Herniated Disk
When a disk is damaged, the soft rubbery center of the disk squeezes out through a weak point in the hard outer layer.
Common Injuries
Hip Flexor Strain
A strain is a stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon, a band of tissue that connects muscle to bone. The tendon may be inflamed. Inflammation of a tendon us called tendonitis. The hip flexor muscles allow you to lift your knee and bend at the waist.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Ilioyibial band syndrome is inflammation and pain on the outer side of the knee. The iliotibial band is a layer of connective tissue. It begins at a muscle near the outer side of your hip, travels down the outer side of your thigh, crosses the outer side of the knee, and attaches to the outer side of your upper shin bone (tibia).
Labral Tear
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. The labrum is a lip of connective tissue where the shoulder ligaments connect to the edge of the socket that holds the ball of the upper arm bone into the socket of the shoulder blade.
Lateral Epicondylitis Tennis Elbow
Lateral epicondylitis is the name for a condition in which the bony bump at the outer side of the elbow is painful and tender. The elbow joint is made up of the bone in the upper arm (humerus) and one of the bones in the lower arm (ulna).
Mallet Finger Baseball Finger
Mallet finger, also known as baseball finger, is an injury to the fingertip caused by a blow to the end of the finger. In mallet finger, the tendon that straightens the tip of the finger is injured and you may lose the ability to straighten your finger.
Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain
A sprain is a joint injury that causes a stretch or a tear in a ligament, a strong band of tissue connecting one bone to the other. The medical collateral ligament is located on the inner side of the knee. It attaches the thigh bone (femur) to the shine bone (tibia).
Medial Epicondylitis Golfer's Elbow
Medial epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow) is a painful inflammation of the bony bump on the inner side of the elbow. The elbow joint is made up of the bone in the upper arm (humerus) and one of the bones in the lower arm (ulna). The bony bumps at the bottom of the humerus are called the epicondyles.
Meniscal Cartilage Tear
The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in the middle of you knee. Cartilage is tough, smooth, rubbery tissue that lines and cushions the surface of the joints. There is a meniscus on the inner side of your knee (the medial meniscus) and a meniscus on the outer side (the lateral meniscus). They attach to the top of the shin bone (tibia), make contact with thigh bone (femur), and act as shock absorbers during weight-bearing activities.
Osgood Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful enlargement of the bump of shin bone (tibia) just below the knee. This bump is called the tibial tuberosity. The tendon from the kneecap (patella) inserts here. Osgood-Schlatter disease is most often seen in children between the ages of 10 and 15 and usually appears during a period of rapid growth.