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Why you may want to replace your sports drink with a banana
New study suggests banana offers many performance benefits.
Rise in volleyball ankle injuries points to large problem-chronic injury in high school athletes
There are twenty public and ten private high schools in Northern Nevada.
News study affirms Great Basin Orthopaedics practice of PT after ACL surgery
Great Basin Orthopaedics have long stressed post-surgical physical therapy as an essential part of a successful ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) re
Shoulder pain? It could be your rotator cuff.
If it hurts to brush your hair or throw a baseball, and the pain doesn’t go away after a few days, you could have a rotator cuff tear.
Lindsey Vonn – exceptional athlete, not so exceptional injury
Lindsey Vonn’s talent and fearlessness
What Is Flatfoot and Why Should We Worry About It?
Some of us have genetically flat feet without much arch. We may wear arch supports or custom orthotics to improve our comfort when walking.
Motorcycle riding chef is cooking again
After a double leg fracture, Alberto Gazzola is cooking again, both on the track and in the kitchen.
Want healthy bones? Eat mushrooms!
Mushrooms can provide as much Vitamin D as supplements according to researchers.
Custom orthotics vs. over-the-counter — it's about more than cost
An orthotic is an insert that fits inside a shoe and is designed to decrease abnormal foot motion, realign the foot, restore balance and eliminat
Rotator cuff tear - a common, repairable injury
Shoulder injuries are pretty common. Each year, approximately 200,000 Americans require shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and an additional 400,000 have surgery for related tendonitis or partial tears.
Six Prevention Tips to Avoid Hiking Injuries
Hiking on our Sierra Nevada trails, and even around our county parks, is great exercise and great fun, especially if you keep yourself safe and i