Lower back pain is the most common complaint we deal with in orthopedic practice, and while it isn’t the most common winter sports...

We mentioned in the last post how twisting movements involving ski poles may cause injury to the wrist. Given the positioning of the...

Concussion, also known as a traumatic brain injury (or TBI) is functional disturbance of the brain, typically caused by direct or...

Another area that may be affected during a fall is the hand and wrist. This is usually the result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, or...

Musculoskeletal injury is a complicated, multi-faceted process, and the specific cause(s) of injury will be unique to the individual....

Less common than the clavicle fractures and AC joint injuries discussed in the previous posts, a fracture of the upper part of the arm...

Clinical guidelines are devised by experts in specific fields, to provide consensus and improve consistency within management protocols....

We discussed in the previous post how a fall onto the side of the shoulder may cause damage to the AC joint. The same mechanism of injury...

I have written and spoken extensively about the cross-education effect in the past. For a brief synopsis check out Ask 360 episode 11,...

With skiing and snowboarding, inevitably there is falling! The next few posts will discuss injuries that may occur during a fall. One...

Last post we discussed ACL injuries, the granddaddy of knee pain. Equally common are medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries. The MCL...

The 3 letters of doom! ACL injuries are very common in sports, including winter sports. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of 4...

is commonly injured in sports involving twisting, turning, jumping, landing and rapid change of direction. The traditional approach to...