Although there are definitely lots of things you can do to prevent injuries, they cannot be completely eliminated and remain part of all sports. Besides the physical pain that comes with every injury, there are also implications on several different levels at which the athlete is affected. Losing playing time and not being able to train together with the rest of the team are definitely frustrating. Athletic trainers, sports physicians, sports psychologists and the injured athletes will all agree that the best thing to do is keep the injured athlete as physically active as their injury allows. And, fortunately, there are efficient ways to train while recovering from an injury. Let's take a knee...
Sciatica Exercises That Work
While sciatica exercises are definitely important to both short and long-term recovery, not all exercises promoted for sciatica are actually appropriate during acute symptoms and may actually make things worse. For example, while commonly recommended to people with sciatica, exercises such as hamstring stretches and the yoga position, "downward facing dog" can be beneficial as part of managing one's condition once the pain is reduced, these exercises can place tension on the sciatic nerve and aggravate an already inflamed and sensitive condition. In general, any exercise that causes pain to increase in the leg and/or extend further down the leg should be completely avoided during the acute phase of...
As promised here are the ankle rehab exercises to get you back to your daily activities. I will assume you have been using the RICE regime for the first 48 hours to decrease the inflammation and now as the tissues begin to form we need to encourage a strong and healthy repair process. If you have read some of my other posts on injuries you will know that the main reason that injuries do not fully repair is from lack of appropriate rehabilitation. It's not from lack of ultrasound, lack of bracing, lack of laser therapy, lack of chiropractic help nor is it lack of any other therapy. You must get the injured area moving as soon as possible after the initial inflammatory phase is over (after 48 hours...
Best ways to stop smoking
the most important things when trying to quit smoking is to eliminate the physical craving for nicotine. I won't claim that by eliminating the craving for nicotine you solved all your smoking issues, but it's a known fact that this factor is crucial when trying to quit smoking. Although there are countless products that can inhibit the nicotine craving I want to talk about my favorite one: homeopathic solution, all natural and it does much more then "just" stopping the craving, it also dramatically reduces countless withdrawal symptoms like: nausea, aches, cold sweats, insomnia and much more. A nice bonus is that you can try it for free and see for yourself how it works, check it out here. When you...
Arm Fractures are one of one of the most common types of fractures in both adults and in children. The arm is made up of three major bones. Arm fractures are usually caused when you slip and fall, especially when you fall on an outstretched hand, these types of fractures are also common in auto accidents. Fractures of the humerus are common and have different effects depending on the site of fracture. A fracture in the surgical neck of a humerus may damage the nearby axillary nerve and limit abduction of the arm. Distal humerus fractures remain a challenging reconstructive problem for orthopedic surgeons. However, future technology may hold many solutions. Distal injuries normally occur near the...
Slipped Disc Treatment
SLIPPED DISC 95% of back pain is a result of a slipped disc. The spine consists of 24 bones called vertebrae which sit on top of one another to form a column. Each vertebra has a cylindrical body in front with a wishbone-like structure sticking out behind forming the knobbly bits that can be felt down the backbone. Cradled within the arms of the wishbone is the spinal cord which carries nerve messages up and down from the brain to all parts of the body. In between every vertebra in the spine is a cushion of jelly (the disc) which acts as a shock absorber and cushions each and every step. When the disc bulges backwards it traps the nerve where it leaves the spinal canal and causes pressure and pain...
MUSCLE WEAKNESS If a muscle is not given any work to do each little muscle fibre becomes thinner and the whole muscle begins to lose its strength. Some groups of muscles become weak faster than others. When a footballer has a knee injury his quadriceps, the muscles on the front of his thigh get weak very rapidly. These muscles need exercising early on in order to increase their strength so that he can return to his team as soon as possible. It is also very important that all patients are given exercises to restore muscle strength as soon as possible and so minimise the amount of weakness that occurs. These early exercises, therefore, have to be carefully designed so as to complement the other Physio...
