More than five million teeth are knocked out every year in children and adults, according to the American Association of Endodontists. Even if teeth are not completely dislodged, they can be loosened or dislocated as well as broken. Many of these incidents occur during sporting events, especially contact sports.
As an orthipedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, the timing of when a player can "return to sport" is one of the most frequently asked questions of me – from the patients themselves, their parents (if they're minors) and from the media, especially if I'm being interviewed about a professional athlete.
The deltoid is a large muscle responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.
"Drinking only to thirst typically leads to significant dehydration, which is associated with exercise performance impairment," said study author Stavros Kavouras, a professor and director of the Hydration Science Lab at the University of Arkansas.
Rotator cuff muscles may be small, but they're majorly important.
