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What Is the Difference Between a High Ankle Sprain and a Standard Ankle Sprain?

2022-03-21T07:25:11-07:00
Dr. Murali Moorthy of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine explains the difference between high ankle and standard ankle sprains.
Question: What is the difference between a high ankle sprain and a standard ankle sprain?
Answer: A high ankle sprain is used to describe a specific type of ankle injury. Normally, when someone sprains their ankle, the outer ligaments are stretched or torn. This injury causes pain and swelling around the ankle and can be quite uncomfortable. A high ankle sprain injures the ligament about the ankle joint that joins together the two bones of the lower leg – the tibia, or shin [Learn More]
What Is the Difference Between a High Ankle Sprain and a Standard Ankle Sprain?2022-03-21T07:25:11-07:00

What Can I Expect After a Shoulder Separation?

2022-03-02T06:08:03-08:00
Dr. Michael Michlitsch of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine talks about what to expect if your shoulder has been separated.

Question: What are you supposed to expect with a shoulder separation?
Answer: For most types of shoulder separations, rest and time are sufficient to allow healing of the injured ligaments to occur. In severe separations, pain and/or instability might necessitate surgical repair. Players with injuries to throwing shoulders typically require longer recovery time. However, injuries that don’t require surgery will allow a player to return somewhere between 2-4 weeks.Learn More
What Can I Expect After a Shoulder Separation?2022-03-02T06:08:03-08:00

What can I do for my IT band injuries?

2022-03-02T06:08:43-08:00
Dr. Charles Preston of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine discusses ways to care for IT band injuries.
Question: What can I do about my IT band injury?
Answer: IT band syndrome is caused by excessive friction on the Iliotibial band and the underlying tissue due to the repetitive knee bending activity. Common in distance runners, IT band injuries are characterized by pain, tenderness and warmth at the lateral aspect of the leg. It is common to have pain that lessons as you warm up and then increases again. IT band syndrome is usually treated with ice, rest, flexibility programs and strengthening programs. [Learn More]
What can I do for my IT band injuries?2022-03-02T06:08:43-08:00

I Have Trouble Straightening My Elbow, Whats Wrong?

2022-03-02T06:09:13-08:00
Dr. Michael Michlitsch of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine discusses reasons someone might have problems straightening their elbow.

Question: I have a question for the doctor. I have trouble straightening my elbow, what’s wrong?

Answer: Many young gymnasts or baseball players are injured by repetitive, forceful extension of the elbow, such as with throwing a baseball. When overuse occurs, often combined with improper mechanics, stretching out or injury to the ligaments on the inside of the elbow occurs and compression to the bones and ligaments to the outside of the back of the elbow occurs. This may result in pain and this [Learn More]
I Have Trouble Straightening My Elbow, Whats Wrong?2022-03-02T06:09:13-08:00

Should I Wear a Brace While Lifting Weights?

2022-03-02T06:09:47-08:00
Dr. Abid Qureshi of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine discusses whether or not to wear a brace while lifting weights.

Question: Should I wear a brace while lifting weights?

Answer: Usually not necessary unless you are lifting very heavy weights or have a predisposition for back problems.
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Should I Wear a Brace While Lifting Weights?2022-03-02T06:09:47-08:00

I Have Pain Below My Kneecaps, What Could Be Wrong?

2022-03-02T06:10:22-08:00

Question: I have pain below my kneecaps. What could be wrong?

Answer: This could be a condition known as jumper’s knee. Pain below the kneecap is often attributed to an abnormal patella tendon. Also known as patellar tendonitis, this is a condition in which the fibers of the patellar tendon receive repetitive stress and accumulate enough damage that additional force across the patellar tendon, such as when running and jumping, becomes painful. The initial course of treatment for this problem, which is common in young athletes, [Learn More]
I Have Pain Below My Kneecaps, What Could Be Wrong?2022-03-02T06:10:22-08:00

What Do I Do If My Sprain Isnt Getting Any Better?

2022-03-02T06:11:03-08:00
Question: What do I do if my sprain isn’t getting any better?
Answer: If you have attempted to rest, ice and treat a simple ankle sprain but it is just not improving, it may be time to take a closer look. Sometimes there are issues that need to be explored with diagnostic tools that we have at our disposal, such as X-ray or MRI, to rule out a more serious injury. It may also be possible that you could benefit from formal therapy, injections or surgery to improve your function back to pre-injury level.
What Do I Do If My Sprain Isnt Getting Any Better?2022-03-02T06:11:03-08:00

How Long Will I Be Out After a Separated Shoulder?

2022-03-02T06:11:36-08:00
Question: How long does it take for me to return after a separated shoulder?
Answer: Once you are comfortable and have regained appropriate range of motion and strength, consideration may be given to return to your sport. However, an injury occurring with typical anterior shoulder dislocation causes stretching and tearing of ligaments and labrum to the front of the shoulder. This injury does not heal with the usual tightness causing recurrent instability or dislocation in a tiny percent of young athletes. The rate of re-dislocation in the general population is a little less than 50 percent. Many athletes will attempt to rest [Learn More]
How Long Will I Be Out After a Separated Shoulder?2022-03-02T06:11:36-08:00

How Can We Prevent Injuries While Cheerleading?

2022-03-02T06:12:10-08:00
Question: How do we prevent injuries while cheerleading?
Answer: Injuries to those athletes on the sidelines often don’t get mentioned. However, there are more than 3.5 million cheerleaders in the United States, and they can suffer injuries, often rather severe ones to the wrists and shoulders, knees and ankles, and head and neck. Stunt restrictions can reduce the number and severity of catastrophic injuries. Such safety measures, such as height restrictions in human pyramids, improvements in the thrower to flyer ratio, and increasing the number of spotters for each individual above shoulder level are routinely in place. Basket toss stunts – where [Learn More]
How Can We Prevent Injuries While Cheerleading?2022-03-02T06:12:10-08:00

Can You Still Play Sports With Scoliosis?

2022-03-02T06:14:37-08:00

Dr. Abid Qureshi of Golden State Orthopedics & Spine talks about playing sports with scoliosis.

Question: Can you still play sports with scoliosis?
Answer: Yes. In general, for curvatures below 50 degrees in magnitude, all sports can be played.
Can You Still Play Sports With Scoliosis?2022-03-02T06:14:37-08:00

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