How many people do you know have aching or injured knees? TOO MANY! Read the weekly text article by Greeshma Prabhu titled "Rubbing the Knee." "The knee is the most important joint of the leg, providing stability and locomotion. This joint is formed by the articulation of the long bones of the leg called the femur (above the knee) and the tibia (below), along with a triangular bone, the patella (or kneecap), in between. Ligaments serving the knee joint are the anterior and posteri...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. Huffines Institute Podcast with Hall of Fame Golf Coach Bob Ellis Physics of the Golf Swing Musculoskeletal Considerations for the Senior Golfer Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!

Today's podcast guest is Dr. John Chong of the Musician's Clinic of Canada.  Dr. Chong is another of our joint collaborations with the Athlete and the Arts initiative which is designed to apply sports medicine practices and knowledge to the Performing Arts (and vice-versa!).  Dr. Chong is the President of the Performing Arts Medical Association and a clinician who was a piano child-prodigy.  So, he speaks first-hand of the injuries, overtraining, and and medical needs of a...

What do you think? Read Brandon Macias's article titled "Compartment Syndrome: The Last Orthopaedic Surgery Emergency?" "Compartment syndrome is a serious condition that involves increased pressure in a muscle compartment. It can lead to muscle and nerve damage and problems with blood flow, according to the National Institutes of Health’s Medline."