Sports injury
Sports injuries are not unusual, but avoiding them, especially the most common sports injuries, means more time to compete. Read these articles for tips on sports injury prevention and core stability exercises that can help reduce the risk of knee injuries, shoulder injuries, ankle injuries, rotator cuff injuries and other recurring plagues in the sporting world… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
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Ankle injuries are more common than hamstring tears in footballers
Ankle injuries can be tackled by proprioception training
Sports injuries: detecting early injury-induced muscle damage
Detection of muscle injury in sport
What should athletes do when concussion strikes?
Knockout blow
No long-term risk from concussion in football
Injuries in synchronised skating
A simple way to predict ankle risk
Health and Fitness: Heart Disease
How much exercise protects against heart disease?
Prescribed drug can cause damage after eccentric exercise
Antidepressants may cause muscle damage…
Hamstring injury solution?
Cool weather heat stroke risk
Injury Treatment: How to deal with concussion
Knockout blow – what should athletes do when concussion strikes?
Does sport set us up for arthritis in later life? And can anything be done?
Back pain caused by bad posture
Slouching isn’t just an attitude – it will damage your sport and your health
Football Player Injuries - Are they becoming more frequent?
Football injuries - are they really on the rise?
Caffeine reduces muscle soreness
Caffeine and leg muscle pain
Sports Injury: Distance Running
Bleeding risk for ultra runners
Reduce Muscle Fatigue with Probiotic Supplements
Probiotics combat fatigue problems in athletes
Intense training - can you have too much of a good thing?
Children, Exercise, and Injury
How sport leads to concussion in children
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Facts
New findings on ACL injuries in soccer
Joint Manipulation: Is it safe?
Joint manipulation for injuries - is it worth the risk?
Sports Nutrition: Antioxidants
Antioxidant protection for athletes: is it time to ditch the pills?
Cycling Injury: Choose The Right Bike To Avoid Injury
How Choosing The Right Bike Can Help Avoid Injury
What are the best ways to cope with sports pain? And how do different people react to the same injury?
Core strengthening to keep your spine in good shape
Does glucosamine really work?
Sports News: Injury Treatment Evidence?
Injury research and clinical practice
Sports News: Aquatic Plyometrics
The Benefits of Aquatic Plyometrics
Injury Recovery and Conditioning
Want to know the key to training success? Plenty of R&R
Stretching, Performance and Injury Prevention
Pre-exercise stretching - is it time to tear up the old rule book?
Injury Prevention and Stretching Advice for Runners
Snowboarding & skiing
Sports Injury Pain : Pain and brain - a revolutionary approach to chronic injury
Deep Water Running : Getting into deep water - why it can be good for fitness
Bronchoconstriction: Airway problems in ski-mountaineers...
Stress & Overtraining : Strategies to ward off overtraining by dealing with stress from all sources
Biopsychosocial Pain : Pain and brain - the biopsychosocial method of chronic injury rehabilitation
Homeopathy In Sport : Can less really be more when it comes to treating sports injuries?
Pain Relief Medication: What all athletes need to know about pain relief medication
Hamstring strains
Acetabular labrum tears - a right pain in the groin
Women's knee injuries
Hydrotherapy: Don't pour cold water over hydrotherapy
Cold injuries: How to protect your performance as well as your health against the chill winds of winter
Rotator cuff rehabilitation: how to shake off shoulder injury
Orthotic therapy: when self-help and sports therapies don't go nearly far enough
NSAIDS: Contraction-induced muscle injury - why NSAIDS don't help
Orthotics
Air Pollution Sports: the real problem facing the organisers of this year's Olympics
Hamstring strains: the most common injuries in football
Asthma - Lower asthma risk for amateur athletes
Sudden cardiac death: how can clubs pick out those at risk ?
Football injury prevention
Exercise related death - Disturbing findings on exercise-related death
Inspiratory stridor - How do you deal with 'asthma' when the drugs don't work?
