Sports Medicine/Orthopedics
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No-Pain Gardening
… Every half hour, take a five-minute cool-off, rest-in-the-shade break. Dr. Michael Marks, an orthopedic surgeon , has plenty of patients that are puzzled by injuries related to outdoor work. "They'll tell me they are not …
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Yoga's Latest Twist
… back injury that took months of physical therapy to heal. And this wasn't the ..... DiNubile, a Philadelphia-area orthopedic surgeon and spokesman for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine . "Overall, yoga is safe …
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Seven Common Sports Injuries… overusing one set of muscles. A tried-and-true rule in sports medicine may help you avoid doing too much too soon. The "10 percent ..... key, says Lewis G. Maharam, M.D., a New York City sports medicine specialist. He recommends using a weight machine to do …
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Sports Safety Roundup… Dr. Lyle Micheli, of the sports medicine department at Children's ..... rhythm. The American College of Sports Medicine , however, says routine use ..... considering 15 to 17 percent of all sports injuries happen around the face. Every …
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Bone Spurs
… become large enough or painful enough that it may need to be shaved down by a podiatrist (foot doctor) or even an orthopedic surgeon . Before that, however, you do have a few other options. Begin by stretching your calf muscle by sitting and …
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Protect Kids From Home Exercise Machines
… tendons, and muscles. Leon S. Benson, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago ..... an effective deterrent." In one case he studied, an orthopedic surgeon riding a stationary bike shouted a warning when a toddler …
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Heels Hurt? Helpful Tips
… affects 10 percent of all runners and 2 million people a year, says Dr. Carol C. Frey, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Southern California. Many doctors prescribe custom-made, rigid foot supports called orthotics …
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A Guide to Getting and Keeping Strong Bones… you can increase your bone mass by as much as 20 percent during this time, says Dr. Kim Templeton, associate orthopedic surgery professor at the University of Kansas. The Best Hour You Ever Spent The strongest bones come from spending an …
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Hospital Survival Guide… professional who enters your hospital room, but not necessarily deducted if you don't use the service offered, such as physical therapy . If an X ray is ever unusable or a blood test contaminated, the hospital--not you--should pay for taking another …
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Tingling Feeling in Arm
… neck. The nerves going to your arm pass through this area and can get compressed by bone spurs or disc deterioration. Physical therapy can help this problem. Finally, another option to consider is carpal tunnel syndrome, a problem that usually involves …
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A Therapeutic Garden… years. When she had a mild stroke at the age of 53, she could barely move, let alone tend to her flowers. But during physical therapy , she figured out how to replicate the exercises in her garden. Instead of pinching Silly Putty to improve her dexterity …
