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Tennis Elbow

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Tennis Elbow , inflammation or sometimes micro-tearing of the tendons on the outer side of elbow , can occur due to several reasons, the primary being repetitive wrist and arm motions. The forearm muscles and tendons get damaged due to overuse from repeating the same motions again and again.   Sportsmen playing tennis or other racquet sports are often diagnosed with this inflammation, thus the name - tennis elbow .   Not only the sportsmen, several other professionals, such as painters, plumbers, carpenters and butchers, who need to repetitively use their forearm muscle or extend wrist and hand are prone to this kind of inflammation.   The primary symptom of the tennis elbow is pain or severe burning sensation that usually occurs on the outside of the elbow or in the forearm and wrist. Other symptoms include weak grip strength and often severe pain during the night.   Before diagnosing, the orthopaedic need to consider several factors and may have to ask you for so

Happy Hypoxia - The New Unhappy!

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  Besides treating several patients suffering from different orthopedic problems such as any sorts of trauma to bones and muscles or any fractures and doing several orthopedic surgeries , Dr Rahul Sharma, a senior orthopedic surgeon in Sawan Neelu Angels Hospital, New Delhi ,  has been mentoring people regularly on the do’s and don’ts during Covid times. Discussing the newest research on Covid-19 symptoms - Hypoxia , we had a conversation with him. “Happy is the NEW UNHAPPY ”, he says. A person may feel normal even if his/her blood oxygen level is falling. It’s when your body starves for oxygen without showing any symptoms. Normal oxygen saturation in a healthy individual is 94%. If it falls below this, it’s called HYPOXIA . If a person is unable to feel it and believes everything is fine, it is called HAPPY HYPOXIA . Dr Rahul Sharma, from Life in Motion Clinic says, “ Happy Hypoxia is an alarming situation and also one of the major causes of deaths in Covid-19.” How to detect it? Dr