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Social Media Might Impair Your Recovery From Injury. Here's Why.


When Kim Kardashian glided into the launch party of her NYC SKIMS boutique on a knee scooter, a mobility aid for people with lower leg injuries – stiletto on one foot, designer cast on the other – she wasn't just managing an injury.

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