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Knee Questions
This section is dedicated to questions about the knee. If you are looking for answers about your knee injury, this is the best place to start.

Ankle Questions
From ankle sprains an fractures to tendonitis and surgery, this is the place to ask your ankle and foot questions.

Shoulder Questions
Shoulder dislocations, rotator cuff tears, shoulder surgery, and all other shoulder questions are here.

Hip and Back Questions
Hip flexor injury, hamstring strains, and many other injuries are all included in the hip questions section of the site.

Elbow Questions
Ask your questions about the elbow, wrist, and hands.

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Question - Jammed Finger (prevention) 
I was reading your article on jammed fingers and I was wondering if is a way to prevent it from happening, because I've been getting them pretty commonly....

Hot rub or cold based ointments? 
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I ...

Frost Burn From Ice Pack 
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MCL Sprain: question on healing time. 
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Question - Lateral Release (after ACL reconstruction) 
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Question - Knee Strengthening (hip/core exercises) 
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Question - Wrist Injury (bike accident) 
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Qustion - Knee Dislocation (exercises for strength) 
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This ...

Question - Heat Illness (headaches after activity) 
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On the hottest days he ...

Question - Rotator Cuff Tear (surgery or not) 
I have a small tear and impengment in my rotator cuff. It is painful to reach, push, pull, lift etc. Orthopedic doctor wants to do sugery but I've heard ...

Question - Strained Quad? (rice treatment) 
What do you mean by compression in the R.I.C.E treatment?

"Knocking" of ankles (running) 
I have noticed that when I begin to get tired after a long run or if I do not pay attention to my running, I will occasionally "knock" my ankle bones causing ...

EJ giving up soccer 
Thank you very much for putting up this site and being willing to help. More than trying to get free advice, I'm trying to get some hope for my injury....

Question - Jammed finger? (x-ray or not) 
Should i get and x-ray if my finger was hit by a ball and swelled to the size of my thumb (about).

Question - ACL Tear (cast, crutches, or brace?) 
I'm only 14 and i tore my ACL in a soccer game...I'm getting a MRI later in the month. But the question is will I have to wear a hard cast, brace or crutches....

Both knees developed pain simultaneously. 
I have developed, simultaneously, severe pain medially in both knees. No contact injury. I run 20 - 30 miles per week (road work). I have very good cushioning ...

Question - Ankle Sprain (8 weeks with continued pain) 
My wife sprained her ankle 8 weeks ago and she is still in lots of pain. It still swells up and keeps her awake at night, yet at times it can feel ok for ...

Broken metatarsal little toe 
Hi there..........I broke my metatarsal on my little toe at Easter and the doctor removed my cast in 10 days but the toe has not yet healed. I had an ...

Question - Sprained Wrist (thumb/palm/wrist pain) 
I have pain that goes from my thumb to the palm of my hand and into my wrist, could i have sprained it? It also gets stiff quite often, especially when ...

Clicking in the knee (after lateral release) 
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Question - AC grade III 
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14 year old has acl reconstruction 
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Question - Meniscus Injury and RICE (duration) 
Hi, I just read your article on RICE, which makes a lot of sense and is great advice. But I am wondering for how long these principles should be applied ...

Question - Torn Medial Meniscus (professional basketball) 
Can I play basketbal professionally if I have extracted my medial meniscus?

Question - Torn Meniscus (MCL detachment) 
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Playing Sports with ACL Tear 
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Question - Knee Injury?? (patellar tendon/ligament) 
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Question - Hamstring Autograft Strength 
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Some ...

Name for the front(inside) of the elbow? 
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Question - Massage (technique)  
What is the best step by step way to massage a football player after a game?

I am confused about how to recieve your answer to my past question 
Hi,
I am really confused about how to get the answer to my recent question about the "choma" of the patella and ankle surgery.I can find the question ...

Question - Injuries (Importance of Rehab) 
What is the importance of going to rehab after a sports injury?

Question - Rotator Cuff Injury (pain for how long)  Not rated yet
Could the pain ease up in a few days after you have had extreme pain in your shoulder from a torn rotator cuff?

Question - Price (surgical procedure)  Not rated yet
Roughly how much would it cost to get the procedure done?

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Sorry, but I am not sure what procedure you are talking about...comment back ...

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