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Physical Fitness Guide

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The Physical Fitness Guide is a comprehensive and concise quick-reference guide to sports injuries, conditions, and medical procedures. The authors and physician reviewers have provided up-to-date information that is consistent with consensus interpretations for accuracy and practical considerations.

This information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional before starting any new treatment or with any questions you have regarding a medical condition.

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A
  • Abdominal muscle strain
  • AC Joint Separation
  • Achilles' tendinopathy
  • Achilles' tendinosis
  • Achilles tendon rupture
  • Achilles' tendonitis
  • ACL injury
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Separation;
  • ACS
  • Acute central cord syndrome
  • Acute compartment cyndrome
  • Adhesive capsulitis
  • Altitude sickness
  • Amputation, foot
  • Amputation, toe
  • Ankle arthroplasty
  • Ankle fracture
  • Ankle replacement
  • Ankle sprain
  • Anserine tendinobursitis syndrome
  • Anserine tendonitis
  • Anterior cruciate ligament injury
  • Arthritis, osteo
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Arthroplasty, hip
  • Arthroscopy
  • Asthma in children
  • Athlete's foot
  • Athletic amenorrhea
B
  • BD
  • Bicipital tendinopathy
  • Bicipital tendonitis
  • Blisters
  • Bone fracture (Broken bone)
      Bone fracture (Broken bone)
    • Ankle fracture
    • Cervical fracture
    • Clavicle fracture
    • Coccyx fracture
    • Collarbone fracture
    • Elbow fracture
    • Femur fracture
    • Finger fracture
    • Foot fracture
    • Forearm fracture
    • Hip fracture
    • Neck fracture
    • Nose fracture
    • Rib fracture
    • Shinbone fracture
    • Spinal fracture
    • Stress fracture
    • Tibia fracture
    • Toe fracture
    • Vertebral fracture
    • Wrist fracture
  • Boutonniere deformity
  • Boutonniere deformity of finger
  • Brachial plexus injury
  • Broken kneecap
  • Burner
  • Bursitis
  • Buttonhole deformity
  • The bends
C
  • Caisson disease
  • Calf muscle strain
  • Callus
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome repair
  • CCS
  • Central cervical cord syndrome
  • Central cord injury
  • Central cord syndrome
  • Central slip disruption
  • Central slip injury
  • Cervical epidural injection
  • Cervical fracture
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Cervical strain and neck sprain
  • Chronic compartment syndrome
  • Chronic exertional compartment syndrome
  • Clavicle fracture
  • Closed joint aspiration
  • Closed skull fracture
  • Clubfoot
  • Coccydynia
  • Coccygalgia
  • Coccygeal pain
  • Coccygodynia
  • Coccyx fracture
  • Collarbone fracture
  • Colles fracture
  • Compartment release
  • Compartment syndrome release
  • Compartment syndrome, acute
  • Compartment syndrome, chronic
  • Compartment syndrome, exercise-induced
  • Compartment syndrome, recurrent
  • Concussion
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Corns
  • Corticosteroid joint injection
  • Cortisone joint injection
  • Cortisone shot
  • CT scan, abdomen
  • CT scan, general
  • CT scan, head
D
  • Decompression sickness
  • Deformity of finger, boutonniere
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Degenerative joint disease
  • Dehydration
  • Deviated nasal septum
  • Discogram
  • Discography
  • Diskogram
  • Diskography
  • Dislocated finger
  • Dislocated hip
  • Dislocated shoulder
  • Distal radius fracture
E
  • Elbow Dislocation
  • Elbow fracture
  • Elbow sprain
  • Electromyography
  • EMG
  • Epicondylitis
