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Cheerleading Injuries: Risk Factors and Prevention Tips
Competitive cheerleading involves a great deal of tumbling and stunting activities. The repetitive tumbling routines place a great deal of pressure on the spine and can result in stress fractures and other injuries.
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Breaking Stride
Fractures and dislocations are two of the more serious types of injuries that can occur during an athletic event. Early recognition and prompt medical treatment are extremely important with these injuries in athletes.
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Allowing Youth Sports to be Child's Play
It has been documented that physical activity is necessary for normal growth in children. However, when the activity level becomes too intense, or excessive, in too short a time period tissue breakdown and injury can occur.
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Swimming with a SICK Scapula (Shoulder Blade)
The shoulder joint and scapula work and move together to perform the overhead motions that occur in swimming. To perform the overhead motions in swimming correctly, swimmers need a lot of shoulder mobility and stability.
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Fueling and Hydrating Before, During and After Exercise
Proper fuel and hydration before, during and after exercise is key to getting the most out of your training and optimize performance. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the nutrients that provide the body with energy.
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What to Expect
What to bring and how to prepare for a visit to one of our convenient lab services locations.
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Healthy Snack Choices for Youth Sports
Team snacks are an ideal opportunity to teach young athletes about good nutrition. Remember, the goal of the game should not be the snacks at the end!
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Game Day Fueling Plan for Athletes
The following are suggestions from Nationwide Children's Hospital on what a young athlete should eat and drink before, during and after a sporting event.
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Little League Elbow
Today, "little league elbow" includes injuries that are not only unique to the immature upper extremity, but also to the specific demands of sports like baseball, tennis, golf and gymnastics.
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Why Does My Knee Hurt?
One thing that all of these causes of anterior knee pain have in common is that they are usually overuse injuries and can be treated and prevented without surgery.