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News: August 21, 2008

Doctors Seeing More Arthritis In Active Boomers
... in Baby Boomers, because they tend to be more active than the past generations," said John Giurini, a Boston foot and ankle surgeon and president of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. "They are participating in many sporting activities ...
Source:TheBostonChannel
Date:August 6, 2008
Pittsburgh man sues Wheeling, oil company
... Bernard Marcus of the Pittsburgh firm of Marcus & Shapira, the suit states that when Cross fell, he twisted his left ankle so badly that the bone broke the skin. He laid on the ground for 30 minutes before an ambulance came to take him to OVMC. ...
Source:The West Virginia Record
Date:August 6, 2008
It's better to be out of fashion
... A recent study suggests that women who wear high and wide heeled shoes are more prone to developing knee osteoarthritis than those who wear stilettos or narrow heeled high shoes, Health News reported. This effect is felt more since wide based shoes ...
Source:The News
Date:August 5, 2008
What a heel
... and cuboid. The calcaneus (or calcaneum) is also known as the heel-bone. The calcaneus is joined to the talus (ankle bone) and the cuboid. Both the calcaneus and the talus carry most of your body's weight. The famous Achilles tendon is also attached ...
Source:The Star Online
Date:August 2, 2008
Hospitals' ground-breaking ankle replacements
ANKLE replacement operations are now being performed at Southlands Hospital, Shoreham - the only hospital in the county to carry out this surgery.
Source:West Sussex Observer
Date:July 29, 2008
Beware of unexpected drug side effects
... five days, I noticed tightness in my left Achilles' tendon that hampered my ability to walk. Three days later, my left ankle was so swollen, I could hardly hobble. An MRI showed a completely severed Achilles' tendon. I needed surgery and then spent ...
Source:Roanoke Times
Date:July 29, 2008
Strength, flexibility and conditioning can help k...
... and muscles around the joint are vulnerable to a variety of sprains, tears and ruptures. Early-onset osteoarthritis, a disease that wears away cartilage, is also common. "You don't have much control over what happens during an injury," said Dr. ...
Source:Marin Independent Journal
Date:July 27, 2008
All you need to know about arthritis
... occurs, people usually experience swelling, pain and stiffness in the affected area. Types of arthritis Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage that covers the end of the bone gradually wears away, causing the bones to rub against ...
Source:Beacon News
Date:July 16, 2008
Shoe envy can cause a pain in the foot
... a runway, pressure plates and computer analysis, doctors are finding the higher the heel, the more stress on toes and ankle joints.A That causes a multitude of long-lasting health issues. Zinszer says they've seen chronic effects from actually ...
Source:CNN
Date:July 11, 2008
Joint responsibility
... toll on the knees, with surrounding ligaments and muscles prone to tears and sprains as well as early-onset osteoarthritis, which destroys the cartilage. Sticking to one activity overworks some muscles, for example the calves, and ignores others, ...
Source:Scotland on Sunday
Date:July 9, 2008
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