That's the message that local health and hospital workers are taking to Beacon Hill. The hospitals claim their financial health is in critical condition because they're not getting enough reimbursement money from Medicaid. A legislative committee is holding a hearing on a proposal to boost Medicaid reimbursements for Massachusetts hospitals. Several say that they will go out of business if rates aren't raised. Men and women are not created equal when it comes to their bones, joints and muscles.
Female athletes are more likely to injure their knees than their male counterparts.
Women have less muscle protection at their knees, which makes them more vulnerable in sports that require pivoting, like basketball, soccer and volleyball. Many times, people put off the surgery to fix them as long as possible. Many people have regard the surgery to be as bad as the condition, but there have been many recent advances to fix this foot problem. We all spend a lot of time on our feet. Often in shoes that are little more than torture devices.