Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast In any given year, nearly 40% of the US population will develop a low back injury severe enough to limit activity (1). Once injured, there is a 22% chance of reinjury within three months, and a nearly 80%...
You would think that the connection between hip arthritis and pain would be pretty straightforward: people with the greatest degree of arthritis as measured on x-rays should have the greatest amount of pain. Surprisingly, this is not always the case as many people...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article Summary: Tears of the rotator cuff tendons are extremely common, and the vast majority of these tears involve the supraspinatus tendon. Because small to moderate thickness supraspinatus tears respond so well to conservative...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Summary: 44% of patients with plantar fasciitis will have pain 15 years after the original diagnosis. The most common treatment protocols, including orthotics, corticosteroids, and short-term stretches...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Summary: Soleus is the largest muscle of the leg, producing force of nearly 8 times body weight during pushoff. The world’s fastest marathon runners have the largest soleus muscles, and weakness of the...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article According to the World Health Organization, hypertension is a leading cause of stroke and cardiovascular disease, which cause more than 15 million deaths annually (1). Affecting more than 1.3 billion people worldwide,...
