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Participating in sports activities is a good way to stay active and physically strong. However, the time spent in the field also increases the risk of getting injured. Sportspersons are prone to injure the knees, shoulders, ligaments, muscles, suffer from concussions, fatigue or other soft tissue damages. Listed below are some methods and tips to prevent such injuries: It is important for the athlete to report any sense of discomfort, pain or persistent problem to a medical practitioner or the coach. Pushing through the pain and discomfort can lead to permanent damage to the...

The knee joint is one of the largest in the body, comprising of three bones - femur, tibia and the kneecap (patella). The kneecap fits into a groove like cavity in front of the femur called the trochlea. All these bones have a protective tissue lining around their surface to reduce friction between them. The quadriceps tendon that lies near the patella connects the quadriceps muscle to the tibia. In normal joints, the patella is placed in the center of the trochlea but in some people it is pulled to one side of the groove and does not slide within the cavity as the leg moves....

Scheuermann’s Kyphosis, also known as Juvenile Kyphosis or Calve’s disease, is a self-limiting disorder that creates an abnormal curvature of the spine. This is a thoracolumbar disorder that commonly affects the adolescents during their growth phase. A normal spine is vertically inclined and its cylindrical-shaped vertebrae are placed one above the other to keep it stable. A slight curve is present in the spine which allows it to bear the impact of the body’s movements and to absorb external shocks effectively. In some cases, the vertebrae may grow at a different rate relative...

Death of a bone due to loss of blood supply is referred to as Osteonecrosis. The condition mostly affects the hip joint although the knees may also get damaged. It is one of the most common causes of knee pain in women above the age of 60 years. The knee joint gets its blood supply from the two main arteries: femoral artery and the popliteal artery. During Osteonecrosis, the blood supply to the lateral femoral condoyle or the medial femoral condoyle, two main bones of the thigh, may get disrupted. The top of the tibia or the lower leg bone may also be damaged. The bones thrive...

The growth plate is a mass of cartilage tissue that is found around the edges of the long bones such as the femur, ulna, and the radius. Each of these bones has at least two growth plates at their ends and the bone development occurs around these plates. The growth plate tends to harden or ossify at the end of the growth cycle of the child once the bones have attained their full length. These are weak soft tissue structures that can break with slight external pressure or overuse. It is estimated that about 30% of the fractures reported during childhood or in young adults,...