Shoulder sprains and strains are both injuries that can happen due to overuse of or trauma to the shoulder. While the symptoms of the two are similar, they involve different types of tissue within ...

When a sprain occurs, you have overstretched, twisted, or damaged a ligament, usually from a sudden event (i.e. twisting your ankle while running). Ligaments are bands of tissues that connect the ...

Sports injuries don’t just happen to elite, competitive athletes. If you’re an active adult who enjoys recreational exercise, chances are you have probably experienced a musculoskeletal injury at one ...

Last week, we reviewed concussions as we approach the fall sports season. This week, as many scholastic athletes prepare for their first games, let’s take a look at different types of bone, muscle and ...

Opioids don't belong on the menu for managing acute pain from non–low back musculoskeletal injuries, except in cases of severe injury or when first-line therapies don't work, according to new guidance ...

Aug. 17 (UPI) --Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are just as effective as opioids at reducing pain from common injuries like strains and sprains, two analyses published Monday by the ...

Learn how rainy and cold weather may be linked with joint pain, impacting those with arthritis or other musculoskeletal ...

For more than a year, some of us have been working in makeshift offices, hunched over computers on beds, floors or coffee tables. Stuck at home, we’ve taken on projects and have been climbing ladders, ...

Touchdowns and torn ligaments. Hail Marys and hamstring pulls. Tackles and turf toe. Injuries can play as big a role in an NFL team’s successes or failures as the best game plans. “That’s part of the ...

Some of the most important players on NFL teams are those that might not necessarily start the season on the field. Depth is crucial during a rigorous 17-game regular-season schedule that’s preceded ...