If you have sore feet, heels, knees or back or some other injury, come to Playmakers from 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday and talk things over with a sports medicine professional.
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Symptoms: (pain)
- Along the (medial inner) aspect of the kneecap or just below the kneecap
- When using stairs or going up and down hills
- Worse after prolonged sitting with the knees bent
- More of a dull ache
- Cracking or grating in the knee
- Eventually, knee may want to "catch" and may feel like it wants to give out
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Symptoms:
- Pain along the lateral (outside) of the hip
- Pain when ascending stairs and or getting up from a seated position
- Pain associated with standing for long periods or for sitting for extended periods
- May have trouble sleeping
- May have limited range of motion of the hip
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Symptoms:
- Pain in the low back, possibly radiating into the buttocks or down the leg
- A general aching in low back; may include stiffness
- Restricted range of motion
- Pain can be felt with prolonged sitting, prolonged standing or when going from sitting to standing
- (View entire injury article as a PDF)
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Illiotibial band syndrome |
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Symptoms:
- Pain experienced on the lateral (outer) side of the knee
- Pain sometimes experienced in lateral thigh or lateral hip
- The degree of discomfort can range from a dull aching to a sharp stabbing pain
- The pain is usually not localized but covers a larger area
- (View entire injury article as a PDF)
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Heel pain and plantar fasciitis |
Symptoms:
- Pain experiences under the heel and or along the arch of the foot
- Most painful with the first steps in the morning and after prolonged sitting
- Dull intermittent pain which can progress to sharp persistent pain
- General stiffness felt in foot/ankle
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Symptoms:
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Symptoms:
- Aching along front of shin, at the beginning of or after activity
- Pain along inside (medial) part of lower leg
- Generally develops gradually over weeks or months
- May have swelling in lower leg (in area of pain)
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Symptoms:
- Pain along the Achilles tendon during/after activity
- Swelling over the distal 1-3 inches of the Achilles tendon
- Tender to touch
- Pain associated with or when trying to raise up on the toes, or with stretching of the calf/Achilles tendon
Limited range of motion and stiffness
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