Hip pain is surprisingly common in kids, and most often, it is caused by injuries. These injuries—while fairly easy to detect in older children and adolescents—are much harder to detect when infants, toddlers, or preschoolers get hurt.
Patellar tendonitis is the condition that occurs when the tendon becomes inflamed and irritated. This problem is most often seen in athletes who do repetitive jumping, the reason patellar tendonitis is often called "jumper's knee." Patellar tendonitis is most often seen in participants of sports such as basketball and volleyball, although it can also be seen in runners and other types of athletes.
Hamstring muscle injuries are common, especially in athletes. Most often, hamstring muscle injuries are partial tears of the muscle. These types of injuries, called muscle strains, occur when the fibers that make up the muscle are stretched beyond their normal limits. Symptoms of a hamstring muscle strain can include pain, bruising, swelling, and difficulty with certain movements, particularly athletic activities.
College athletes participating in indoor sports, especially African-Americans, might be vitamin D deficient and put themselves at risk of injury or poor performance according to a study recently published in the journal Nutrients.
Nerve flossing targets conditions that involve irritation of the nerves, such as sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Nerve flossing gently mobilizes compressed or irritated nerves through a set of simple exercises.
