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If you can hear a clicking sound or feel a snapping sensation when moving your hip, chances are you have snapping hip syndrome. Many people ignore the snapping because they don't have pain at first. But the longer you wait to seek treatment, the higher your risk of having the...
If you play sports, it’s likely you’ll suffer an injury at some point. These may be acute incidents, like an ankle sprain, or due to overuse, like tendinitis. Physical therapy can help you reduce pain after injury and return to the game quickly, but its benefits to sports performance don’t...
If you consider the size of your feet relative to the rest of your body, you can begin to understand the engineering marvel that is the human body. Our complex musculoskeletal structures are interconnected in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. Much of it comes down to those two small extremities that...
Pain in the Achilles tendon can make your favorite activities, like running, playing basketball, and even walking, especially up stairs or uphill, too excruciating to endure. You may even have pain when simply standing in place or walking from your bedroom to the kitchen in the morning. Achilles tendon pain...
Ankle sprains are common. So common that you might be tempted to brush yours off and just grin and bear it as it heals. However, once you sprain your ankle, you’re at risk for chronic ankle instability. If you have a sprained ankle, the ligaments in your ankle are stretched,...
Tennis elbow, or “lateral epicondylitis,” occurs when tendons that attach the muscle to the bone on the outside of the elbow become damaged from repetitive movements in the wrist or arm. As a result of overuse, small tears form in the tendons, causing inflammation and pain. The term “tennis elbow”...
It doesn’t matter at what level you participate in a sport or activity. Most people enjoy having fun and performing well. A sports injury can rob you of that enjoyment, dulling your game or keeping you on the sidelines. Surprisingly, many injuries occur because of the way you already play. ...
A rotator cuff tear can bench you for several weeks, but with proper care, you'll be back better than ever. The key is correct rehabilitation of your shoulder joint, and not returning to your sport too soon. At Active Rehab Clinics in Park Ridge and Bucktown, Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Tony...
Whether you’re logging miles on the running trail or walking to your office downtown, you rely on your feet to get you from point A to point B. From blisters to ankle sprains, there are many reasons why your feet might hurt, including collapsed arches. As a licensed and certified...
Medical advances have added years to our collective life expectancy by wiping out early deaths from infections and many diseases. But even with the advent of open-heart surgery, chemotherapy, antibiotics, and other life-prolonging treatments, your bones, muscles, tendons, and joints still deteriorate as you age. When your muscles are weak...
Fractures and sprains are common injuries, especially among athletes and those who engage in physical activities only occasionally. These painful sports injuries often affect the wrists, thumbs, ankles, and knees — particularly during football, basketball, baseball, and gymnastics. In both cases, getting a proper diagnosis and treatment are important for...
If your adolescent is active and develops knee pain during a growth spurt, there’s a good chance they have Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD). Though the pain of OSD can keep them out of action for a time, it rarely causes long-lasting problems. Tony Zemlinsky, DC, and the team of sports injury...
The restrictions that accompany the COVID-19 pandemic – and their impact on fitness – have been a concern for everyone from athletes to average people who lead active lives. If you play team sports, you’re probably sidelined. If you usually go to the gym, you may be lingering at home,...