Orthopedics/Sports

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my early 50s and enjoy an active lifestyle. I recently heard reports of an increase in ankle sprains and broken [...]

Food tends to be the focus on Thanksgiving, but preparing that food is often trickier than many people expect. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic [...]

Applying regenerative medicine to a common shoulder surgery could have an impact on the need for follow-up revision surgery in some patients, according to a Mayo [...]

Mayo Clinic in Florida has been awarded the Advanced Total Hip, Knee Replacement certification from The Joint Commission, one of the highest quality standard certification [...]

Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo [...]

Jeff Helfrich, 41, began running in 5th grade. He competed from grade school through high school in Illinois and was good enough to walk onto [...]

World Arthritis Day is Oct. 12

ROCHESTER, Minn. — For joints to work well, they need cartilage, a slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones, [...]

Shoulder replacement surgery is done to relieve pain and other symptoms that result from damage to the shoulder joint. Common conditions that can damage the [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 50 years old and live an active lifestyle. Recently, I started having more aches and pains, especially in my knees and [...]

Severe damage to the brachial plexus­ — the group of nerves that control the movements of your hands, arms and wrists­­­ — can leave your entire [...]

At first, you may brush it off as fatigue or pushing your run or walk too far. But eventually, the recurring, throbbing pain in your [...]

More than half of children in the U.S. ages 6 to 17 participate in sports. With participation also comes the painful reality of injuries that [...]