How do we know if the pain we are experiencing is normal, or if the pain is far more serious and due to an injury?
Tag: sports medicine
Want Improved Posture? Try Strengthening Your Core With This Move
Watch as a physical therapist and sports certified specialist demonstrates the supine alternating leg lift, an effective exercise that can improve your abdominal strength and posture.
Kinesio Tape: Can It Help Your Athletic Performance?
Many of us may have seen athletes on the court, the field, or even in the pool sporting large strips of brightly colored tape on the skin. What’s going on here?
Athletes: What to Do When You Get Hurt
You may have never seen a primary care sports medicine doctor, or know what they do. Here you’ll learn about what they treat, the type of training they have and how they can get you back to your game.
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Tendinitis or Tendinosis? Why the Difference Is Important, What Treatments Help
Whether it’s an elbow, shoulder, hip, knee or ankle, a painful tendon is a troublesome condition that can affect just about anyone. You are probably familiar with an inflamed tendon being called tendinitis, but have you ever heard of tendinosis?
How to Clean Your Medical or Sports Brace — and Why It Matters
A medical or athletic brace is a big help after an injury on or the playing field, but how do you keep it clean? Find out in this athletic trainer’s Q&A.
