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Greenstick Fractures

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                                                             Life In Motion Clinic Fracture can happen at any age. Even a new born baby can face this blow due to any complications during the birth giving. However, since the bones are soft till the age of ten, often children are diagnosed with greenstick fracture . In such fractures, the bone doesn't break completely, instead it bends and/or cracks. The fracture looks similar to what happens when you try to break a small, "green" branch on a tree and is thud called greenstick fracture.   The symptoms of a greenstick fracture depend on the severity of the crack. Mild fractures might be mistaken for sprains or bruises while severe ones can cause deformities if left untreated. The symptoms include: Pain Bruising Tenderness Swelling Deformity (a bending or twisting) of the affected body part   Arm fractures are more common than the leg fractures as one often throws out the arms to catch or hold s

Arthritis - Causes and Treatments

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Life In Motion Clinic   When one or more joints of your body start paining, often followed by or along with swelling and inflammation, you might be suffering from Arthritis. Though this can happen with any joint, but it is common in the knee. Knee arthritis makes even the day to day activities too difficult to be performed normally. The person finds it difficult to even walk or climb stairs thus causing disability. While there are more than 100 forms of arthritis which mainly affects the adult, some of the types of deformities can occur in children too. The most common to be found are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid. Though there is no cure yet for such a dreadful disease, there are different therapies by which arthritis can be treated to a huge extend. If there is no relief with the therapies, several surgeries are suggested. If the pain from arthritis causes disability and relief can't be treated from non surgical treatment, surgeries varying to the need are suggested. Arthro

Types of Fractures

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 Life In Motion Clinic When a bone of the body is broken, it is called a fracture. It can be a small crack to a complete broken one. Often a bone is broken when it is impacted by more pressure than it can tolerate or support. For healing a fracture, often a plaster is placed to provide enough time, help and support to the bone to heal by its own. However, at times, some fractures are needed to be operated. The most common operations are done as replacementsurgeries . The other common type of surgery is arthroscopy surgery .   The damage to a bone varies and so does the types of fractures. The most common ones are: ·          Avulsion fracture – a muscle or ligament pull on the bone treated by ligament surgeries . ·          Comminuted fracture – the bone is shattered into many pieces. ·          Compression (crush) fracture – generally occurs in the spongy bone in the spine. For example, the front portion of a vertebra in the spine may collapse due to osteoporosis. ·  

Sports Injury - Causes & Prevention

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  Any sort of wear and tear to any part of body during or due to sports activities or exercises can be termed as sports injuries . Ranging from bruises, strains, tears to broken bones and fractures , a sport injury can happen due to several reasons like over-training, improper form or technique, lack of conditioning. The risk   is often increased with lack of warm up before any activity. The most common reasons for such injuries are: improper or poor training practices wearing improper sporting gear being in poor health condition improper warm-up or stretching practices before a sporting event or exercise   Do you know what are some of the common sports injuries that a Sports person face some time. It is the most common - Sprains and strains Joint injuries (knee, shoulder, ankle) Muscle injuries Meniscus Tear Dislocations Fractures ·          Cartilage Injury Achilles tendon injuries Pain along the shi