During the winter it can be difficult to stay flexible and loose. We tend to spend more time on the couch or in our bed and less time moving around. In addition, many of us still find ourselves working from home in not-so-ideal working environments. This can cause aches and pains throughout our body by the end of the day. How do we break up the stiffness and get through the work day in the winter?
Read MoreLet’s be honest: being injured sucks! No one wants to hurt and feel like they can’t move properly to live an active lifestyle or simply perform daily tasks. It is frustrating to take a step back and focus on recovery when we have so much going on in life. However, an injury may not always be a bad thing if we use it as an opportunity. To illustrate this point, I wanted to tell a story of how tearing my labrum in college gave me my best season of my career.
Read MoreOne of the most common complaints of the foot is plantar fasciitis. It affects as high as 25% of amateur and professional runners. Plantar Fasciitis is essentially inflammation of the thick band of tissue that connects the calcaneus or heel bone to the base of the toes.
Read MoreThat pain you feel at your shoulders may not be coming from your shoulder at all but instead the neck.
More often than not the pain generator in the shoulder after certains prolonged postures or movements in the neck is coming from the cervical spine, specifically the discs of the cervical spine.
Read MoreSimilar to the Tommy John injury in baseball players, swimmer's shoulder is a non-contact sport injury that develops from repetitive strain. It was once thought of as simply subacromial impingement, inflammation of the tendons and bursal sacs of the rotator cuff. But diagnosis of swimmer’s shoulder is much more global than the local structures of the rotator cuff.
Read MoreThe hip joint is absolutely vital in the role it plays for proper lower extremity biomechanics and its relationship to the low back. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint and unlike the knee, has the ability to access much more global range of motion. Due to the amount of motion in the joint and the amount of muscles stressed around the hip joint, it is a common source of aches and pains. In addition, dysfunction at the hips can lead to symptoms in the low back and the lower extremity.
Read MorePatellofemoral pain is one of the most common issues that runners suffer from. It affects approximately 25 percent of the active running population. Up until recently, knee pain was thought of as dysfunction with patellar tracking due to issues with the quadriceps.
Read MoreThis is certainly one of the most strange times in recent history. We find ourselves spending more hours at home and less hours staying active in the gym and outdoors. It can seem difficult to stay healthy and fit during these times but here are three easy tips on how you can stay healthy while at home.
Read MoreI am fortunate in what I do to come across many great athletes, quite a few early in their careers. Over the years the athletes’ training regimes have become more sophisticated and calculated, while the injuries, although fewer, have remained to some extent the same.
Read MoreMy freshman year at Ball State University I watched the Mr. and Ms. Ball State Bodybuilding Championships in the spring and saw Dorian Haywood destroy the competition. During his posing routine he actually did a backflip! At that moment I said to myself, “I will be Mr. Ball State by my senior year”.
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