by Dr. Veronica Jow | Aug 26, 2026 | Sports Injuries
Key Takeaways Flag football injuries often happen during sprinting, cutting, landing, flag pulling, reaching, and accidental contact. Common injury areas include the fingers and hands, ankles, knees, hamstrings, calves, shoulders, head, face, and neck. Injury...
by Dr. Veronica Jow | Aug 26, 2026 | Sports Injuries
Key Takeaways Lacrosse injuries often come from cutting, dodging, contact, stick checks, shooting, sprinting, and fatigue. Common injury areas include the ankle, knee, hand, wrist, shoulder, hip, groin, hamstring, back, head, and face. Prevention should focus on...
by Dr. Veronica Jow | Aug 21, 2026 | Sports Injuries
Key Takeaways Knee inflammation is a sign that something in or around the knee is irritated, not a diagnosis by itself. Common causes include overuse, tendon irritation, bursitis, arthritis, cartilage changes, meniscus irritation, and ligament injury. Rest may calm a...
by Dr. Veronica Jow | Aug 21, 2026 | Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine
Key Takeaways Symptoms of a strained Achilles tendon often include morning stiffness, tenderness, swelling, calf tightness, pain after activity, and reduced push-off strength. Achilles pain may improve during warm-up but return later, which means the tendon may still...
by Dr. Veronica Jow | Aug 12, 2026 | Shockwave Therapy
Key Takeaways Shockwave therapy equipment delivers controlled acoustic pressure waves to targeted tissue as a noninvasive treatment option. The equipment settings, energy type, treatment area, and provider skill all influence how shockwave therapy is applied....
