Wounds & Injuries

The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is the ligament in the middle of the knee that is responsible for the rotational stability of the knee, according to the National institutes of Health...

The hamstring is the back of your thigh, or the muscles that make up the area. It extends from the hip to the knee. The hamstring muscle group consists of the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus...

Injuries to the hip flexor muscles are fairly common among athletes like runners and soccer players. The hip flexors are comprised of three muscles: the rectus femoris, psoas major and iliacus....

The Achilles tendon, the strongest and longest tendon in the human body, is located in the back of the lower leg joining calf muscles to the heel bone and connecting the leg muscles to the foot....

Computer users often encounter neck and shoulder injuries from poor sitting posture or improper ergonomics. Repetitious arm and hand motions for mouse clicking and key strokes can cause...

A leg cramp is a common, and sometimes extremely painful, condition in which a single muscle, or group of muscles, contract uncontrollably. Also commonly known as a charlie horse, a leg cramp can...

Rib injuries are painful and make it uncomfortable to move. They can be caused by an impact to the ribs, sports, coughing, vomiting, and other activities. Most rib injuries heal with time, but...

The hamstring muscles line the back of thighs, helping us jump, walk and move throughout the day. The hamstrings work in conjunction with the quadriceps muscles on the fronts of the thigh with...

Acute back pain usually relates to an injury (fall, sports injury), with pain lasting from a few days to three to four weeks and improving with rest and therapy. However, chronic back pain...

Because the knee is such an important joint, it is good to do exercises to keep it strong enough to perform its proper functions. If there are weak muscles around the knee, there will be too much...

Athletes at high school, collegiate and professional levels are susceptible to groin pulls. Non-athletic persons can also pull the muscle while performing simple exercises like stretching, lifting...

A groin pull is a painful tear of the adductor muscles. The small fibers that form the three muscles running down the inside of the thigh to the knee are generally torn from overstretching,...

Like machines, shoulders suffer from the effects of age, overuse and lack of use. Age weakens tendons and decreases muscle mass. Overuse wears on muscles, ligaments and tendons, causing tears,...

Rotator cuff muscles stabilize shoulder joints. They are a network of muscles and tendons that cover the top of the upper arm bone (humerous). Tears usually happen on the rotator cuff muscles....

Your hamstring is actually a group of three muscles that attach from the sitting bones to the back of your knees. The three muscles that make up your hamstring series are the semitendinosus,...

Physical therapy is a medical treatment that helps a person to regain physical function following an injury or surgery involving a joint, limb or muscle. During rehabilitation, regular sessions of...

For breakdancers, groin injuries are all too common. The "groin pull" occurs when breakdancers do moves like flares, windmills and certain headspins. I don't think there's a breakdancer out...