Donohoe, MatthewAslanian, HelenSolomon, Kenneth
In treating many types of knee pain, a common goal is to break the inflammatory cycle. The inflammatory cycle starts with an injury. After an injury, inflammation invades the knee, which causes further injury, and further inflammation, and so on. This cycle of inflammation leads to continued ...
Trauma: Head injuries can cause the brain to swell and/or bleed. When the brain swells as a result of trauma, the fluid pushes up against the skull. The swelling may eventually cause the brain to push down on the brain stem, which can damage the reticular activating system (RAS)—a par...
aSports injuries are injuries that occur to athletes participating in sporting events. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to overuse of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity. For example, runner's knee is a painful condition generally associated with running,...
laying and tile setting are risk factors for bursitis due to repetitive motion injury. Orthopedic injuries, such as anankle sprain, can throw off body mechanics and cause bursitis of the knee or hip. Similarly, poor posture and spine problems may affect body mechanics and predispose to bursitis...
Possible Causes of Knee Pain Ankle Ankle sprainsare by far the most commoninjury of the ankle joint. Once an ankle sprain has occurred, repeat injuries can be common. Proper rehab after these injuries can help prevent reinjuring the ankle joint.9 ...
Knee pain, including knee ligament injuries Nerve injuries Neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease Osteoarthritis Sciatica Shoulder injuries, including rotator cuff tears Sprains and strains Tennis elbow Ready to try physical therapy? Make an appointment Types of physical therapy treatments The...
There are hundreds of different types of cysts. Cysts can occur almost anywhere in the body (for example, cysts on the face, scalp cysts, or cysts on back, cysts behind the knee, arm cysts, groin cysts, and cysts within organs like the liver, ovaries, kidneys, or brain). The majority...
There are hundreds of different types of cysts. Cysts can occur almost anywhere in the body (for example, cysts on the face, scalp cysts, or cysts on back, cysts behind the knee, arm cysts, groin cysts, and cysts within organs like the liver, ovaries, kidneys, or brain). The majority...
There are hundreds of different types of cysts. Cysts can occur almost anywhere in the body (for example, cysts on the face, scalp cysts, or cysts on back, cysts behind the knee, arm cysts, groin cysts, and cysts within organs like the liver, ovaries, kidneys, or brain). The majority...