Bone Health Stories
- Watch the limbo queen and Guiness World Record holder, Shemika Charles, shimmy under an SUV.
- A friendly arm wrestling match on an Australian rugby show demonstrates just how dangerous arm wrestling can be.
- Find out how LeBron James has been treating his highly publicized injuries with subzero temperatures.
- Maickel Melamed, a Venezuelan man with muscular dystrophy, had two words for reporters after finishing the Boston Marathon 20 hours after the start of the race: "Boston Strong."
- Loud noises can disrupt the neuromuscular controls in our brain and lead to an increased risk for knee injuries.
- A Palestinian boy born with feet facing the opposite direction traveled 7,500 miles to undergo surgery that would allow him to walk for the first time.
- Over 2.5 million basketball-related injuries among high school students occurred between 2005 and 2011. Less than half of high schools in the U.S. have an onsite athletic trainer equipped to deal with an injury sustained during athletic competition.
- Young athletes with private health insurance plans are more likely to suffer a serious injury due to overuse compared to athletes with public health insurance.
- A study of patients with a torn knee meniscus found that arthroscopic surgery wasn't any more effective than physical therapy in improving outcomes.
- Researchers used detailed footage of a bicycle accident to understand how forces that are typical in high velocity accidents can produce certain types of facial injuries.
- The discovery of the anterolateral ligament could help physicians and orthopedic surgeons develop new therapies for knee injuries.
- Ray Rice is among the biggest questions in the NFL Fantasy Injury Report for week 4.