Good news about exercise and blood pressure
Rapid weight loss in young wrestlers
Delayed menstruation in rhythmic gymnasts
Persistent fatigue and recurrent infections
London marathon: Lies, damned lies and statistics: what we know about the incidence of injury, illness and death in the London Marathon
Marathon injuries: Injury risks for marathon 'virgins'
extension-related low-back pain
Case report: an adolescent goalkeeper with extension-related low-back pain
Injury Rehab Programme: An injured sportsman is like a sick gorilla - no use and a lot of trouble. The coach has to deal with the mind as well as the body in maintaining the athlete's equilibrium.
knee injuries | female athletes
Why do female athletes hurt their knees so often - and how can they protect themselves from knee injuries?
Shin splints problems: How to strengthen the lower parts of your legs, and prevent (or repair) shin splints problems
Gluteal Muscles: The glutes are key muscles for people with back problems
squatting exercises | knee injuries | spine injuries
Squatting exercises: How safe is squatting? Does it injure the knees or even the spine? Here's an exhaustive review of the research
Footballers head injuries | Brain Damage
Young Footballers Show No Signs of Brain Damage
thoraric pain | shoulder injuries
Case study: a swimmer with left-sided thoracic pain and shoulder pain.
Runners benefit from strong hamstrings
Runners benefit from strong hamstrings
Nose Strips: The supposed benefits are literally a widening of the nostrils, reducing resistance to air flow, thereby allowing easier breathing (the strips were originally developed to assist sleep and help people with breathing problems).
abdominal muscle exercises, lower back pain exercises and injury prevention
Whether you aim to run a marathon, perform step aerobics, scrummage for Harlequins, or cycle the London to Brighton, you shouldn't neglect a proper conditioning routine as part of your training if you want to achieve muscular balance and avoid injury.
Steroids boost injury risk from strength training
Physiotherapy and sports injuries
Physiotherapy and sports injuries: Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time.
rowing injuries | lower back injuries
Rowing Injuries & Lower Back Injuries: The case of the rower who drove himself to a bad back
Achilles Heel Pain: These exercises can turn your Achilles heel into a rock of Gibraltar
Shin splints: These exercises will help to strengthen your lower legs, and prevent or repair shin splint problems
A trigger point in a muscle is a warning sign of a possible serious injury. Here we explain what TPs are, how they happen and what to do about them
Farabloc: How muscles can be shielded against delayed onset muscle soreness
Nutrition: What you eat can play a significant part in preventing or healing a sports injury.
Low-back Pain: Inactivity is the problem
Achilles Tendonitis: This affliction is the curse of the running classes. Here's how to prevent it, and how to recover if you've been unlucky
Problems For Rugby Players: Previous injury predicts in-season problems for rugby players
Stretching, flexibility, hamstrings and injury
The truth about stretching and why the Kenyan athletes always do it after their workouts are over.
Dehydration: A Dangerous Consequence
Dehydration: A Dangerous Consequence
HDL cholesterol | exercise | heart disease prevention
Here's further proof that the more you run, the more you protect yourself against heart trouble.
Hyperbaric Therapy: If you're an injured runner, should you breathe in pure oxygen to hasten the healing process? That's what some sports scientists are recommending, as the inhalation of oxygen under high pressure (also called hyperbaric oxygen therapy) becomes an increasingly popular form of treatment for hurting athletes.
Pronation: Can taping control pronation?
Does foot structure affect injury rate?
There's been considerable confusion concerning the effects of foot structure on injury rates. Some researchers - and large numbers of people in the population at large - believe that individuals with low-arched feet have weak foot structures and are more predisposed to injuries in the lower extremities.
Can MRI predict whether an athlete's knees can be repaired?
Ankle sprain | balance | gymnastics
Ankle sprain: Will a sprained ankle affect a gymnast's balance?
Do knee braces slow you down, or make you less agile?
Lateral knee pain | iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS)
Lateral knee pain: here's the syndrome that could be to blame
Knee injury: how can they protect against knee injuries?
