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and comment that you provided. The article of Owen and Roditi (2011) is an interesting study regarding the non- invasive imaging modalities as well as the ankle brachial index, which is a significant non- imaging test to diagnose a patient for possible peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In response to your question: Do you think that ‘Ankle Brachial Index’ (ABI) test alone is sufficient enough to detect peripheral arterial diseases in majority of the patients? And is this method being used by

On a cold, rainy morning of January 3rd, 1998, I was delivered safely by a midwife in the slums of Peshawr Pakistan, they gave me the name ‘Shifa’ which is Arabic for Remedy. I was born into a loving family, with an older sister and a younger brother that followed two years later. My mother was a housewife, and my father was a doctor, who owned a clinic, in which he sold medicine. Growing up as a child, one of my fondest memories as a child was going to the clinic with my father. I was always fascinated

April 26, 2018 Introduction Ankle sprains are the most common injury in sports1,2,3,4,5. This is how almost all the articles started out. This is an injury I have seen over the past years as a player and coach. A player on my team this year suffered this injury during our basketball season and she was out for a few weeks. This really hurt our team since I only had 7 players on my team this year. This had me wondering if there was anything I could have done differently as a coach to prevent her

It's challenging to prevent repeat ankle sprains - but it is possible. Unfortunately, with each occurrence it gets more likely it will happen again. The tendency increases because the passive stability structures, the ligaments, become loose. The key then is to optimize the other stability structures. Sprains typically happen in a side to side direction. The first step is to make sure that you have the best possible motion in the front to back direction. Stretch the calves and Achilles tendon to

or knees (14). Primary ankle OA is estimated to occur in 1% of the population (11,22) and generally results from trauma, in up to 78% of reports. (10-12,19). The remaining 12% of ankle arthritis result from neuroarthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis (51), hemochromatosis, and inflammatory arthropathies (10-12,19). Sitting cross-legged or with legs tucked under can also contribute to arthritic changes in the ankle in up to 20% of patients(28,24). Most arthritis seen in the ankle is due post-traumatic

the spring is the ankle. If you have ever been active or participated in a sport, you may have ‘twisted’ your ankle once, if not multiple times. However, when the ankle swells and causes pain or discomfort, it can be difficult to tell whether the ankle is sprained, strained, or broken. All three of these common ankle injuries are not easy to differentiate, but it is critical that the proper medical care is received if the injury is severe or if the ankle is fractured. In the

Assuming you now have a sprained ankle, whether it be from sports or just everyday life, it really doesn't matter. You need to heal your ankle with a good ankle treatment program that works. Okay, so when it comes to a sprained ankle, there are a few main ankle treatment options. First, there is rest and ice. It is known as R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, elevation). This is the least proactive method available to you. You basically just rest and ice your ankle until you can walk again. There are

sustaining an inversion sprain to his right ankle while playing basketball yesterday. This occurred about 1:30 p.m. Patient indicates that he landed after jumping up for a rebound and came down on it sideways with an inversion injury. He did hear and feel a crack at that time. He was assisted off the court, sat down, then limped back to his residence. He noted increasing pain within the next hour. Pain is most prominent on the lateral aspect of the right ankle, although he also complained of anteromedial

It all happened in a fourth grade soccer game. Just a little kick to the ankle causing years of pain.The first time I went to the doctor they said I broke my growth plate in my ankle so I was casted. Then, after 12 weeks I was taken out of it but still had pain. I went to doctor after doctor they could not find the solution to my pain. They thought it was in my head, or that I had RSD, or I had a pain syndrome. I went to psychiatrist and physical therapists to help but nothing did. I was told to

Tear Treatment Body: Age / Gender : 26 Years /Female Occupation : Full-time Employee in Internet Marketing Company Case of : Ligament Tear in Left Ankle Presentation : A 26-year-old female with a desk job that required her to sit for more than eight hours daily met with an accident. The metal footrest of a passing vehicle hit her foot, causing her ankle to swell up immediately. She experienced extreme pain and couldn’t put any weight on her left foot. She also experienced slight dizziness due to the