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It’s a moment every runner dreads: You’re midway through a training plan for your next race when you start to feel a dull, aching pain in your knee. The pain is at its worst when you take the stairs or sit at your desk for an extended period of time. Luckily, knee pain is a very common running injury that will usually heal on its own. However, it’s still important for runners educate themselves about runner’s knee should it ever affect them.

One of the most common injuries in football is called a burner, also known as a stinger—an injury to the nerve of the upper arm. This injury earns its name because it causes a stinging or burning sensation that radiates from the shoulder to the hand. The sensation is often described as an electric shock or lightening bolt that shoots down the arm, starting at the neck or shoulder. If you or your child plays football, it’s important to know the cause of burners and stingers and how they can be prevented.

An estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year. Whether you have a student athlete or participate in sports yourself, it’s important to be informed about the symptoms of a concussion and what to do if you or someone else has one.

While it’s one of the most harmless injuries, turf toe can be a nagging annoyance for athletes. Turf toe is defined as a sprain of the big toe’s main joint. Usually this occurs when an athlete is pushing off before a sprint and the toe is bent into hyperextension, with the toe stuck flat on the ground.

Congratulations Huong Le on ten years of service!

Huong Le is the Physician Liaison for North Central Surgical Center Hospital. She has responsibility for managing relationships with the hospital’s physician partners and their offices, driving patient referrals, overseeing an aggressive marketing program, and providing direction to the senior team on a number of fronts, including social media development, marketing, and sales functions.

Each year, an estimated 200,000 people are sidelined by anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Of those 200,000 injuries, 100,000 require ACL reconstructive surgery. Typically those who play high-risk sports, such as basketball, football or soccer are more likely to experience an ACL injury. If you are an athlete, or even just someone who is active, it’s important to know how ACL injuries occur and what you can do to prevent them. Read below for more information on ACL injuries.