According to a new study, physiotherapy may not provide more benefits after an ankle sprain than simple rest and ice. Although that headline may be surprising, it doesn’t paint a full picture of the total affects an unmanaged sprained ankle can have on your whole body. For the study, researchers at two Canadian hospitals looked […]
Obesity Linked To Flat Feet in Children
A new study out of King George’s Medical University suggests that over 90 percent of overweight or obese children express symptoms of flat feet. The study based out of India examined nearly 400 children under the age of 12. 386 children were divided into two groups based on their body-mass index. Researchers uncovered that flat feet […]
More Information On Our Hearts To Your Soles 2016
Red Wing Shoes, local doctors and the non-profit “Our Hearts To Your Soles” are partnering to provide footwear and health screenings to those in need at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul. WHAT: “Our Hearts to Your Soles” will be distributing hundreds of Red Wing shoes and boots, Superfeet will be handing out hygiene packages […]
Ankle Sprains Most Common Injury During High School Sports
Medical data suggests that ankle sprains are the most common single injury in high school sports, accounting for roughly one in six of all high school sports-related injuries. The data was collected through the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance System, which revealed that sprained ankles accounted for 16 percent of all sports-related injuries across […]
ACP Issues New Gout Guidelines
The American College of Physicians has issued new guidelines for the treatment of gout. The new guidelines suggest that physicians should look to control gout with corticosteroids, nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drugs, or colchicine to treat patients with acute gout. “Physicians should consider using corticosteroids first in patients without contraindications because they are one of the most […]
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