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Know Your Running Technique and How to Improve It

Not feeling quite right after your run? Your running technique may be the cause of added foot or ankle pain after exercise. You can adjust your running form and learn how to decrease the risk of injury to improve your run. John Linden, PT, DPT, physical therapist at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, helps educate us on running […]

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Calf Strengthening for Triathletes

Calf musculature (gastrocnemius and soleus) is responsible for the majority of propulsion and support during the stance phase of the gait cycle (Source 1). Additionally, injuries to the lower limb make up the bulk of all injuries in triathletes during both preseason and competition season (Source 2). Therefore, from both a performance and injury prevention […]

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To Walk In Her Shoes

Advocate Children’s Hospital, Spring 2014 Newsletter Born with a short femur, Claire Jermone waited until a new technology was available to lengthen her limb in a safe and less invasive manner. When 6 month-old Claire visited Dr. Andrea Kramer, a pediatric specialist at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, Dr. Kramer felt it would be […]

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Patellar Tendon Rupture and Treatment

The patellar tendon works in conjunction with the knee cap and your shin bone to bend and straighten the leg.  A partial or complete tear of the patellar tendon can be very painful and  a full tear may require surgery.  When the tendon tears, it allows the patella to be misplaced and move upward which […]

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Women More Likely To Injure ACL Than Men

There have been many studies that indicate that female athletes are more likely to suffer an Anterior Crucial Ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes competing in the same sports.  A torn or ruptured ACL is a major injury to the knee, in which the ACL is over-stretched, and tears partially or completely. Sports like basketball […]

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Sciatica Pain Management – Do you have shooting pain in your leg?

Do you have shooting pain in your legs that make it hard to stand up from a seated position? Do you suffer from a tingling or burning sensation that goes down one of your legs? These are two common symptoms of sciatica, a common condition that affects the largest nerve in your body. The sciatic nerve […]

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Exercising Before Knee Surgery

If you’ve been diagnosed with a knee injury, like a torn ACL, and you’re preparing to undergo surgery.  Your physician may have recommended doing pre-surgery exercises. These exercises help strengthen the surrounding leg muscle, increase range of motion and flexibility. Sometimes a good routine will help reduce the time needed in rehabilitation. In most cases […]

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Snapping Hips Isn’t The Name Of A Rock Band

Snapping hip syndrome is usually painless and harmless but sometimes quite annoying. It usually manifests when you walk, get up from a chair, or swing your leg around. If you are experiencing snapping hip syndrome, you could either feel or hear a “snapping” sensation in your hip. Athletes in their teens and twenties as well as […]

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