Virtual Reality and Healthcare: An Intriguing Crossover

You must have heard that famous saying: “it takes fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown”, and that, in light of this fact, you should smile more often. Now, if a mere expression of frown requires so many muscles to work in tandem, imagine the complex biomechanics taking place inside Usain Bolt’s body, … Continue reading Virtual Reality and Healthcare: An Intriguing Crossover →

 

Tennis Leg and Achilles Tendonitis: Confusing the Two can be Dangerous

After our article on Runner’s knee, let’s go down a bit and talk about the calfs. Often when we experience a shooting pain in our calf muscle, there might not be one specific reason behind it. Your calf can hurt due to multiple reasons, some of which are so complex and convoluted that they are … Continue reading Tennis Leg and Achilles Tendonitis: Confusing the Two can be Dangerous →

 

The What, Why And When Of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee)

By now we’ve already talked about why health of your joints greatly reflects the health of your overall body. While our last article Tennis Elbow And Golfer’s Elbow: A Primer explained the major elbow injuries, the current one throws light on the knee conditions. It’s every runner’s nightmare to suddenly feel a shooting pain in the … Continue reading The What, Why And When Of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner’s Knee) →

 

Tennis Elbow & Golfer’s Elbow: A Primer

Although one-fourth of athletic injuries involve the hand and wrist, it may surprise you to know that disable injuries at work with upper extremities occur at the rate of 25% of all disable work injuries in the U.S. Right from mobility to strenuous physical activities and sports, our hands work probably the most. Repetitive actions … Continue reading Tennis Elbow & Golfer’s Elbow: A Primer →