How it happens: A turf toe injury occurs when the great toe is forced upward, causing sprains or tears of the plantar ligaments and tendons. How to prevent: When playing on turf or other surfaces that require cutting, stiff shoes that prevent upward motion of the great toe prevent this injury. How to identify the condition: […]
Hiker Documents Ankle Fracture in Video Diary
A video diary of a 21-year-old Colorado college student detailing her time stranded in the Wyoming mountains with a fractured ankle has gone viral. Watch the video. The star of the video, Lexi DeForest, was hiking with her friend when she attempted to jump across a gorge, fell 8 feet, and fractured her ankle. Her […]
These Injuries Prove that Soccer is not for Sissies
There is a common misconception that soccer is a sport for wimps. Recently, soccer enthusiast @soccerproblems went on a mission to turn this myth on its head. He took to his twitter account and asked his followers to send pictures of their soccer injuries. He then compiled the 4 best (most gruesome) injuries into the […]
How to Diagnose & Treat Posterior Heel Pain
The other day a nurse came up to me in the hospital and asked, “Dr. Silverman, the back of my heel hurts. What’s my diagnosis?” Posterior heel pain is almost always an Insertional Achilles tendon disorder. The anatomy of the back of the heel is pretty simple: Skin A small layer of tissue A tendon that connect the […]
How to Know if you have Ankle Instability
Knowing if you have ankle instability can be easy to diagnose for some and challenging for others. You may have ankle instability if: you have had several ankle sprains in the past your ankle give way on uneven ground you find yourself avoiding things that aggravate your loose ankle or ankles (high heels, cutting sports, […]
