The fibula helps stabilize and support your leg, body, ankle, and leg muscles. It runs parallel to the tibia, a larger bone that also forms the shin, and attaches the ankle and knee joint. The fibula ...

Balance board workouts are a training method involving a series of standing and weight-bearing exercises completed on an unstable surface. They aim to train the muscles around the ankle and improve ...

An avulsion fracture occurs when a tendon or ligament that is attached to the bone pulls a piece of the fractured bone off. They can happen anywhere in the body but are most common in the finger, ...

Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or thigh bone as people who haven't had a stroke. Risk of hip/femur fracture is even higher in younger patients, women and within three ...

A $7 million study beginning this summer at Wake Forest University and Wake Forest University School of Medicine will help determine whether a combination of resistance training plus ...

Stress fractures are common injuries that begin with repetitive and excessive stress on a bone, usually involving the leg or foot. Unlike a traumatic bone fracture, many patients overlook the early ...

Researchers from Hong Kong have come up with a new robotic device for improving the gait and lower limb function of stroke patients. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton ...

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Cycling is a low-impact endurance sport, which is why you can confidently push the pedals with little to no worries about putting too much pressure on your knees, hips, or ankles. But, this doesn’t ...