5 Common Sport Injuries: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment
What are the most common sports injuries? Sports injuries happen, and they usually occur when engaging in sports or exercise. Sports injuries can occur due to overtraining, lack of conditioning, and improper form or technique. Failing...
Dynamic Warm Up
What is a Dynamic Warm-up? Many of us have been through a warm-up of some kind to prep our bodies for an upcoming task or event. Most, if not all, people agree that some sort of...
Winter Sports Safety and Avoiding Injury
The first snow fall is exciting. It’s a signal to strap on the skis and skates, or even jump on a sled. Days spent playing in the frosty snow can be jam packed with fun, but...
What to Expect with Post Concussion Therapy
Symptoms of Concussions Symptoms of concussion vary greatly from person to person and can change rapidly. These can include dizziness, irritability, mental fogginess, “not feeling right”, confusion, headaches, or memory loss to name a few. The...
Sports-Related Concussions
What are sports-related concussions (SRC)? Sports-related concussions are a common sports injury and may be caused by either a direct blow to the head, face, or neck with an impulsive force transmitted to the head. It may...
Sports Related Concussion
Concussion in sports has become much more recognized, due in part to the media spotlight. In 2016 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 3.8 million concussions which equates to over 10,000 concussions daily. Many...
ACL Injury Treatment and Prevention
What is an ACL injury? An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) one of the major ligaments in your knee. ACL injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve...
Overuse Injuries
What is an overuse injury? There are basically two types of injuries: Acute injuries and overuse injuries. Acute injuries are usually the result of a single, traumatic event (macro-trauma). Acute injury examples: wrist fractures ankle sprains...