ORCA Orthopedic Blog

ACL injuries are very common, especially in women. Whether you are a runner, skier, basketball player, or otherwise it is important that you know what you can do to help prevent ACL injuries. There is no sure way to prevent any injury, but these tips can help reduce the risk of ACL injury. Stretching- Be sure to keep your muscles limber. This allows your bones and joints to work the way that they are meant to. Stretch every part of your body, focusing on your leg muscles, esp

Knee pain is very frustrating to those that suffer from it. Since you use your knees in many different ways throughout the day, the pain seems to never end. Walking up a flight of stairs can put up to four times the weight on your knee joint! There are a few things you can do to help, and you can apply these knee strengthening suggestions almost anywhere! Chair Knee Extensions – While sitting, rest your foot on another chair or stable object so that it is slightly raised. Pus

You got injured. It probably makes you a little irritated that you have to sit out some games, or stop training for a period of time. The one thing that you need to do right now is stop thinking about the negative. Being down about the injury itself or what you could have done. Positive thoughts are one of the most important things to recovery, not matter what you are going through. You have to take time to heal, but if it persists for about 10 days  after proper rest – go se