When the tendon gets inflamed it is known as tendonitis, and when the tendons are being overused, It can lead to some small tears in the collagen that surrounds the tendon which can cause some weakening of the tendon. It can also be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. There is generally a swelling in a region […]

In addition to effecting tennis players, tennis elbow effect’s a great number of people who are involved in activities outside of the sport of tennis. Tennis elbow also known as lateral Epicondylitis is caused by damaging the tendon of the extensor muscles in the forearm. The tendon of these extensor muscles connects to the lateral […]

As inviting and innocuous-looking as your Jacuzzi or hot tub may seem, using it for therapeutic purposes will require more precaution than you probably expect. The first rule is: if there are potentially bothersome health issues, talk to your doctor. There are bodily conditions that warrant some amount of prudence.
Pregnancy
Most doctors will probably agree that […]

Track and field is a sport that has wide participation due to its varied events. However, foot and ankle injuries can quickly end a season. The foot has to absorb 275% of one’s bodyweight when running. This results in a lot of strain during a race. Injuries such as plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the tissues […]

Soccer is a very popular sport both locally and worldwide. References to the sport go as far back as 200 BC in China and around 4 BC in Greece. However, soccer as you and I know it did not have a formal set of rules set down until 1848 at Cambridge University.
Soccer is a very […]

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition, with symptoms ranging from numbness, tingling and paresthesia (pins and needles) in the thumb, index and middle fingers. Not all of the listed symptoms have to occur simultaneously and can vary from week to week. Severe cases of carpal tunnel are characterized by wrist inflammation and swelling and […]

In the world of sports we often hear about knee injuries that derail at least an athlete’s season, if not career. The most common major knee injury seen amongst athletes is a tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or more commonly known as the ACL. However, it is not just athletes that are experiencing troubles […]

The evolution bit.
The human body, over millions of years has evolved to become bipedal, to stand upright, along with this evolutionary process, our muscles have adapted to maintain this form, however, the human body maintains the flexibility to react rapidly to its individual environmental conditions, i.e., form follows function.
How it effects you.
So.. If you remain […]

Is your training increasing or decreasing your risk of injury? Our goal is to function at the highest level possible while reducing the risk of injury. Baseball is a sport that involves strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, and mobility to name a few. What I have been seeing with baseball players from little league, early adolescence […]

What you are about to read… is information about the exercise ball. I will explain some of the different names given to the exercise ball and how it came to be an integral part of physical training. I will give a brief history of the exercise ball, what types […]