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Sports hernia
Sports hernia, also known as an inguinal hernia or Gilmore's groin, is named after Jerry Gilmore who first recognised the condition in 1980 and developed a surgical repair technique for it. It is a medical condition that affects athletes, mainly...
Read moreSnapping hip injury
Snapping hip injury, sometimes called dancer's hip, is a condition in which the person feels a snapping sensation around the hip region when the hip is flexed or extended. The snapping is caused by the movement of a tendon over...
Read moreShoulder injuries
Shoulder injuries are common among athletes such as baseball players, golfers, cricketers who overuse their arm in their sporting activities. Players of contact sports like football and rugby are also susceptible to shoulder injuries. This article highlights some of the...
Read moreShin pain (Medial Tibial Periostitis)
The term 'shin splints' is often used by athletes to describe pain along the length of the tibia (shin pain). There are many causes of shin pain, therefore the broad term of shin splints is not in itself accurate and...
Read moreOver training injuries
Many athletes make the mistake of thinking that more is better. More exercise, more weights, more frequency. The result is that they become burnt out or suffer injury. Some injuries that result from overtraining are shin splints, (soreness and swelling...
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