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  • Physical Therapy Exercise Program After a Colles' Fracture

    If you have fallen onto an outstretched hand (or a FOOSH injury), then you may have suffered a Colles' fracture. A Colles' fracture a break in the radius bone of the forearm, very close to the wrist joint. It typically requires surgery to reduce or set the bones. You may have a long period of immobilization in a cast or splint after the injury.

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  • 16 Causes of Armpit Pain: When You Need to Worry

    Armpit pain can have many causes, ranging from injuries and irritants to infections that cause swollen lymph nodes. Less commonly, the pain—referred to as axillary pain—may be due to an autoimmune or arterial disease, nerve compression, and malignancies like breast cancer.

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  • Understanding the Causes of Knee Pain on the Outer (Lateral) Part of Your Knee

    An injury or arthritis most likely causes pain outside the knee. A doctor can determine the cause based on your other symptoms and the results of imaging tests.

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  • Have an ACL or Achilles injury? Your turf field might be to blame

    Brian Feeley, MD, UCSF orthopedic surgeon and professor and chief of the sports medicine and shoulder surgery service, talks about the evidence for injury and his recent study published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine indicating that lower extremities bear the brunt.

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  • How ACL and PCL Injuries Differ

    The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) are two major ligaments in the knee that work together to provide stability. They are also common sites of serious tears, particularly in athletes. Although ACL and PCL injuries may initially appear to have similar symptoms, such as knee instability and pain, the ligament injuries have unique characteristics that make them differ in terms of who is affected, extent of injury, and treatment guidelines.

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