by Dr. Veronica Jow | Sep 3, 2026 | Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine
Key Takeaways Water polo injuries often come from a mix of overhead throwing, swimming volume, eggbeater kicking, contact, and fatigue. Common injury areas include the shoulder, head and face, hand and wrist, hip and groin, knee, and low back. Prevention should...
by Dr. Veronica Jow | Sep 3, 2026 | Sports Injuries
Key Takeaways Common hiking injuries often involve the feet, ankles, knees, calves, hips, and back because trails demand endurance, balance, and repeated load. Blisters and ankle sprains are among the most commonly reported hiking injuries, but knee pain, heel pain,...
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...
