Injuries, Fractures and Burns Articles

Self-Injury Disorder (SID) refers to pain or injury intentionally and compulsively inflicted on one's own body without the intent of committing suicide. It is usually present when a person is trying to cope with emotional stress.

Not all patients with an ACL tear are candidates for surgery. Minor ALC tears (grade I and II) can be healed with conservative treatment. Grade III ACL tears (complete tears) should be treated surgically.

Rehabilitation exercises are important for restoring of knee function after ACL tear injuries. The main goal of rehabilitation exercises is to restore knee motion and increase muscle strength which should provide knee stability.

A vaginal fistula is a hole in the vagina that can either connect the vagina with the bladder (vesico-vaginal fistula) or with the rectum (recto-vaginal fistula).

Have you just been bitten by an animal or another human? Here's what you need to know about emergency care.

Falling and injuries can be a large concern for anyone over 60 years old. In this article, we look at how regular exercise can help prevent these falls and injuries and lead to a better quality of life throughout old age.

Do orthotic Insoles really do live up to the hype in being able to improve body alignment, reduce injury risk and increase performance?

Research has shown that neuromuscular training programmes not only help to reduce soccer related injuries in young people, but also help to drastically reduce health costs related to these injuries.

Why should you add tea tree oil, a traditional Australian remedy for many things, to your own personal first-aid kit? Here's a sample of what you can do with it!

Cellulitis, a bacterial infection of the skin, used to be easy to control with antibiotics. With growing problems with antibiotic resistance, however, some doctors are going back to traditional medicine to find a cure