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World Bicycle Day from the Perception of an Orthopedic

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  Cycling is a sport that is very easy for everyone to learn and use continuously. Regular cycling helps you keep fit by keeping most of your joints active.  Riding on a bicycle when you roam around going to the local stores, parks, or schools and or to work, you gradually improve your health in a tireless way. Cycling is a fun and low impact form of exercise for people of all ages and gender. Regular cycling helps increase blood flow and helps protect your body against several dangerous diseases like depression, obesity, arthritis , stroke, heart attack and some kinds of cancers. Cycling is one of the safest exercises as it causes very less strain and injuries. It is one of the best muscle workout exercises as it uses a huge group of your muscles. Regular cycling helps increase your stamina and gradually makes you strong. Pace is never a challenge for cycling. You can be as slow as you want to be as fast as you wish for within a few moments. This World Bicycling Day take a pl...

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 hav...

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 detec...

Curing Life After the Pop-Sound of the Knee!

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The anterior cruciate ligament or the ACL is one of the four ligaments/tissues in the knee that help the knee joint to remain stable. The ACL connects the thigh bone to the shinbone. Torn ACLs are one of the most common knee injuries .  Often a pop sound with severe pain followed by intense swelling is the symptoms of a torn ACL . An ACL tear or sprain occurs with an unnatural or unexpected change in direction or pivot against a locked knee . This may occur during the most common sports activities including basketball, football, skiing or tennis. Often women are more prone to ACL injury owing to the differences in the anatomy and muscle functions. A torn ACL can be treated with the help of surgery. Your orthopaedic surgeon might conduct several tests including x-rays of the damaged knee before suggesting surgery. Gradually after the surgery, one needs to learn to stand and walk with the reconstructed ligament. With a regular physiotherapy session, a patient may once again liv...