People often learn about muscle, bone, joint, tendon and ligament (musculoskeletal) problems from media coverage of sports injuries.  High-level athletes, and the doctors that care for them, often use tests and treatments in unconventional or unhelpful ways. As a result, people may be misinformed by media coverage of sports injuries.  This misinformation may affect the choices people make for themselves.

Everyone has musculoskeletal problems at some point in their life.  We’d like to help inform the public about their bodies and their health by explaining the injuries of prominent athletes. Our hope is that readers will be better prepared to manage their own conditions.

Practical and hopeful talk about health can improve our well-being and overall health. By referring to the best science available, we aim to keep things optimistic and enabling.

We are undergraduate student writers and their physician mentors writing blogs we hope might help people navigate a sometimes confusing, sometimes scary presentation of health information.  We aim not for the end of the story. We aim to start a discussion.

DISCLAIMER: This is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.  Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.