Nick Ng, BA Articles

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What causes hip pain that radiates down your leg?

Hip pain comes in a garden-variety like shoulder pain, knee pain, and back pain. And so, there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment for it. Sometimes different types of hip pain overlap with one another, like hip flexor pain with snapping hip syndrome. And sometimes pelvic pain, such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory

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Does patellar tracking disorder cause knee pain?

Patellar tracking disorder refers to patella (kneecap) moving out of place when you bend or extend your knee. Many physical therapists and other clinicians believe that this “imbalance” is the cause of most types of knee pain, such as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).  But do you really need to fix

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What is MCL injury? Causes, Treatments, Evidence

An MCL injury is a sprain or tear of the medial collateral ligament, which is located on the inner side of the knee. It’s made up of a strong band of connective tissues that connects your femur to your tibia. The MCL works with the other knee ligaments—anterior cruciate ligament

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Why Does Bending Your Knee Hurts and What You Can Do

About 25% of U.S. adults experience some type of knee pain, an increase of 65% since the late 1990s. Pain from bending the knee often stems from several causes rather than just one, such as osteoarthritis, nerve impingement, bursitis, and a partial medial or lateral meniscus tear. Overlapping symptoms can

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Hamstring Strain: Should You Get a Massage?

A hamstring strain or a pulled hamstring is an injury where one or more of the three hamstring muscles (biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus) get overstretched or torn. It often occurs at the long head of the biceps femoris during the end phase of the leg swing during a sprint.

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Should You Get a Massage for Deep Vein Thrombosis?

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is where a blood clot forms in a vein that is deep in your body, and sometimes, its symptoms can be felt in behind your knee when the clot is formed or forming in the popliteal vein. This can be fatal if the clot breaks off

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What does a PCL tear feel like? Treatment, recovery, evidence

A posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear is an injury in the back of your knee, which can cause pain, instability, and difficulty walking or participating in physical activities. While it’s less common than other types of knee ligament injuries, like an ACL tear or a LCL tear, it still can

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Baker’s Cyst: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and Massage

A Baker’s cyst, or a popliteal cyst, is the inflammation of a bursa in the back of the knee. This is often caused by rapid accumulation of the fluids in the bursa, which may lead to inflammation from constant rubbing of the muscles and tendons during movement.  While this is

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Pain Behind the Knee: Causes, Treatments, and Massage

Posterior knee pain may be caused by injuries to areas like the back corners of the knee, the lateral collateral ligament, posterior oblique ligament, or the iliotibial band (IT band). Other causes of pain behind the knee include: Baker’s cyst Hamstring strain PCL tear Vascular problems in the posterior thigh

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Massage and Exercises for Shoulder Bursitis

Shoulder bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa, a small fluid-filled sac in the shoulder joint that acts as a cushion between the bones and soft tissues. A bursitis occurs when the bursa becomes inflamed and irritated. This can lead to pain, swelling, and reduced range of motion in the

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Does Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Cause Back Pain?

Cluneal nerve entrapment, also known as cluneal neuritis, cluneal nerve compression, or clunealgia, is where cluneal nerves get “stuck” or irritated at the passage through the fascia near the iliac crest of the pelvis. There are three types of cluneal nerves: superior, middle, and inferior. The superior and middle nerves

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