Not every injury happens in an instant. Many painful foot conditions are produced slowly over time through thousands of small impacts. This is opposed to a single traumatic incident like a car accident or bad stumble. Heel pain, inflamed tendons, and even hairline...
Next steps are a normal concern when you have change in your life, like graduating from college, moving somewhere new, or getting a puppy. Knowing what comes next and how to handle it helps you tackle the challenges ahead. The same is true for problems or injuries...
It can be hard to tell identical twins apart, especially if you don’t know them well. Even similar-looking pets can be easy to mix up if you aren’t familiar with them. People, places, and things that are similar can be easy to confuse until you get a closer look at...
Taking risks isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Many fun activities like sports involve injury risks. Whenever you travel, you risk losing your luggage or having something else go wrong. However, you can unnecessarily increase your own risks for painful problems like...
When stretchy materials stretch too far and lose their elasticity, they aren’t able to hold things well. This is true for everything from rubber bands to elastic waistbands in pants to the connective tissues in your body. Your tendons and ligaments have a small degree...
We haven’t conducted any formal polling on this topic, but we’d be willing to bet that turf toe lands high on the public’s list of “injuries I’ve heard of, but don’t know anything about.” Usually it pops up in the media only when it manages to keep a prominent NFL...