One of the best ways to ensure a trip to the surgeon is by not properly taking care of your lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow as it's more commonly known. Tennis elbow exercises are probably your best bet for increasing the strength of the muscles surrounding your pain-causing inflamed tendons. The other benefit is that you will improve your range of motion that has been limited because of the inflamed tendons. When you have tennis elbow, each movement in your life threatens to make your symptoms worse. That handshake with your boss... pain and potentially more damage. Clicking that computer mouse and tapping on that keyboard all day... more pain and potentially more damage. These simple and...
Top 5 Ways to Get Injured in the Gym (Do Not Do...
In this article, I will outline for you some of the best ways to become injured while you train. Although to some the sarcastic tone of such writings is a turn off, I have found it to be a very good educational approach and one that gets the point across pretty well. (by the way, this is a sarcastic article, however, I see things like this happen everyday...in other words, I didn't make any of this up!) So if you really want to injure yourself while training or working out, make sure you do some or all of what is listed below. Chances are, you are doing some of these things anyway. (By the way, if you want to stay healthy, please avoid all of the list below). 1. What ever you do, DO NOT warm up at...
Cure Both Hip Pain and Back Problems With 3...
I'd like to talk to you about some things that you can do to start increasing hip flexibility...But what does that have to do with anything that I just said? Hip flexibility is a huge problem in many Americans today. Due to the rise in office jobs, people are frequently forced into unnatural positions which result in a tightening of the hips, decreasing flexibility. Poor hip flexibility can have a huge amount of adverse effects on the body, including all the things that I listed above. So, I suppose you'd probably like to go ahead and get started trying to fix your hips? I'm going to walk you through a few exercises that you can start doing to drastically increase the mobility and flexibility of...
Gentle Exercises For Frozen Shoulder
Deciding on exercises for frozen shoulder can be a lot easier if you visualize your shoulder as a necklace chain that has been knotted up. Let's say that this chain is very tiny and delicate. You probably would not dream of picking that chain up and yanking on it to untangle it. If you did, you might damage the chain, or even break it. You would probably be very gentle with it and lightly tug on each piece of the knot until it began to loosen up. Only after it was loose could you begin to untangle it. Now, we all know that a frozen shoulder does not have knots in it; but, the same principle applies to freeing up frozen shoulder that does to freeing up a knot in a necklace. You need to choose...
Neck Exercises
With recent layoffs and unemployment at the highest levels, people may be experiencing high levels of stress to the neck and shoulders. The neck muscles tend to carry the most about of stress and may become a constant state of tension. When the neck muscles are "tight", the surrounding shoulder and chest muscles could also contribute to added stress to the neck. When these muscles tense up, they can emphasize poor posture and lead to other neck and shoulder symptoms. As a Physical Therapist in the field, the posture observation of a person would be noted as forward head and rounded shoulders (FHRS). The back of the neck would show a decrease in the "S" curvature of the cervical spine. This is known...
We all have these little jelly donuts between the bones of our spine. Okay, they're discs, but they're actually built much like a jelly donut. These discs are made of cartilage on the ouside and a jelly like substance on the inside. The disc's job is to absorb shock to the spine. Sometimes, due to an abnormal force, or a long term stress, part of the cartilage gets torn and the jelly starts to leak out. This causes a herniation of the disc The jelly pushes out because there's less support on one side of the disc. Faulty posture or too much pressure on one side also pushes the jelly to the weaker side. This looks much like what happens with a bubbled tire. This bubble causes you pain because it...
The Importance of Shoulder Exercises For Men -...
Some men concentrate on toning their abs since it's the 'in thing' to do, while others focus on simply doing lower body workouts in a bid to show off those leg muscles on the beach. However, one of the most neglected regions of the male body, which supports the back and the upper body is the shoulder line; this must be exercised regularly and in a correct way for fitness results to be enduring and beneficial, not to mention give a great full body sculpting look! Properly designed shoulder exercises for men, explain professional trainers, are aimed at empowering those on the program to work out core muscle groups located in the shoulder region besides the back and the upper body. Regular everyday...