Andy Cheung/Getty Images Novak Djokovic evidently took exception to the boos he heard after retiring from his semifinal match at the Australian Open. Djokovic shared a photo of an MRI of his left hamstring taken on Saturday, calling out “sports injury ‘experts’” in the process. The 37-year-old retired after dropping the first set against Alexander […]
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 52 years old and enjoy long walks with my husband and our dog. I recently started to experience pain in my left calf during our walks. The leg pain goes away when I rest. Because I have a history of high blood pressure, I went to see my primary care physician and […]
Measuring how well a person is aging can be as simple as balancing or standing on one leg. It may not be easy for everyone to maintain balance on one leg, but according to Mayo Clinic research, it can be a reliable measure of neuromuscular aging for both men and women. In this Mayo Clinic […]
Tasmania Police Police believe the man was scouting the area when he slipped and fell into a rock crevice A tourist in Tasmania has had his leg amputated in the middle of a raging river after getting trapped between rocks during a kayaking trip with friends. Medics said they made the “life or death” decision […]
The police in the state of Tasmania said all other efforts to help the man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, failed before the decision was made to amputate.
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A shark bit a Maui surfer Friday and severed his leg, authorities said. The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets. His right leg was “completely severed just […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — How long a person can stand — on one leg — is a more telltale measure of aging than changes in strength or gait, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study appears today in the journal PLOS ONE. Good balance, muscle strength and an efficient gait contribute to people’s independence and […]
Stand up and try to balance on one leg. Can you do it? How long we can stand up like a flamingo is an important indicator of general health, especially as we age. It indicates changes in the strength of our legs and balance. New research from the Mayo Clinic found that a person’s ability […]
World Heart Day is September 29 JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart. In this expert alert, Young Erben, M.D., a vascular surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, explains […]
