Basketball is a contact sport. But unlike, say, football or hockey, the participants wear very little protective equipment, making injuries all-too-common occurrences. While hoops injuries
Category: Ankle
SNOWBOARDING INJURIES TO THE FOOT AND ANKLE
From?SidelineSportsDoc Key Points: Snowboarding is growing in popularity, especially amongst young people Lightweight boards with less rigid boots lead to faster speeds, with an increase
BASKETBALL: ANKLE BRACING AND BALANCE TRAINING REDUCE ANKLE SPRAIN RISK
By Dev Mishra, M.D.,?President, Sideline Sports Doc,?Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University Key Points: Basketball players are at risk for ankle sprains, knee
PART 3: FOOTBALL INJURY RECOVERY
There?s no easy road to recovery. Whether you?ve encountered a minor ankle sprain or need knee surgery, every athlete who becomes hurt needs to take
PART 2: FOOTBALL INJURY PREVENTION
Speed, agility and endurance are essential to a winning football season. But one wrong move can cause injury and sideline you for an entire season?if
PART 1: 5 COMMON FOOTBALL INJURIES
Almost every move in football can lead to some sort of injury, from rushing and catching to tackling and throwing, be it from overuse or
THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND BIONIC BRACING FROM DONJOY
The BIONIC Series is our most stable line of Sport Performance bracing products featuring bilateral polycentric hinges to fully stabilize the joint against lateral forces.
TIPS FOR PREVENTING BASEBALL SLIDING INJURIES
While baseball is commonly known as a non-contact sport, the risk of collision is certainly not minimal. Some are due to contact with the ball,
STRESS FRACTURE CAN STOP YOUR SUMMER RUNNING
Key Points: A stress fracture is a type of overuse injury Stress fractures often start with mild activity related pain that never disappears Stress fractures
