Why strengthening your hip flexors is important, according to new research
Source: Runner's World
When it comes to strengthening your lower-body muscles that power your running, most runners focus on quads and hamstrings—but are you showing your hip flexors enough love? A recent study in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics suggests that ignoring them could lead to mobility issues as you age.
In terms of glenoid defects, does size matter?
Source: Orthopedics This Week
Apparently so. A new study looking at the postoperative recurrence rate after arthroscopic bony Bankart repair found that it was lower in male competitive rugby and American football players with a large glenoid defect, in fact 3x lower, than in those with a small glenoid defect.
Only higher-dose tramadol outperforms placebo for improved pain, function in knee, hip OA
Source: Healio
A daily 300 mg dose of tramadol — but not 100 or 200 mg doses — surpassed placebo in improving pain and function related to hip or knee osteoarthritis, but was linked to increasing adverse events, researchers noted in Arthritis Care & Research.
Elite climbers may develop cartilage abnormalities, osteophytes in finger joints
Source: Healio
Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed an increase in the occurrence of osteophytes and decrease in cartilage thickness in the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints of elite climbers in a 10-year period.
IT Band Stretches and Treatments to Relieve Knee and Hip Pain
Source: healthessentials
IT band syndrome is a common overuse injury that sidelines even the hardiest endurance athletes. The pain it brings can turn simple steps into an achy shuffle. Targeted stretching and exercises can help ease or even prevent IT band syndrome by improving your flexibility and strengthening key muscles.
Pop goes the shoulder– now what?
Source: University of Utah Health
If you are worried you have a shoulder dislocation, don’t panic, but do get specialized care right away.
5 knee braces to consider
Source: Medical News Today
Knee braces can provide support to the knee joint. People may find these products beneficial following surgery or injury.
Dissecting how pitching affects the glenohumeral joint
Source: Orthopedics This Week
A new study has tackled the subtle, but no less important topic of baseball pitching stressors on the glenohumeral joint. According to the study authors, “Long-term pitching activity changes the stress distribution across the glenohumeral joint surface; however, the influence of competitive level on stress-distribution patterns remains unclear.”
An individualized approach to improve surgical outcomes after shoulder dislocation
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
A dislocated shoulder is a common sports injury that can occur with a single swing of the tennis racket or an awkward fall on the field. Though popping the bone back into the socket may seem like a simple solution, the reality is more complex.
What can cause pain in the back of the knee when straightening the leg?
Source: Medical News Today
When a person experiences pain in the back of their knee when straightening their leg, it is called posterior knee pain. Pain in the back of the knee, called the popliteal fossa, is common, but there is a wide range of causes, ranging from ligament injury to arthritis.
