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Causes of Pain and Burning in the Achilles Tendon
Injury to your Achilles tendon can cause pain, burning, redness, and swelling. The Achilles tendon is a thick tendon that attaches your calf muscles to your heel bone. It is crucial for walking, running, and jumping.
Alternative to hip replacement keeps aging athletes in the game
For hardcore athletes and weekend warriors, a total hip replacement often limits participation in high-impact or intense physical activities. However, a surgical procedure called Birmingham hip resurfacing—an appealing alternative to total hip replacement for people in their 30s, 40s or 50s—is much more likely to allow patients to remain highly active, even many years after the procedure, according to long-term data from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
What is an intercostal muscle strain?
Intercostal muscle strain is an injury affecting the muscles between two or more ribs. Symptoms can include sharp, direct pain, stiffness, and mobility difficulties.
More people are playing roller derby. Here's what that might mean for foot health
Players wear four-wheeled "quad" roller skates and mandatory protective equipment, including a helmet, mouth and wrist guards and elbow and knee pads—but foot injuries are common. These often include bruising, torn ligaments, broken bones and toenail injuries
Physical activity linked to lower risk of dementia, sleep disorders, other diseases
People who get moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to develop dementia, stroke, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, according to a preliminary study. The study also found that the more time people spent sitting, the more likely they were to develop one of these diseases.