Have you noticed that your child has a tendency to lean to one side? Do your child’s shoulders appear uneven to you? Does your child’s waistline look uneven? If all this sounds familiar to you, then your child might be suffering from what is called scoliosis. In this article, we’ll discuss the different types and…
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Did you wake up this morning with heel pain that prevents you from putting weight on your foot and make it really difficult for you to walk? Does your heel pain get worse at the end of most activity but not during the activity itself? If the above description sound familiar to you, then you…
A lot of runners suffer from a throbbing ache in the shin with each stride. This condition may be what is called shin splints. It is a condition that has caused a lot of runners to stop running due to the pain whenever they run. The question is, how do we overcome it or even…
In an earlier article, I wrote about runner’s knee which is a term that is used to describe any one of several conditions that cause pain around the kneecap. ITB syndrome is one of those conditions. It is the most common condition responsible for runner’s knee. This article will discuss ITB syndrome in further detail…
Have you ever seen someone who stands with their hip forward and their body seem to be leaning back? This is a particularly common posture when someone is feeling lazy or is waiting for something. This posture is called the sway back posture. It is one of the leading abnormal postures that cause back pain….
Swimming is one of the activities that I like to recommend to my patients. It is one of the best forms of exercise which works your whole body while not loading a lot of the joints. Unfortunately, this is just in theory. If you’re like me, then you are probably a poor swimmer. Even though…
Do you like to swim? I do too. However, if you’re anything like me, you probable never went for a proper swimming lesson. Therefore, the only style that you know is breaststroke, which is the easiest style to learn. However, the breaststroke has a distinct disadvantage of causing hip pain in some swimmers.This is due…
In the previous article that I wrote, I talked about hip pain that is experienced by swimmers. One of those condition that I mentioned was hip impingement. It is one of the more common hip condition which can affect you in many of your sporting activities. This article will discuss hip impingement in further detail….
Do you have a child who has just recently had a growth spurt and is now complaining of knee pain at the front of the knee? This is a very common problem that a lot of my patient’s kids face. It is especially common in kids who are active in sports. There is a name…
Our muscles are divided into compartments by a protective layer called the fascia. Compartment syndrome is a condition where you feel pain in the muscle compartment due to a build up of pressure. As the fascia is not very flexible, any swelling in the muscles usually causes a build up of pressure in the compartment….
