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Osteoarthritis of the knee not only affect one’s ability to stay active, it can have significant impact on the ability to perform regular daily tasks, which in turn can have a negative effect on mental health as well.

An interesting thing about our current aging population, the Baby Boomers, is that unlike their parents who were not as focused on sports and leisure pursuits, the Boomers are not willing to slow down nor are they quick to use drugs as part of their aging prevention protocol. This may be a contributing factor to the popularity of kinesiology tape as a way to help control pain and the expanding body of research knowledge on this treatment modality.

Ask a class of anatomy students what the human body’s largest organ is and you may get answers like, “the liver”, “the intestines”, “the lungs”.

The answer is actually the skin and at 6-10% of total body weight it wins by a country mile compared to the liver at a mere 2.5%.

The national athletic trainers’ association (in the USA) recently released a position statement on the management of dislocated joints as they pertain to the limbs.

The main talking point in this article was whether or not joints should be put back in place (or reduced on the spot) and guidelines for making decisions regarding patient care if a dislocation occurs.

You’ve just had surgery on your ACL. Amongst the frustration of a long recovery ahead, many people want to know two things. When can I run again and when can I return to sport.

Rambaud et al. reviewed 201 studies which discussed inclusion criteria for when an individual can run following ACL surgery. Across the board the most common outcome for returning to run post surgery was time. The majority of studies concluded the average was 12 weeks, 8-16 across all studies.