Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) has been compared to the feeling of somebody stabbing you in the side of the knee when you run, especially when going downhill. This annoying and painful injury can quickly become crippling if not addressed and corrected. The iliotibial band is a thick piece of connective tissue that runs parallel to your […]
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A bursa is a small sack of fluid which is usually positioned in between a bone and a muscle or tendon. The function of a bursa is to prevent friction between the bone and overlying soft tissue. There are several bursas around the hip joint, but the most common type of hip bursitis is from
A proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a pathology of the high hamstring tendon where it attaches to the ischial tuberosity (sit bone of the buttock). Anatomy A tendon’s role is to attach muscle to bone. Tendons are designed to take compressive and tensile loads. A normal tendon is made up of a fibrous tissue containing highly
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