Tearing the ACL— a dreaded diagnosis often accompanied by reconstructive surgery and extensive rehabilitation. This injury is common in sports that involve sudden stops or changes in direction, jumping or landing, such as soccer, basketball, gymnastics, football, or downhill skiing.
Given the high volume of jumping performed in a typical ballet class (up to 200 jumps per 90 minute class1), you would expect ACL injuries to be ubiquitous amongst ballet dancers.
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative condition where the cartilage that provides cushioning to the joint starts to wear.
The name “Tennis Elbow” suggests tennis players are highly prone to this particular injury. While this can be the case due to their wrist bending backwards when they hit the ball, this injury is more common in people who don’t play professional tennis. Any job or sport which requires frequent backward bending or overuse of…
A recent publication from the Arthroscopy Association of Canada (AAC), that includes Banff Sport Medicine’s Dr Michaela Kopka, reviews the existing guidelines on the use of exercise as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis.
You’ve probably had, or know someone who’s had, an injury called an ‘’overuse’’ injury. Maybe it happened after doing seemingly not much, or after having already stopped activities. You may be overly excited at the beginning of the ski season, go for 2 consecutive full days (perhaps you also want to make your $150 daily…
– Menthol and exercise in the heat – The latest Bow Valley Crag & Canyon article from Banff Sport Medicine Physician, Dr Andy Reed, has him delving into the evidence that menthol can change our perception of how hot it is when we’re trying to perform physically in the heat!
Achilles’ tendonitis occurs when the tendon at the back of your heel becomes injured. The condition causes pain at the back of the heel, above the heel and/or into the lower calf, as well as stiffness of the ankle joint, and deformities around the tendon insertion. Your doctor will diagnose tendonitis after performing a physical…
Banff Sport Medicine Physician and ultrarunner, Dr Andy Reed, shares his ‘weight lifting for endurance performance’ expertise in his latest Bow Valley Crag & Canyon article.
Patellar instability – an unstable or dislocating kneecap – is a debilitating condition that frequently occurs in young, active people, that significantly affects their quality of life.
