Kristin Minasian, Author at Healthpointe

Knee injuries are all too common among athletes, even among non-athletes; nearly 15 million Americans will suffer from knee injuries every year, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. When you suspect an injury, you should ma...

2 Apr , 2016

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Disc Disorder

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Disc Disorder Despite advances in medical technology, diagnosing back pain from disc disorder can sometimes be a hit-and-miss. Fortunately, you can reduce confusion with the diagnostic process with these three u...

31 Mar , 2016

Do You Get Muscle Spasms? Read This!

While muscle spasms can be prevented via several methods, the better approach is to know the causes behind them. Chronic back problem. This is the case with a stress fracture on the back, which has developed scar tissues after healing, wherein...

23 Mar , 2016

Can ACL Injuries Affect Men and Women Differently?

Studies have shown that female athletes in sports requiring jumping and pivoting are 2-10 times more likely to suffer from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in comparison with their male counterparts. Scientists have identified two main re...

17 Mar , 2016

Rotator Cuff Tears: The Athlete’s Worst Enemy?

Swimmers, tennis players, football players, and baseball players are the people most likely to confront their darkest fears – rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff is actually a group of tendons and muscles converging around the shoulder joint; t...

9 Mar , 2016

When Allergies Attack!

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In recent news, a girl was rushed to the hospital because of her severe allergic reactions after eating an orange, an uncommon source of allergy. (More common sources include peanuts, milk and wheat as well as hays, pollen and dust, which can cause...

8 Mar , 2016

Diagnosing a Head Injury

Athletes are at the highest risks for repetitive head injury. According to sports medicine specialists, while repeated blows to the head may not immediately have observable effects, the risks for brain injury and/or illness are already high. Ind...

2 Mar , 2016

Lumbar Pain, Explained

In most cases, the traumatic lower back injuries are the result of repetitive micro-trauma to the lumbar spine. Basically, the lumbar spine and its parts including the muscles, tendons, and discs become overused so much so that microscopic injuries...

27 Feb , 2016

A New Hope for Osteoporosis

Broken bones and stress fractures are no walk in the park, especially for a person with osteoporosis, a condition where the body's natural production of new bone tissues does not keep up with the elimination of old bone tissues. Osteoporosis increa...

22 Feb , 2016

The Anatomy of Lumbar Pain