      Epicondylitis
    • Lateral epicondylitis
    • Medial epicondylitis
  • Exercise ischemia
  • Exercise myopathy
  • Exercise-induced compartment syndrome
  • Exercise-related menstrual dysfunction
  • Extensor tendon rupture
F
  • Facet joint injection
  • Fasciotomy
  • Fatigue fracture
  • Female athlete triad
  • Femur fracture
  • Fiberoptic joint examination
  • Fibula shaft fracture
  • Finger dislocation
  • Finger extensor tendon injury
  • Finger flexor tendon injury
  • Finger fracture
  • Finger sprain
  • Foot fracture
  • Forearm fracture
  • Forearm muscle strain
  • Fracture reduction
  • Fracture repair
  • Fracture, bone
      Fracture, bone
    • Ankle fracture
    • Cervical fracture
    • Clavicle fracture
    • Coccyx fracture
    • Collarbone fracture
    • Elbow fracture
    • Femur fracture
    • Fibula shaft fracture
    • Finger fracture
    • Foot fracture
    • Forearm fracture
    • Hand fracture
    • Hip fracture
    • Humeral shaft fracture
    • Metacarpal fracture
    • Neck fracture
    • Nose fracture
    • Rib fracture
    • Shinbone fracture
    • Spinal fracture
    • Stress fracture
    • Tibia fracture
    • Toe fracture
    • Upper arm fracture
    • Vertebral fracture
    • Wrist fracture
  • Fracture, distal radius
  • Fracture, march stress
  • Fracture, patella
  • Fracture, sacral stress
  • Fracture, skull and facial
  • Frostbite
  • Frozen shoulder
G
  • Ganglion cyst
  • Gastrocnemius strain
  • Glenoid labrum tear
  • Gluteal strain
  • Golfer's elbow
  • Goosefoot bursitis
  • Groin strain
H
  • Hammertoe correction
  • Hamstring strain
  • Hand fracture
  • Head CT scan
  • Head Injury
  • Heat exhaustion
  • Heat stroke
  • Hernia repair
  • Hernia, hiatal
  • Herniated disc
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Hip dislocation
  • Hip fracture
  • Hip labral tears
  • Hip pointers
  • Hip replacement
  • Hyaluronic acid injection
  • Hyperthermia
  • Hypothermia
I
  • Iliotibial band friction syndrome
  • Infection debridement
  • Ingrown toenail
  • Ingrown toenail removal
  • Injection, hyaluronic acid
  • Injection, trigger point
  • Injury, central cord
  • Insect allergy
  • Insect bites and stings
  • Interdigital neuroma
  • Intermetatarsal neuroma
J
  • Jersey finger
  • Jock itch
  • Joint injection
  • Joint resurfacing
  • Jumper's knee
K
  • Knee Arthrodesis with Internal Fixation
  • Knee arthroplasty
  • Knee replacement
  • Knee sprain
  • Kneecap fracture
L
  • Labral tear, shoulder
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminotomy
  • Lateral epicondylitis
  • Le Fort fracture
  • Ligament sprain
      Ligament sprain
    • Ankle sprain
    • Elbow sprain
    • Finger sprain
    • Knee sprain
    • Neck sprain
    • Shoulder sprain
    • Toe sprain
    • Wrist sprain
  • Little League elbow
  • Low back pain
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lyme disease
M
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Mallet finger
  • Mandible fracture
  • March stress fracture
  • Maxillary fracture
  • Medial apophysitis
  • Medial branch block
  • Medial distal tibial syndrome, MDTS
  • Medial epicondylitis
  • Medial tibial stress syndrome
  • Medial tibial syndrome
  • Meniscal tear
  • Meniscectomy
  • Meniscus removal
  • Metatarsalgia
  • Mild acute glenohumeral ligament injury
  • Mild traumatic brain injury
  • Morton neuroma
  • Morton neuroma removal
  • MRI scan
  • MRSA
  • MTSS
  • Muscle strain, forearm
  • Muscle strain
      Muscle strain
    • Calf strain
    • Gastrocnemius strain
    • Gluteal strain
    • Groin strain
    • Hamstring strain
    • Quadriceps strain
  • Myelography
  • Myelopathy, cervical
N
  • Navicular fracture
  • Neck fracture
