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Shoulder Notes: Your Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Anatomy and more by Chris M. Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 7:56pm . Excellent Shoulder Anatomy Video This is the best video I’ve seen describing the function and anatomy of the shoulder joint. If you want to know more about how your shoulder... What is your Rotater Cuff and How can it be injured? One of the most common injuries of the shoulder involves the rotator cuff. But exactly what is the rotator cuff Read on »

Shoulder Notes: Your Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Anatomy and more » by Chris M. Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:30pm What is your Rotater Cuff and How can it be injured? One of the most common injuries of the shoulder involves the rotator cuff. But exactly what is the rotator cuff and what does it do? Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy out of Boston posted a very good article about the rotator cuff written in easy-to-understand terms. [...] Read on »

ABC News: NHL Star Avery Suffers Lacerated Spleen by Greg T. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:39pm ABC News: NHL Star Avery Suffers Lacerated Spleen I hate Avery but I never wanted him to stop breathing... it looks like he will recover. Read on »

SLAP Tear - Stretch Your Shoulder to Avoid this Painful Shoulder Injury by Chris M. Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:36am What is a SLAP Tear? Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior Tear A SLAP Tear is a shoulder injury that often occurs because of repetitive overhead motion – a major... the throwing athlete, how to test your shoulder and what you or your pitcher can do to avoid this shoulder injury. Tags: SLAP+tear, shoulder+injury, throwing+injury Read on »

Trick of the Trade: Finger nailbed laceration repair by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 06 Jan 2010 12:00am Over the years, I have been frustrated by how inelegant finger nailbed closure is. Nailbed lacerations are often sustained by a major crush injury, resulting in a stellate and irregular laceration pattern. This typically also requires the crushed fingernail to be removed. Cosmesis is never ideal because pieces of the nailbed are often missing, as seen Read on »

Trick of the Trade: Hemostasis of finger laceration by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Nov 2010 12:00am Lacerations of the finger can bleed quite profusely because of digital vascularity. This obscures the provider's ability to perform a careful exam and can make suturing quite difficult. Simple direct pressure over the laceration often controls the bleeding. What if this doesn't work? Trick of the Trade: Glove tourniquet "ring Read on »

Trick of the trade: Irrigating scalp lacerations by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:00am Thanks to my new-found Emergency Medicine friend in Turkey, Dr. John Fowler has some useful tips about scalp lacerations. Often patients with scalp lacerations have.... It would be nice if we could completely wash out the blood. This would further allows us to detect occult scalp lacerations. Photo courtesy of Dr. John Fowler Trick Read on »

Hand lacerations important health risk in commercial fishermen by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert

Posted Wed 06 Jan 2010 10:09am work. Subjects15 reported 15 hand lacerations, of which 4 were self-stitched, while others had been bound with ‘gaffer’ tape. The researchers conclude that prevention of hand lacerations should be a high priority, with first-aid training and equipment for fishing crews to improve their care when prevention fails. Occupational health needs of commercial Read on »

SLAP shoulder tear! by stipeygirl75 Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 12:11pm inspected my shoulder and had me twist my arm this way and that. Then, they took a few X-rays and he said my BONES look OK. He thinks it might be the cartilage that is torn. The name for it is a SLAP shoulder tear. He thinks that when I fell on the ice last winter I may have torn my labrum (cartilage that helps hold the joint in place). Also look how the biceps tendon Read on »

HOW THE ADRENAL GLANDS AFFECT MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND JOINTS by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 8:11am . What other hidden effects are due to the modern diet? As a chronic Lyme patient, I always attributed my weak ligaments and muscles, which resulted in sacroiliac problems, knee...) act as dynamic ligaments, protecting and supporting the medial knee joint during various ranges of motion. Their function is particularly important in situations where the knee Read on »