Tennis Elbow | Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis
Leg strength | knee injury risks
Leg strength and knee injury risks for endurance athletes: If you're a footballer, your knees are most at risk towards the end of a match.
hip inuries | football | osteoarthritis
Hip inuries in footballers - osteoarthritis of the hip
Achilles heel, tendons, achilles tendinitis therapy and surgery
Achilles tendinitis interrupts many training programmes and ruins many plans for PBs. It is also the most common injury in athletes over the age of 40, and - unfortunately - it's a problem which doesn't go away very quickly: Traditional treatments for Achilles tendinitis (ie, rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, orthotics, cortisone injections, icing, ultrasound, and conventional physical therapy) are not very successful, and about 25 per cent of athletes who suffer from chronic Achilles-tendinitis problems end up undergoing surgery.
Stress Management: Just as war brings advances in surgery, so the fight against Aids has both broadened our awareness of the importance of the immune system and produced a vast increase in the amount of research done in this area. It is unfortunate, though not surprising, that far more research is done on the sick than on the healthy. What is it that distinguishes the "very healthy" from the normal?
Anaemia: Runner's persistent anaemia baffles doctors
Carbohydrate protection against muscle damage
Eating in a way that keeps your body primed for peak fitness can also reduce your risk of injury. Firstly, eating foods that will help to fend off fatigue will minimise injuries arising from tiredness and weakness. Secondly, some of the metabolic processes which can lead to muscle soreness and damage can be counteracted to a degree by dietary factors.
repetitive stress injuries | coaching children
If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid repetitive stress
Sports Injury Prevention: Eliminate these training errors and reduce your chances of getting hurt.
Muscle Imbalance: Why detecting muscle imbalance is an essential part of an injury-prevention strategy
Core Stability Training: This exercise programme will strengthen your trunk muscles and thus help avoid back problems
overtraining effects on performance
Overtraining Effects On Performance: If you want to prevent staleness and overtraining, keep a record of your quality of sleep and levels of fatigue!
shin splints | medial tibial stress syndrome | lower leg injuries
Shin splints is a common expression but what exactly does it mean? And how do you avoid it?
Shin Splints Treatment: How to strengthen the lower parts of your legs, and prevent (or repair) shin splints problems
Low Back Pain: Cyclists with low-back pain should now adjust their saddles
sports psychology | imagery | lower back pain
Sports psychology - imagery: how a young professional golfer used imagery to conquer his persistent lower back pain
Squat research review
Achilles Tendinitis
Groin Pain Causes and treatments
Groin Pain Causes and Treatments - Case study: a rugby-union player with groin pain
Therapeutic Massage | Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness | DOMS
Therapeutic Massage and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
These coordination drills ease lower back pain as effectively as strengthening exercises
Pre-workout Stretching: Does stretching before a workout increase the risk of injury?
Steroids boost injury risk from strength training
Sports Injury Avoidance: Like most athletes, you undoubtedly want to lower your chances of incurring an injury while participating in your favourite sport. Injuries decrease the amount of time you can spend in leisure activities, lower your fitness, downgrade competitive performances, and can lead to long-term health problems such as arthritis and/or joint stiffness.
stretching and the risk of injury 2
Stretching And The Risk Of Injury 2: Okay, but does stretching really lower the risk of injury? Here's what science says
Achilles Heel Injury Prevention: These exercises can turn your Achilles heel into a rock of Gibraltar
Shin splints: These exercises will help to strengthen your lower legs, and prevent or repair shin splint problems
trigger points | injur avoidance
A trigger point in a muscle is a warning sign of a possible serious injury. Here we explain what TPs are, how they happen and what to do about them
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention exercises, rehabilitation and training techniques
These four exercises can help prevent your ACLs blowing up - which is especially good news for female athletes.
Strength training exercises for knee injuries
Strength training exercises for knee injuries
Sport Injury Rehabilitation: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Shoulder Instability: Should you consider shrinking your shoulder?
squatting exercises | knee injuries | spine injuries
How safe is squatting? Does it injure the knees or even the spine? Here's an exhaustive review of the research
athletes' lungs | training | asthma | lung diseases
How training takes its toll on athletes' lungs
Infection And Sport: Which infections are spread during sports activities?
