If you’ve ever felt a sharp or persistent ache just below your kneecap after a workout, practice, or game, you might be dealing with Patellar Tendonitis, commonly known as Jumper’s Knee. This overuse injury affects many athletes—especially those in high-impact sports like basketball, volleyball, and track—where explosive jumping and sudden direction changes are frequent. Understanding...
Accidents and injuries are common, especially when playing sports or engaging in physical activities. A common issue people face is a painful ankle injury that prevents weight-bearing and may be accompanied by swelling or bruising. It can sometimes be difficult to differentiate between a sprain and a fracture, but understanding the key differences can help...
If you are looking to get your heart rate up and to break out a sweat, working out at home can be just as effective as going to the gym. Without the need to use any fancy equipment or to travel beyond your bedroom, you can get just as strenuous a workout done. In fact, you can use your own bodyweight to strengthen and train every muscle in your body.
You must have heard of the term cardio (or cardiovascular fitness) being thrown around by health professionals, fitness fanatics and even your friends and family but what is cardio really?
Whether you’ve recently injured your knee or you’ve been suffering from knee issues for many years, you can minimise your knee pain if you follow these do’s and don’ts.
Dislocations occur at joints, where two or more bones meet and have contact with each other. In such instances, the bones forming the joint are either entirely or partially displaced from their regular position.
As medical progress evolves, it is essential to recognize the dynamic nature of healthcare and approach scientific literature with discernment. Discussions in this article focus on ACL repair surgery, exploring its viability as a treatment option for ACL injuries and it is done with current available knowledge. As greater understanding of the discussed techniques occurs over time and long-term clinical results become available, what is accepted as recommended treatment currently may change in the future.
Dr Sean Leo was featured on Singapore’s largest Chinese-language publication, Zao Bao, to talk about popping sounds in the knee, its causes, diagnosis and management.
Does running cause arthritis? No, but certain factors associated with it may raise your risk over time like overtraining, injury leading to biomechanical changes, muscle imbalance. If you have pain while running, consult your orthopaedic surgeon.
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine indicates that Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears might heal naturally.
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