  • Neck sprain
  • Nose fracture
O
  • Open skull fracture
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease
  • Osteitis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteochondrosis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteoporosis
P
  • Pain in ball of foot
  • Pain, coccygeal
  • Pain, tailbone
  • Paralysis, upper extremity
  • Paraplegia
  • Patella fracture
  • Patellar Dislocation
  • Patellar fracture
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • Patellar tendinosis
  • Patellar tendonitis
  • Peroneal tendinopathy
  • Peroneal tendon injury
  • Peroneal tendonitis
  • Pes anserine bursitis
  • PIP joint sprain
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Plantar warts
  • Plastic surgery of the nose
  • Poison ivy, oak and sumac
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) repair
  • Posterior cruciate ligament injury
  • Posterior tibial tendinopathy
  • Posterior tibial tendinosis
  • Posterior tibial tendonitis
  • Prolapsed disc
  • Pulled muscle in abdomen
  • Pulled muscle, forearm
  • Pulled muscle
      Pulled muscle
    • Pulled calf muscle
    • Pulled gastrocnemius
    • Pulled gluteal muscle
    • Pulled groin muscle
    • Pulled hamstrings
    • Pulled quadriceps
Q
  • Quadriceps strain
  • Quadriplegia and paraplegia
R
  • Radial nerve entrapment
  • Radial tunnel syndrome
  • Recurrent compartment syndrome
  • Reduction, fracture
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Rib fracture
  • Rotator cuff injury
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Rupture, Achilles tendon
  • Ruptured disc
S
  • Sacral stress fracture
  • Scars--overview
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis-adult
  • Sesamoid fracture
  • Severely torn Achilles tendon
  • Shin splints
  • Shin splints
  • Shinbone fracture
  • Shoulder dislocation
  • Shoulder labral tear
  • Shoulder Separation
  • Shoulder sprain
  • Shoulder tendinopathy
  • Shoulder tendinosis
  • Shoulder tendonitis
  • Skier's thumb
  • Skull and facial fracture
  • Slipped disc
  • Spike soreness
  • Spinal fracture
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinous process fracture
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylolysis of the sacrum
  • Sprain
      Sprain
    • Ankle sprain
    • Elbow sprain
    • Finger sprain
    • Knee sprain
    • Neck sprain
    • Shoulder sprain
    • Toe sprain
    • Wrist sprain
  • Staph infection
  • Steroid joint injection
  • Stinger
  • Strain, abdominal muscle
  • Strain, muscle
      Strain, muscle
    • Calf strain
    • Gastrocnemius strain
    • Gluteal strain
    • Groin strain
    • Hamstring strain
    • Quadriceps strain
  • Stress fracture
  • Stress fracture of metatarsal bone
  • Stress fracture, march
  • Stress-related anterior lower leg pain
  • Surgical removal, meniscus
  • Surgical repair, tendon
  • Syndrome, central cervical cord
  • Syndrome, central cord
T
  • Tailbone pain
  • Tendinopathy
  • Tendinopathy, Peroneal
  • Tendinosis
  • Tendon repair
  • Tendonitis
  • Tendonitis, Peroneal
  • Tennis elbow
  • Tibia fracture
  • Tinea cruris
  • Tinea pedis
  • Toe fracture
  • Toe sprain
  • Torn meniscus
  • Total ankle replacement
  • Total knee replacement
  • Transverse process fracture
  • Triad
  • Trigger point injection
  • Turf toe
U
  • Ulnar collateral ligament sprain of thumb
  • Upper extremity paralysis
V
  • Vertebral fracture
  • Viscosupplementation
  • Volkmann ischemia
W
  • Warts, plantar
  • Whiplash
  • Wound debridement
  • Wrist fracture
  • Wrist sprain
X
  • X-ray, general
Z
  • Z-joint injection
  • Zygapophysial joint injection
  • Zygomatic fracture

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