If you’re dealing with chronic knee pain and didn’t sustain an injury, you may need to consider body weight. Osteoarthritis in the knees can be caused by excess body weight.
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What Is Flatfoot and Why Should We Worry About It?
By Richard Hayes, MD, Great Basin Orthopaedics
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.
The owner of La Vecchia Italian Bistro loves to let loose on a motorcycle, pushing his limits, and speeds of 170 mph, on amateur road racing tracks around the West.
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 eliminate or reduce foot pain.
Rotator cuff tear - a common, repairable injury
Rotator Cuff Tear
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. Dr.
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 injury-free.
Before heading out, make sure that you are physically capable of going on a hike.