Abdominal Bracing | Hollowing | Core Stability
Abdominal Bracing v Hollowing for Core Stability
Coronary Heart Disease: Both diet and exercise affect a number of the risk factors for heart disease.
Cancer: Does exercise lower the risk of breast, uterine and prostate cancers?
Shin Guards: Do shin guards provide the necessary injury protection?
Tendinitis (inflammation of a muscle tendon) is without doubt the most common cause of lower-leg pain.
Do wrist guards really protect the wrist and forearm?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury and prevention
The knees of female athletes are very vulnerable to injury, especially ACL tears. Here's what to do about it.
The case of the ex-rugby player with a mysterious headache
Stitch Pain - The biggest pain for athletes
saddle sore | mountain biking | scrotal disorders | testicular disorders
Saddle sore and more - the private perils of mountain biking
Teeth: To minimize the chances of injury to teeth, athletes in contact and non-contact sports should wear custom-fitted mouthguards and should have regular dental examinations to check for unusual tooth wear. What is the best emergency treatment for a severe tooth injury such as a fracture or an avulsed (knocked-out) tooth?
Cure For Tennis Elbow: Follow these rules if you want to avoid - and treat - the dreaded tennis elbow
Do you know when to use heat or cold therapy for an injury? If not, a recent review article by two University of Washington sports doctors, Matthew Karl, MD, and Stanley Herring, MD, can be your guide.
Ice Therapy: The best advice on ice
For endurance athletes, two of the key problems associated with getting older are a gradual decline in muscle mass and a potential loss of bone density. The missing muscle makes it more difficult to run, cycle or swim powerfully, and the shrinking bones increase the likelihood of injury and osteoporosis.
knee injuries | hip injuries | downhill walking
Knee injuries, hip injuries & downhill walking
Nose strips | Breathe Right External Nasal Dilator,
Here's the scientific verdict on those nose strips - the damned things don't work
Injury Management: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: Tips for avoiding delayed onset muscle soreness (the dreaded DOMS)
Muscle Soreness: Try this eccentric method of getting rid of muscle soreness.
muscle imbalance | injury prevention
Why detecting muscle imbalance is an essential part of an injury-prevention strategy
Flexibility | stretching | injury risk
Flexibility, stretching and injury risk: Women are more flexible than men - and get hurt less often.
Backward biking | Rehabilitation
Is 'backward biking' a good rehab activity?
Running Surfaces: Why Haile boycotted the Atlanta oval - and can tuned tracks improve your own performances?
Strength training program
Foot Structure & Injury Rates
hamstring flexibility | hamstring stretches
Hamstring flexibility: How to keep your hamstrings in tune and singing sweetly
osteoporosis | female athletes | distance running injuries
Osteoporosis - female athletes distance running injuries : why distance running can be bad for bones
Sports Knee Braces: Does wearing a knee brace improve or hamper your ability to perform?
Overtraining warning signs - The big question is: how far can you push an athlete's training before breakdown occurs?
No major sex divide in sports injuries
Infectious Mononucleosis: How to spot the warning signs of "Mysterious Mono", and what to do about it.
stretching and the risk of injury 1
Stretching And The Risk Of Injury 1: Okay, but does stretching really lower the risk of injury? Here's what science says
Sports Injury Diagnosis: To get the diagnosis right, you have to investigate all the contributing factors.
You may not appreciate it at the time, but an injury can teach you a lot about how your body works
soccer injuries | hip injuries
Soccer injuries: Why ex-pro soccer players have hip problems
upper back exercise | single arm row | latissimus dorsi
Upper back exercise: the single arm row
prehabilitation exercises | strength exercises | conditioning exercises
Prehabilitation exercises: these prehabilitation exercises will help reduce injury risk
shoulder excercises | shoulder injury prevention
Shoulder excercises and shoulder injury prevention
Female athlete triad: The hidden risk for female athletes
Soccer injuries - Ankle sprains: the bane of soccer players
Questions
I have pain in my lateral knee.
