the tibia). Medically referred to as medial tibial stress syndrome, this form of shin pain often occurs in individuals who… Read More >
Impingement Of The Rotator Cuff? With regard to the shoulder, impingement is the painful impact of bone against the rotator cuff tendon or bursa. A situation where the humeral head of the shoulder (the “ball” of the ball and socket joint) approximates the acromion (a part of your scapula that forms the roof of the… Read More >
Potential Causes Of Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome? Rotator cuff impingement can be caused from a traumatic injury such as a fall, however it is repeated movement of your arm into the impingement zone overhead that most frequently causes rotator cuff impingement. When overhead movements are performed the rotator cuff gets trapped and pinched under the… Read More >
What Exactly Is A Bursa? A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that functions to operate as a gliding surface to reduce rubbing, friction and irritation between tissues in the body. They are found throughout the body and there are well over a hundred bursae in the human body, the major bursae are located near… Read More >
The Plantar Fascia The plantar fascia ligament helps support the bones of your foot and absorb the loading forces associated with standing, walking, running… Heel pain associated with the plantar fascia and plantar fasciosis can be quite disabling. Typically heel pain of plantar fascia origin is at its worst first thing in the morning, or… Read More >
What Is Shoulder Bursitis? Shoulder bursitis is a condition where there is an inflamed bursa in the shoulder. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that helps to reduce friction in your shoulder spaces and occur throughout the body not just exclusively in the shoulder. The Subacromial bursa is the most commonly inflamed bursa of… Read More >
What Is Your Plantar Fascia? The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band of connective tissue that originates from the bottom surface of your heel bone (anatomically known as the calcaneus). From its point of origin at the medial calcaneal tubercle the plantar fascia extends along the sole of the foot fanning out as it… Read More >
