by sara | Jul 28, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Ankle Pain / Injury, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Sports Performance
Johnny Heater, MC for the national figure skating championships commented that to be a good figure skater, one must have the balance of a tightrope walker, the endurance of a marathon runner, the aggressiveness of a football player, agility of a wrestler, nerves of a...
by sara | Jul 27, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Ankle Pain / Injury, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Lacrosse, Running, Soccer, Softball, Sports Performance
It is very common to find the ankle joint afflicted by injuries and the most common form is sprain. Anatomically, various ligaments that are stretched or torn surround the ankle joint when it is forced to land in varied unnatural positions. This is of common...
by sara | Jul 26, 2021 | Ankle Pain / Injury, Body Health & Fitness, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Modifiable Health Risks, Physical Activity, Running, Teenage Health, Women's Health, Youth Health
What is a sprain? A sprain is an injury that causes a stretching or a partial tear in a ligament. Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect bones at a joint. Sprains may be classified as acute, recurrent, or chronic. Sprains are also graded in severity. In a...
by sara | Jul 26, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Ankle Pain / Injury, Body Health & Fitness, Cardio-vascular and Cardiac Care, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Running, Senior Health, Sports Performance, Women's Health
As the weather becomes warmer, more and more runners flock to tracks and roadways, all for the purpose of getting in better shape. Dr. Richard Braver, a sports podiatrist who has also been a runner since high school, says runners can put their best foot forward by...
by sara | Jul 26, 2021 | Ankle Pain / Injury, Body Health & Fitness, Injury Care & Prevention, Injury, Prevention, & Care, Knee Pain / Injury, Men's Health, Nutrition & Supplementation, Senior Health, Shoulder Pain / Injury, Strength/Muscular Training, Women's Health, Youth Health
What is a strain? A strain is a stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon. Tendons are strong bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones. People commonly call muscle strains “pulled muscles”. How does it occur? The usual cause of a muscle strain is forceful contraction...
by sara | Jul 26, 2021 | Activities & Sports, Ankle Pain / Injury, Body Health & Fitness, Cardio-vascular and Cardiac Care, Injury Care & Prevention, Running, Sports Performance
Compartment syndromes are potentially serious problems and can be hard to diagnose. Compartment syndromes come in two varieties. Acute compartment syndrome occurs with a quick hit, a sudden trauma, or a relatively sedentary person undertaking strenuous exercise....
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