When it comes to youth sports injury rates, the number of injuries reported for teenage athletes is quite comparable to the number of professional athlete injuries. In fact, there are 2 million injuries that occur each year from high school sports-related activities.
The age-old question about the relationship between cold weather and aching joints continues to elude people. There is still not enough research to prove that the drops in temperature directly correlates with worsening joint pain. However, a change in barometric pressure does increase sensitivity.
Dr. Van Thiel was recently featured in a set of news segments to pay tribute to surgeons who are helping connect to patients safely during the pandemic with the help of telemedicine.
Hip pain is not a new phenomenon for dancers- so much so that often they simply dance through the discomfort until it becomes unbearable. The constant excess rotation on the hip and repetitive extension of the legs put extra stress on a very important and large joint. Hip injuries in dancers can arise over time or occur suddenly.
There are many different types of joint pain (including the hundreds of types of arthritis) and many different ways to treat the often extreme discomfort associated with physical conditions of that nature.
