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  • Active older adults with distal radius fractures may benefit from surgical treatment

    Active older adults with distal radius fractures may benefit from surgical treatment
    Source:
    Healio

    Sustaining a [distal radius fracture] may impose severe restrictions on lifestyle for those who are active despite their chronological age. These individuals can benefit from surgical treatment, which enables earlier return to daily function.

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  • What Is a Sprained Wrist?

    What Is a Sprained Wrist?
    Source:
    Verywell Health

    A sprained wrist is an injury that affects the ligaments, which are soft tissue structures connecting bone to bone. These injuries range in severity and often occur with trauma, such as a fall, or during sports activities. Mild wrist sprains usually heal within a few weeks, but severe injuries can require surgery.

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  • Elbow fractures: Surgery or not?

    Elbow fractures: Surgery or not?
    Source:
    Orthopedics This Week

    A new study, indeed, a critical analysis review, looked at a particular type of elbow fracture, the olecranon fractures, which typically are complicated by the fact they may involve multiple fragments and create ulnohumeral instability, and asked the question, should these patients be treated surgically or not?

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  • What Causes Plantar Fasciitis to Flare Up?

    What Causes Plantar Fasciitis to Flare Up?
    Source:
    Verywell Health

    Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel and foot pain. It occurs when the plantar fascia, a band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, becomes inflamed. Certain factors can cause plantar fasciitis to flare up, including lots of physical activity, wearing shoes without proper support, or rapid weight gain.

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  • Isometric Shoulder Exercises

    Isometric Shoulder Exercises
    Source:
    Verywell Health

    Isometric exercise is a type of exercise in which you contract certain muscles without any other movement. A physical therapist may prescribe isometric shoulder exercises if you have pain or need to regain normal shoulder range of motion, strength, and/or mobility.

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  • Both high- and low-dose exercise therapy found to be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis

    Both high- and low-dose exercise therapy found to be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis
    Source:
    Medical Xpress

    Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have compared high dose exercise therapy versus low dose in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine show that both groups had similar results. However, high dose exercise therapy provided superior outcomes related to function in sports and recreation in the short term, with results subsiding after six months.

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  • What Is Hip Dysplasia?

    What Is Hip Dysplasia?
    Source:
    Verywell Health

    Hip dysplasia is a condition that occurs when the hip socket (acetabulum) is too shallow to fully support the ball of the hip joint, called the femoral head. This typically affects a developing fetus, a condition called congenital hip dysplasia or developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). However, symptoms can appear during adolescence or even in adulthood.

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  • Arthrex receives FDA clearance for pediatric indication of ACL implant

    Arthrex receives FDA clearance for pediatric indication of ACL implant
    Source:
    Healio

    Arthrex Inc. has announced FDA clearance of its TightRope implant for use in pediatric patients with ACL injuries, according to a company press release.

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  • How women can reduce the risk of hip fracture

    How women can reduce the risk of hip fracture
    Source:
    Science Daily

    Increasing intake of protein and drinking regular cups of tea or coffee is a way women could reduce their risk of suffering a hip fracture, according to new research. Food scientists have found that for women, a 25g a day increase in protein was associated with, on average, a 14% reduction in their risk of hip fracture. In a surprise twist, they also discovered that every additional cup of tea or coffee they drank was linked with a 4% reduction in risk.

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  • How Often Should You Work Out?

    How Often Should You Work Out?
    Source:
    healthessentials

    Regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle. But you might be wondering how much you should work out in a given week to get the most benefits.

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