Lugging a heavy backpack to school probably seems like a burden to most public school students, but it might explain a health advantage over home-schooled children: A heartier core.
Adolescent athletes with a smaller tubercle and larger fossa may experience physeal instability which could lead to cam-type femoroacetabular impingement, according to results presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting.
Internal impingement is a specific type of shoulder injury that is seen primarily in throwing athletes.
Knee injuries are common in sports and unfortunately many athletes don’t return to the game. A new study, “Psychological, social and contextual factors across recovery stages following a sport-related knee injury: a scoping review,” published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on February 14, 2020 suggests that recognizing the psychological and social factors can improve recovery.
The pelvis is the large flat bone that makes up the buttock. The femur (long thighbone) fits together in the pelvis to make the hip joint. DDH is when the head (tip) of your child's femur does not fit correctly into hip sockets.
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