What are Tight Hamstrings? Let's first take a dive into what are tight hamstrings. The hamstring consists of a group of muscles, and these muscles run up the back and to your thigh. Typically, when you participate in sports, such as soccer, tennis, dancing, and running, this can cause tightness in your hamstrings. It's crucial [...]
We would like to start by congratulating, Dr. Alan MacGill, on his achievement and contributions at the Annual Scientific Conference. At the conference, he was installed as a new member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons.
When pain occurs there are two different types, acute pain and chronic pain. It's important to know the difference.
A tendon is a fibrous band of tissue. The tendons connect muscles to bones. In fact, there are several names used for an inflamed, injured, or damaged tendon. These include tendonitis, tendinopathy, tendinosis, tenosynovitis, paratenonitis, and a tendon rupture. Despite similar symptoms, they are different. Understanding the conditions can help prevent problems. This will allow [...]
Your lower back (lumbar spine) is much stronger than you think. It is highly flexible with a broad range of motions. Specifically, weight-bearing and sturdy.
The lower back gives the body great flexibility and strength. However, simple everyday activities can cause pain in this critical part of the body when performed incorrectly.
Sometimes back pain is caused by a common muscle strain and sometimes it can be a sign of a more serious medical problem. Serious back pain related to a medical emergency can result in disability if not treated promptly. It is important to know when back pain could be potentially life threatening.
When your neck muscles tighten suddenly and involuntarily, it means that you are suffering a muscle spasm. Your neck will not only become very rigid and stiff; it could also get so bad that you cannot even turn your head.
A Muscle strain and pulled muscles are the most common cause of back pain. Muscles become overstretched or torn...
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Neil C. Ghany, a renowned orthopedic hand surgeon with over 20 years of experience will be joining our team. Dr. Ghany is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in surgery of the hand. He graduated from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in [...]
