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Why Does Strasburg Need Tommy John Surgery?

(Aug. 27) -- On Friday, Washington Nationals rookie phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg learned the bad news: In order to try to salvage his burgeoning career, he will need to undergo Tommy John surgery. FanHouse reported that Strasburg, who routinely hurls fastballs close to 100 miles per hour, tore the ligament in his...

Compartment Syndrome Hits Football Players: 5 Questions Answered

(Aug. 23) -- For the moment, it remains something of a medical mystery. Last week, 30 high school football players in McMinnville, Ore., were sent to a hospital and evaluated for compartment syndrome, a little-diagnosed ailment that affects the body's soft tissue. Of those examined with injury to their triceps, 14 were...

Study: The Pain of High Heels, Explained at Last

(July 15) -- High heels can be elegant, bold or gaudy statements of a personal fashion ethic. They can also be a severe source of discomfort, especially for the many women who wear them on a regular basis, then kick them off at the end of the day and exchange them for easy, flat-soled sandals. Even Carrie Bradshaw suffered...

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06/02/12 Elland âThumbelina' faces summer in full-body... Source: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Huddersfield - West Yorkshire - UK SHE IS trapped inside a heavy plaster cast, stretching from her chest down to her ankles.
06/02/12 Subacromion Bursitis Treated Using Cell Therapy Source: PRWeb Miami, Florida (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 "Subacromion bursitis treated using cell therapy " According to A.J. Farshchian MD , physician at the center for regenerative medicine.
06/02/12 Not much room for Wells in Angels outfield Source: The Orange County Register - Orange County CA For the next six weeks or so, all Vernon Wells can do is sit back and watch the Angels play without him.
06/02/12 Berkman talks about surgery, return Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Nine days ago Lance Berkman went to sleep knowing that he might awake without his right anterior cruciate ligament â actually part of a patellar tendon transplanted in a previous surgery.
06/02/12 Research from G.L. Di Gennaro and Co-Authors Provides... Source: NewsRx By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Researchers detail new data in Bone Research.

Background on musculoskeletal system

A musculoskeletal system (also known as the locomotor system) is an organ system that gives animals (including humans) the ability to move using the muscular and skeletal systems.

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