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If someone asked which muscles are most important for balance and preventing injuries, you might say your core muscles. Maybe your glutes or your quads...

You hear a snap. Your arm, wrist, ankle or finger is throbbing. You’re pretty sure it’s broken. Now what? One of the first questions people ask is: Do...

A broken bone can happen at any age but fractures in older adults can affect more than an injured bone. These breaks may take longer to heal, make it harder...

If your knee hurts after a weekend hike, your ankle feels stiff for weeks after rolling it playing pickleball or your back has been hurting for weeks,...

Staying healthy as you get older is about more than treating health problems when they come up. It also means keeping up with preventive care, watching...

What is that thing on the bottom of your foot? It hurts when you walk but it doesn’t look serious. Could it be a callus, corn or maybe a splinter?  Plantar...

A hamate bone break is a small fracture in the wrist that often affects baseball players and other athletes who swing rackets or clubs. It can also happen...

You felt the impact. Maybe you hit the ground hard on your bike, fell onto your shoulder while playing soccer or landed awkwardly after a collision. Now...

You sit for a while, then stand up and immediately feel it: stiff knees, tight hips or a sore back. The same thing happens when you wake up in the morning...

You might not think much about your toenails until something changes. Maybe one toenail turns yellow. Another looks darker than usual. Or you see a strange...