Does Stretching aid the rehabilitation of a hamstring injury?
I am currently studying to become a sports therapist in Glasgow. i have been giving a report to do and this is what i am investigating. Any information would be great.
Have just read the article about shin splints - do I assume all exercises are done in trainers,ie heel hops, heel running etc
Lower Abdominal/groin injury - still pain after 6 weeks,
Sustained a suspected tear of lower abdominal muscles with pain from the hip going down into the groin with stiffness and a pulling sensation along the inguinal area.CT scan showed no hernia.I have tr
Presentation on muscle strength
Hi i'm dave, im currently in the military and i work as a Remedial Instructor. I've been tasked to present an informal presentation on muscle strength.
I have a client who has trouble stabilising her pelvis.
What do you think of the Peak Performance Premium area? (!)
As the main provider of information in this area, I'd like to find out what you think about the videos and the articles in particular.
Best training for a long bike ride - with complications!
I have a froend who is 65 and was a fiarly good distance cylcist. He was then diagnosed with parkinsons, which is in early stages and copntrolled by drugs.
I am a 21 year old male competitive cyclist and have been struggling with over training syndrome and trying to recover.
I injured my shoulder 10 weeks ago...more than a strain?
I injured my shoulder 10 weeks ago, reaching backward to pull open a stuck door. I didn't go to the doctor right away, because it seemed just sore/strained.
I broke my ankle in 3 places and had surgery March 25th. I received a metal plate, connecting rod, and 8 screws.
How do I increase speed, explosiveness, and my verticle leap?
I am an 20 yr old collegiate basketball player, wanting to improve my speed, foot speed, stability, explosiveness, and verticle leap.
I've seen a lot of answers as to treating an injury with RICE.
I am a competitive rower (female) and have just had to take a summer off due to lateral knee pain that is just constantly there.
over the summer i hurt my left lower back playing basketball..
What can I do about shoulder pain?
I will soon be 51 years and have been fighting shoulder pain for years. I had it x-rayed years ago and they said it was not a rotar cuff but tindonitous and arthuritous.
Hi, Two things: 1st) I damaged my knee a year back and now want to start playing rugby next season. It's not an internal injury but I think the muscles in front of the knee cap (is this possible??).
How can i strengthen my IT band?
I have just recently taken up running and seemed to be making good, steady progress until i started to push myself, then i developed a very serious pain which lasted several days in my left knee.
Medial knee pain and adductor's sore after running, any HELP!
I've had Rt medial below the knee pain (Pes anserine) since July when I was training for an IM and doing alot of hill work on the bike, has improved some but still bothersome, also after my runs both
What should I do to run Athen's Marathon this year in 3 hours?
I used to be a middle distance runner for 7 years,my 800m PB=1:56min,my 1500m PB=4:00min,and my 3000m steple PB=9:15min, I quit 5 years ago and at the same time i start smoking, I quit smoking 2 month
I have a nervous twitch in my shoulder and can feel it down my arm. The upper back and deltoid get really tight and painful sometimes. Do you know what it might be and how I can get rid of it?
Bruised bone, how can I get rid of it!
I have a bruise on a bone in my fore foot and I can't seem to get rid of it. Im a distance runner so it's really hard to train. Any tips?
How much can I swim with a Tennis Elbow?
Been swimming since age 7,Competitive - short & long distance swims, was on the National Swimming, diving & waterpolo team for most of my School and highschool years.Had to stop swimming after marriag
Which doctor is right about Shin splints? Please help me!!!
Ok, i started Athletics about a year ago, and since then my athletics coach has told me i have shin splints due to me growing and she reccomended i see a doctor for further information.
Has anyone ever had this and if so, how did you treat it?
Intense knee pain caused from telemark skiing?
I have been experiencing knee pain on the lateral side of my knee. If I run through this pain, it intensifies and spreads deep into the joint and also into the quad.
