The symptoms of a sprain and of a fracture are very similar. In fact, fractures can sometimes be mistaken for sprains. That's why it's important to have an ankle injury evaluated by a doctor as soon as possible. The signs include: Pain, often sudden and severe Swelling Bruising Inability...
A stress fracture represents one form of breakdown in the skeletal system. It can be defined as a partial or complete fracture of bone that results from the repeated application of a stress lower than that required to fracture the bone in a single loading situation....
Trauma sustained during an accident or while engaging in your sport can result in fractured knee bones. Symptoms of a fracture: Severe pain Inability to walk To treat a fracture, you’ll need to wear a cast to allow the bone to heal properly. Eventually, you’ll graduate to a knee brace...
Angiogenesis is complex but one factor which drives the growth of new blood vessels is a hormone called VEGF. Therefore, a possible treatment to improve fertility in adenomyosis could be to reduce the action of VEGF in the uterus. One medication that does this is called cabergoline. Fertility ...
There may be a single break in the kneecap or the bone may break into any number of pieces. Patella fractures are accompanied by knee swelling and often there is damage to the skin, resulting in an open fracture. The severity of knee cap injuries will determine the management. Treatment...
Rarely, the doctor may order aCT scan(a 3D X-ray) of the knee to give them more information about a fracture or deformity. X-rays and CT scans work well for diagnosing fractures. But neither is good at assessing soft tissue structures of the knee, such as ligaments, tendons, and menisc...
Some people may need blood tests to look for other causes of inflammation around the joints, such as gout or rheumatoid arthritis. X-rays also may be taken to confirm that there is no fracture, dislocation or bone disease. In people with Achilles tendonitis or rotator cuff tendonitis, ...
Injury to the bones of the foot can be caused by a single blow or twist to the arch or also by repetitive trauma that can result in a stressfracture. There may be a distinguishable lump or gap at the site of a fracture. The fracture can be accompanied by dislocation of involved joints...
Low Back Pain in Athletes Athletes are at greater risk of sustaining a lumber spine injury due to physical activity. Whether the sport is skiing, basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer, running, golf, or tennis- the spine undergoes a lot of stress, absorption of pressure, twisting, turning,...
Multiple reports on mild TBI without fracture have documented that audiologic dysfunction is common after head trauma [5]. In a case-control study of patients with mild TBI, Knoll et al. found that the majority of patients with mild TBI had complaints of hearing loss compared to controls (92...