Football is one of the most popular sports in the US today and the kicking off the NFL season in September will likely trigger an increased interest in this highly-captivating and sometimes dangerous sport.

Let’s look at 10 common football injuries that both professional players and weekend warriors need to watch out for:

About 60% of the human body is made up of water. It is a necessary for all body functions. Not getting enough water can impact all parts of the body including hard tissues like bones& joints. Here’s how dehydration affects your joints:

Is the summer heat preventing you from jogging or other forms of exercise and sporting activities in the great outdoors?Beat the heat with these great indoor exercises to keep you in shape:

Did you know that of the approximately 20 million Americans who run on a regular basis, close to 80% experience some form of running-related injury every year? Running injuries are usually the result of pushing yourself too hard and not taking enough time to listen to your body. Here’s a look at some common running injuries and how to avoid them:

Regularly performing exercises that strengthen the muscles surrounding the knee joint help reduce painful knee symptoms caused by arthritis and may significantly slow down progression of the disease. The squat is a great compound movement that does exactly this by toning up the front thigh muscles (quadriceps), back thigh muscles (hamstrings), and glutes. Because it exercises so many large muscle groups, the squat has even been called the King of all Exercises.

Here’s how to perform the squat safely to maximize your gains and minimize risk of injury:

Minimally invasive surgery, by its very nature, is a technologically advanced surgical procedure. Constant innovation in instruments and technique have enabled complex surgeries to be performed through small incisions with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The notable advances in minimally invasive techniques related to orthopedics include:

When it comes to the health of your bones and joints, there is plenty that can be done to slow down and maybe even reverse some of the wear-and-tear changes that occur with age. Listed here are 7 habits that are ‘bad to the bone’ and should be stopped as soon as possible:

Arthritis Awareness Month is celebrated in the month of May with the goal of helping the millions of Americans diagnosed with some form of arthritis to successfully overcome the challenges of living with this chronic debilitating condition.

Here are some tips for obtaining relief from arthritis pain:

A stress fracture generally occurs when a repetitive low-intensity force acts on a bone creating a tiny crack. If left untreated, the crack will worsen until a relatively minor injury such as a misplaced step may cause a full-fledge break in the bone, just like the proverbial final straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Basketball is a very strenuous sport with plenty of quick bursts of sprinting, jumping, swatting, and little bit of shoving to get at the ball. Obviously, there is some risk of injury with such a physical game.

Here are some common basketball injuries and tips to prevent them: