Archive for June, 2008

Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring muscle is a group of three strong, large muscles that spread at the back of the thigh/upper leg and help flex the knee joint, draw the legs inward or extend the thigh. These are extremely useful in daily activities and in many sporting activities.

Rotator Cuff Injury

Bowling in cricket, pitching in baseball, swimming, kayaking and many other sports involve the rotation of shoulder. This rotation of the shoulder is enabled and dynamically stabilized with the help of the Rotator Cuff, which is the anatomical term given to the group of muscles and their tendons covering the upper arm bone. When over [...]

Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder joint has the greatest range of movement/activity among all the joints in the body. This feature, though extremely useful for the body, may also face the higher risk of getting injured than other body joints. Shoulder Injuries can range from pain and stiffness to dislocation. At times an ignored stiffness of shoulder can [...]