You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have jogged for more than 15 years and never have had an ...

One of the really neat things about being a bipedal mammal is that our largest joints, the hips, have a spectacular range of motion. Within the hip are a variety of muscles, tendons and bones that all ...

I have been treated for Achilles tendonitis by my sports medicine physician with full-length orthotics, calf stretching, and physical therapy, none of which have helped. Is my physician missing ...

Peter H. Gott, M.D. Dear Dr. Gott: Please discuss the difference between bursitis and arthritis. I went to my orthopedic doctor because of pain in my hip. It starts in the joint and travels down the ...

Joints are most commonly covered by tendons that move the bones on either side of the joint. These tendons have a sheath which, when irritated, swells, hurts, and drives us all crazy. The sheath ...

I have insertion achilles tendonitis on one heel for which I am doing resting and strengthening exercises and about which I have been well informed by a sports physiotherapist. I can feel that the ...

Tendonitis/tendinitis: Inflammation of the tendon. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Medications that are not cortisone related; used to reduce inflammation. MRI: A sophisticated test that ...