When you think about cycling injuries, you likely picture traumatic “Road Rash” crashes – Not chronic elbow tendon pain, like Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow! But the fact is, these kinds of injuries are common among ALL kinds of cyclists, hence terms like“Mountain Bikers Elbow”and“Mot...
Can You Get Tennis Elbow, “Guitar Tendonitis” Or Golfer’s Elbow From Playing The Guitar? (Or Any Other Stringed Instrument?) Yes, whether you call it Guitar Elbow or, more clinically, Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow, you can all too easily develop one of these painful injuries from p...
arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis (“polishing” rough arthritic joint surfaces) open debridement of common extensor tendons for tennis elbow (scraping the tendon) Surgeries have always been surprisingly based on tradition, authority, and educated guessing rather than good scientific trials; as th...
your elbow is slightly bent. As you lift your weight up and swing forward with each step, use your triceps to initialize the motion while making a conscious effort to engage your chest, shoulders and forearms to help with the job of stabilizing your weight. Spreading the work around by ...
A bunion is a bony growth that develops on the joint at the big toe’s base and typically develops when bones in the front of the foot are moved out of place. Shifting bones can cause the top portion of the big toe to pull inward towards the other toes, causing the joint at the ba...
Toddlers are also more prone to developing baby eczema on their knee and elbow creases. They may also have it on their hands, ankles, wrists, eyelids, and around their mouth. How to manage baby eczema in winter Winter brings dry air and cold temperatures. The cool months also make it ...
How to treat a bicep injury at home? While you may think you sprained your arm muscle moving heavy furniture or lifting heavy weights at the gym, the injuries are often due to repetitive overuse of the muscles. If you repeatedly lift weights at your job or play a sport with repetitive mo...
and tongue backward. This often narrows the airway enough to cause turbulence in airflow, tissue vibration, and snoring. Frequently, if the snorer is gently reminded (for example, with a gentle thrust of the elbow to the ribs or a tickle) to roll onto his or her side, the tissues are ...
6. Concussions may be inflicted by an opponent’s wayward elbow to the head, diving for a loose with the head hitting the floor, or getting hit on the head in a layup. 7. Finger sprain occurs when a player mishandles the ball. Players jam their fingers directly to the ball instead of...
But mullein’s impressive medicinal use doesn’t stop there. Whether it’s a tea or a tincture, mullein can be used to treat everything from colds, coughs and sore throat, to bronchitis, tonsillitis and asthma. Having ear pain from an external infection that needs disinfecting? You can try...