Ankle sprains are common injuries, often occurring during sports or everyday activities. They're usually associated with ligament damage — but nerve injuries can also occur, leading to burning pain after an ankle sprain if left untreated. Understanding the symptoms of nerve damage after an ankle sprain, the nerves most commonly affected, and the treatment [...]
Falls onto the shoulder can damage various parts of the shoulder joint, rotator cuff tendons, ligaments, and bones. A more common bone break after a fall is the greater tuberosity fracture. What is a greater tuberosity humeral fracture, and how do you manage it? Where is the greater tuberosity located? The greater tuberosity is [...]
Over the last decade, research into the health benefits of vitamin D has surged — and with it, our understanding of vitamin D in athletes and its role in sports performance. So what does vitamin D do in exercise? What are the recommended levels for athletes, and how do active people make sure they're [...]
We use corticosteroids for many conditions — allergies, autoimmune and skin disorders, and musculoskeletal problems — given as tablets, sprays, or injections. Their side effects depend on the dose, the duration, and how they're given. One of the most common worries is simple: do cortisone shots cause weight gain, and how do we avoid [...]
Gout is a common disease, mainly affecting middle-aged men. Traditionally, it presents as a painful, swollen big toe — but gout can affect other joints too, including the knee. So how do you know if you have gout in the knee, and what can you do about it? This page focuses specifically on the [...]
Platelet-rich plasma therapy, also known as PRP injection, is a relatively new treatment for common musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis and tendonitis. But many practitioners offer different PRP treatments — so which would you choose, and does a more expensive system mean a better result? This guide answers the most common questions about PRP therapy. [...]
Pain on the inside of the ankle may be due to tibialis posterior tendonitis, midfoot arthritis, or a navicular stress fracture. A less common cause of inner foot pain is accessory navicular syndrome, also known as os naviculare. So what is accessory navicular syndrome, and how do we manage it? What is an accessory [...]
Deep buttock pain is common in active people — and notoriously hard to pin down. The anatomy of the buttock is complex, with overlapping muscles, nerves, joints, and tendons, so glute pain is misdiagnosed more often than almost any other sports complaint. Dr Masci assesses deep buttock pain at his London clinics, using examination, [...]
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) causes symptoms in the arm from pressure on the structures running between the collarbone and the first rib — the thoracic outlet. It's easily confused with other conditions that compress nerves and blood vessels in the neck and arm. One cause of TOS is a cervical rib. So what is [...]
If you're a runner with tightness in the groin or lower tummy, you might have osteitis pubis, or pubic overload. It's also common in change-of-direction sports such as football, rugby, netball, and hockey. So what is osteitis pubis, and how can we treat it more effectively? What is osteitis pubis? Osteitis pubis is an [...]