How can you get rid of shin splints?
I love to run, but recently I've developed awful shin splints and I'm trying to get them to go away.
Best rehabilitation after damaging ligaments in the foot/ankle
I badly damaged ligaments in the foot/ankle playing 5-a-side football and have been on crutches. I'm having ultra sound treatment with the physio and want to speed my recovery back to running.
What to do after a knee sprain?
I have recently sprained my knee, I'm now off crutches and Im not sure how long to wait and what to do trainingwise(for middle distance running). Any ideas? Thanks
What is the best way to train for a judo tournament?
Our matches are 5 minutes long with no breaks, up to 8 matches in the tournament. I am trying to find the best exercises to get us ready for the tournament.
Just broken my wrist, have a race in 5 weeks can i still compete?
I have just broken my wrist and have a race in 5 weeks can i still compete?
My daughter is having an operation to repair a small tear in her peroneal tendon. Has anyone had this done and how did it affect your athletics?
I had back fusion in April 2002 and a left hip replaced in May 2006. I am an avid golfer with 9 handicap.
I have dificulty shaping the lower part of my stomach. What exercise can I do to reach that area.
How do you tell if you have shin splints. I have a pain in my left leg above my ankle, but I don't know what it is.
How do I loosen my hamstrings?
I have really tight ham strings and it affects me physically. What is a good stretch or exercise that will help me to loosen them.
What to do after a knee sprain?
I have recently sprained my knee, I'm now off crutches and Im not sure how long to wait and what to do trainingwise. Any ideas? Thanks
Is there anything as good as the old Ralgex stick?
Long ago, when I was a teenager, I was continually getting little injuries until I discovered the Ralgex stick and that then used to miraculously keep my muscles in working order.
I have been told i have got shin splints. I was told to rest my legs for a month. I am now on that rest period (just into the last week).
conservative Rx tendinopathies
Reducing tenocyte hyperactivity may aid reducing tendinopathy problems. Issue of 76 of SIB suggested that green tea/ doxycyline/ NSAIDs may reduce tenocycte hyperactivity.
I injured my shoulder 3 years ago...due to an oversight by our fantastic NHS it wasn't until late last year that I realized I had an acute problem.
If i Drink Skimmed milk every day for a month and not drink anything else or eat anything else cept from veg and fruit.. will that be a healthy lifestyle?
Whats everyones views on the use of ice baths?
Does anyone here use them regularly? If so how long for?
Does pushing into the ground harder toss you higher or forward faster?
When I stand still (balanced) and push hard into the ground I jump high not forward. I can't push back at the ground while balanced to start running.
back of knee / inside knee pain
i recently started running more milage so i guess this could just be too much training too quickly, from 10-20km a week to 40-50km... i have pain on the inside and back of my left knee.
Any ideas on how to loosen muscles without strenuous stretching?
apparently i have ridiculousy tight calf n thighs, and have been told to stretch more, i was hoping someone could maybe point me in the right direction as to which stretches to do without injuring mys
In the past year I`ve started to get trouble with my shoulder/neck.
What are some post elbow fracture operation rehab exercises to build up strength again? Pls recommend.
I had a metal plate fixed after a operation for fractured elbow. Should i leave it in there or take it out? The doctor told me it's optional and up to me.
Hi, I currently have a broken wrist caused by a football injury and will have a cast on it for 4 weeks. What period of time would you suggest for recovery once the cast has been removed.
Des resting heart rate affect your performance?
i am a 22 year old male having played soccer my whole life, my resting heart rate is about 68 beats per minute, this is quite high compared to other elite athletes, would this affect my performance, c
Getting over an upper hamstring tear.
I got the tear playing tennis in November. It doesn't hurt a great deal but comes back after a bit of tennis. I'm trying stretching and walking but otherwise doing nothing for three weeks.
what part of the arm is it.
I am having pain down the side & back of my neck, but mostly on the top of my shoulder, I guess the Traps. It's a ache, like arthritis, tendenitis or something. No sharp pains.
