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Hip adductor muscles are sometimes called your “groin” muscles, and a hip adductor strain can be called a groin strain. There are three muscles located on the inside of the leg. Hip adductor strains tend to occur when the tendons or the...

Hip osteoarthritis literally means wear and tear to the hip joint, or hip joint degeneration. Similar to other joints carrying your weight, the hips are prone to wear-and-tear arthritis. The glistening and smooth cartilage at the end of the...

Often times after a direct blow to the kneecap, the fat pad can end up becoming impinged between the kneecap and the distal thigh bone. Since the fat pad is one of the most sensitive of all structures within the knee, the condition is...

Although a fractured finger is a fairly minor injury, without the proper treatment, fractured fingers can cause a number of complications.  The bones in a normal hand are lined up with precision.  They allow you to perform a number of...

An individual who has a finger dislocation has an abnormal alignment of the bones within the finger.  Whenever an injury causes tearing around the joint ligaments, the bones can end up separating, which results in abnormal alignment.  In...

Hammer toe is a type of deformity that often occurs in women who wear shoes that are too narrow or too high of a heel.  These particular types of footwear will often force the toes up against the front part of the shoe, which creates an...

In the forearm, the radius is the larger of the two bones. The distal end is located at the end of the wrist. Fractures of the distal radius happen when the end of the radius bone breaks. It is sometimes simply called a broken wrist. These...

Fractures of the heel bone are usually the result of jumping and landing on the heel.  They can also be caused by road traffic accidents. The heel fracture tends to be an uncomplicated fracture. The heel is the most frequently fractured...

Cuboid syndrome describes a condition resulting from injury to the ligaments and joints surrounding the cuboid bone, which is one of the seven tarsal bones located in the foot. The condition is often manifested in the form of lateral pain...

Femoral nerve entrapment is the pinching of the femoral nerve at some point along its course. Most often, that occurs at the spine. Pinching of the femoral nerve will cause pain, numbness or weakness felt in the front of the thigh. Most of...

The shoulder tends to be the most mobile of all joints in the body. It is capable of turning in any number of different directions. Due to this advantage, it makes the shoulder one of the easiest joints to dislocate. Partial dislocation (or...

The spine has a number of normal curves when you look at it from the side. The curves aid in the absorption of loads applied to the spine from your body weight. They also assist with movement of your neck. The neck and lower back have a...