A 56-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of gradually worsening pain and swelling in her left knee. She denies injury, fever, or other complaints. She has never experienced this type of pain before, and she states that ...

‘My experience with physical therapy was humbling – hours spent trembling, breaking a sweat or into tears trying to do “simple” tasks.’Illustration: Leonie Bos/The Guardian Last month, I flew to Washington DC for a friend’s wedding, then took ...

Each year, nearly half of all runners in the U.S. wrestle with some type of pain or injury. The most commonly affected area, totaling 27 percent of running injuries is—you guessed it—the knee. If you have knee pain while running, your first instinct ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Max Muncy on the 10-day IL with a left knee bone bruise on Thursday, an injury he sustained in the same at-bat as Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th career strikeout. With their future Hall of Famer one strikeout away from the ...

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain Monday night and shot free throws for the Mavericks — with tears rolling down his cheeks — before leaving the floor in obvious pain late in the first quarter of Dallas' 122-98 loss to the ...

During the Philadelphia 76ers' 135-127 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, ESPN's Lisa Salters reported that Sixers star Joel Embiid believes he needs another surgery on his left knee. "I asked Joel Embiid how that left knee feels, and he gave a ...

A toddler is brought to the hospital with bilateral knee pain, which is significantly worse on the right side. According to his mother, 2 weeks ago the child was placed on amoxicillin for an ear infection and on the last day of antibiotics he developed a ...

A torn meniscus happens when the strong cartilage inside the knee gives way. Wedged between the femur and tibia are two pads of cartilage known as the meniscus, and they act like shock absorbers, softening the impact every time the knee bends or turns. A sharp twist, sudden pivot, or awkward rotation can be all it takes to rip that cartilage.

Green Bay Packers pass rushing standout Micah Parsons was helped off the field after injuring his left knee on a non-contact play late in the third quarter Sunday against Denver. He was later