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Don't Forget the Rehab
Rehabilitation of an injury is the most effective means of reducing an athlete's time on the sideline. An athlete's return to play can be sped up by dedication and compliance to a structured rehabilitation program.
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Can I Go Back In Yet?
The decision of when to return to sports/physical activity can be tricky at best. Pain is not always the best indicator. Many injuries feel better before they are completely healed leaving the body vulnerable to re-injury.
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Hip Pointers
The term “hip pointer” is often used as a catch all phrase for any injury resulting in pain to the front of the hip. However, this is not always the case.
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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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How to Choose Running Shoes
Shoes that are chosen specifically for foot type and fitted properly can help keep athletes healthy and possibly prevent injuries such as shin splints and stress fractures.
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Mouth Guards in Sports: A Necessary Piece of Equipment
Some experts recommend that mouthguards be worn by athletes in competitive and recreational sports in which impact, contact and collision are likely to occur.
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Promoting Youth Fitness
Youth fitness has steadily declined over the past decade and childhood obesity is at an all time high. Here are some ideas to help empower the kids to make good activity choices.
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Kid's Sports Injuries: The Numbers are Impressive
Physical activity is necessary for normal growth in children. However, when the activity level becomes too intense or too excessive in a short time period, tissue breakdown and injury can occur.
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Is Your Rotator Cuff A Sore Subject?
What exactly is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that form to hold parts of the shoulder together.
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Is Your Ankle Playing Tricks on You?
Ankle sprains happen. Athletes learn the concepts of P.R.I.C.E. (Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) early in their career as a way to manage acute (recent) injuries with swelling and pain.