Sports Medicine

Background Cervical intervertebral disc disease accounts for 36% of all spinal intervertebral disc disease, second only to lumbar disc disea...

Background Athletic foot injuries can be difficult to properly diagnose and treat. Bearing the weight of the entire body, the foot is under ...

Background Suprascapular neuropathy is a less common cause of shoulder pain in athletes but is seen particularly in those who participate in...

Background The navicular plays an important role in maintaining the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. Commonly, fractures of the navicul...

Background A hip pointer is a contusion to the iliac crest, the surrounding soft-tissue structures, or the greater trochanter of the femur. ...

Background Low back pain (LBP), is ubiquitous. An estimated 30-45% of persons aged 18-55 years have some form of back pain in their lifetime...

Background With the increase in female participation in sports (much of it attributable to Title IX legislation in the United States),[1, 2]...

Background Ankle injuries are among the most common injuries that present to physician offices and emergency departments (EDs) because the a...

Background Injuries to the lumbar spine have received only a small amount of attention compared with other athletic injuries. This can be ex...

Background Hip overuse injuries such as tendinitis and bursitis occur commonly in active individuals who participate in running, cycling, an...