Welcome to the Boise State University Department of Kinesiology. Serving over 900 students within the College of Health Sciences, the Department of Kinesiology hosts two undergraduate degree programs ...

A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone in the wrist called the scaphoid bone. It commonly occurs due to a fall on an outstretched hand. If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may ...

What Does Liver Pain Feel Like? Your liver is a football-sized organ that sits under your ribs. It filters and cleans your blood, stockpiles energy, helps you fight infections and diseases ...

Our efforts have been recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine, awarding silver status to our Exercise is Medicine On Campus program. When you earn your degree in Kinesiology, you are ...

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an editorial titled, "Tree Nuts and Macular Pigment Optical Density: Visual Effects of Carotenoids Lutein and Zeaxanthin," in The ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome often causes pain and aching. The pain usually affects the palm side of your wrist, thumb, and fingers. However, the discomfort may follow the nerve, radiating up the arm to ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. Cannabidiol (CBD) may offer numerous health benefits, including pain reduction and anxiety relief, without the intoxicatingly ...

What Is SI Joint Pain? Injury, pregnancy, or uneven movement in your pelvis can cause low back, butt, and leg pain that's often worse after you've been sitting for a while. This may be because ...

Anxiety can sometimes cause physical symptoms like chest pain and pressure. But because these symptoms can also indicate heart conditions, it’s important to get an accurate diagnosis.

“I think it was the same problem for us. Consistency is still not there,” lamented Pearly, who brushed off the wrist pain as part and parcel of the game. “We are still too impatient to kill ...

Specific exercises, such as wrist turns and towel twists, can also help ease pain and prevent recurrence. Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, occurs when a person strains the ...

Common reasons for back pain include muscle strain, disk damage, and some chronic conditions, such as fractures due to osteoporosis. Potential treatments include heat therapy, acupuncture ...