Arthritis is a super common condition, and refers to inflammation and pain in the joints. These types of pain tend to be recurring and ongoing, and also tends to be localized to the affect arthritic joint only. Arthritic pains are caused by the inflammation around the joint damage to the joint from diseases daily wear…
Biceps tendinitis is actually a quite common cause of shoulder pain and shoulder impingement (compression of tissue with movement). Biceps tendon inflammation (tendinitis) tends to happen to individuals who do lots of repetitive, over-the-head movements. It also tends to be a wear-and-tear (ie happens over a period of time), typically with aches and pains just…
Running is one of the easiest and most accessible sports people can do around the world – you dont need much gear, just basic running gears and off you go. Singapore’s weather is pretty good for jogging and running too, being very predictable most of the time being hot. Running has good health benefits such…
The #1 job of our sacroiliac joint (often called ‘SIJ’) is to absorb vertical (up and down) forces that goes through the body. Such as in jumping walking carrying a load (groceries, kids, pets, laptop) climbing etc That’s why it’s made to be very stable and sturdy structure that joins the spine to the pelvis….
Working with a knowledgeable hand therapist can make the difference between success and failure in complex hand surgical cases. The therapist extends the continuum of our care, as well as functioning as coach and trainer for our patients — Marybeth Ezaki, MD, Past President, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Osteoarthritis happens when the…
Wrist injuries, sprains and pains are one of the most common conditions that is treated, simply because we use our hands all the time AND we use our hands as natural protection to protect ourselves from falls or forces (to protect our head and neck). With falls, sports or accidents, when we block the force…
Our achilles tendon is the strongest and largest tendon of the entire body. It attaches to three muscles which are: plantaris gastrocnemius soleus connecting them to our calcaneal bone (commonly known as our heel). It’s located from the back of our ankle to about one third height of the back of our legs (around 6…
Our acromioclavicular joint (also called “AC” joints) refers to the joint at the top of our shoulder, where the acromion (shoulder blade) attaches to the clavicle (the collarbone). That’s why it’s called acromioclavicular joint. These kind of painful shoulder injuries typically happens due to sudden traumatic events such as sports or falling directly on the…
Fractures can happen in our bones when a force causes a discontinuation of a bone. In the case of ankle fractures, it means that one or two bones of the patient’s ankle is partially or fully broken. Fractured ankles usually happen because of two main reasons: ankle-twisting injuries such as in falls / tripping or…
knee swelling knee pain knee stiffness So you must know behind our knees there is this structure called the popliteal bursa, it’s a pretty small fluid-filled pocket that is located between the hamstring muscle tendon and knee bone, and it’s #1 job is to reduce friction. These popliteal cysts tends to affect patients who are…
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