How do I endure heat during a training session?
I live in South Africa and attend a Virgin Active gym nearby. I am increasing my training schedule this year.
Is there any way to regain function from a sprained ankle?
I sprained my ankle whilst attempting a kick (jump spin type-Martial Arts) before warm up.
Opinion. If you could only do one aerobic exercise, which would it be?
Facts are lovely. Which one provides the best overall benefits?
What are the benefits of boxing as a sports to college students?
I want to know the psychological benefits a college student can get from boxing as a sport. People tend to associate boxing with violence thus it is not offered as a P.E.
I have a knee problem called Oscozlatus which is a swelling and it really hurts after I play sports. I sometimes cannot even walk up the stairs. Is there any way I can keep the pain down.
Any recommended exercises to help get over a recurrent (running) hamstring injury that mostly causes a problem when racing.
On going pain coming from the back of the knee ,its even starting to hurt when i walk. If i kneel down on both knees and then lean bk i get a sharp pain at what seems the back of my right knee.
A weak ago a huge weight fell on my hand later on there is no pain but now its paining is it tendinitis?
I suffered a groin strain at the start of december 2006 and since i have not been able to sprint although i can kick a ball with full power.
How do I strengthen my neck without injuring it?
In the course of training for grappling sports I felt it very important to have a strong neck.
My son, a professional soccer player, has been diagnosed with a sports hernia after months of groin pain that has not improved with rest. Can anyone describe the procedure?
I'm a 59 year old competitive badminton player. I play vigorously 3 days a week and try to work out (at the gym, jump rope, run) another 3 days of the week.
How to increase performance in your sport?
Pre & post regimes.
I can no longer access this, can i have the website address and access to this. I paid for the service at the time but due to computer errors i was not able to gain all info.
I am 21 and have had major ankle problems/injuries for the past 10 years. Slowly my ankle has become weaker and weaker and has now forced me to give up playing competitive sport.
Please can someone recommend a UK expert in ITB syndrome?
I developed ITB syndrome nearly two years ago. The injury was triggered by running and presented as lateral knee pain whilst running. However, the pain has also always been present on walking.
I'm having problems with a constant numb pain in my lower back. It sometimes feel as if it's coming from my hamstrings. It gets worse after more intense running sessions.
looking for advice on Hamstring injury
my right hamstring has been painfull for over a year now ,i have been to sports injury clinic ,and they seem to think its hamstring and not sciatica ,painfull where muscle joins on to bone at the back
Fracture dislocation of ankle recovery time?
Hey, I dislocated my ankle, fractured my fibula and tore deltoid/medial ligaments back on 16th Sept playing football.
Is it peroneal tendinits/arthritis?.
I am 30 years old and have worked as a Registered Nurse for the past 10 years
problem with players having shin splints
age 14 to 18 girls, fall soccer, seem to have 3 to 6 players each year with shin splints, any good training ideas for spring to prevent this
How can I start a sports injury group
My interest is isn helping to answer questions about sports injuries. Sure my resources could be used. I cant find an injuries group.
Swedish manoeuvres and Walt's SAS - video?
anyone know of a video demonstrating Swedish manoeuvres and Walt's SAS exercise technique? i have achilles tendinitis and would love to try this out!!! thanks sudie.
Is Vibration Training OK after double knee replacement?
I have to be realistic about what I can achieve now in terms of exercise but really want to keep fit and trim.
How can I reduce chronic hard muscle after exercise?
I am 43 year old male, 150lbs, and 5'11".
what do you do to heal hip flexor injury?
I am a very serious competitive swimmer. I injured my left hip flexor six weeks ago and i keep aggravating it in small ways and its not going away.
Sometimes when running I feel a pain in my abdomen. When I bend over it goes, but as soon as I straighten out it returns. Any ideas?
Prolotherapy or cold laser therapy for cartilage re-development
I have been running for over 25 years(primarily marathons,ultras. etc.) I had my first scope done on the knee and they found grade 4 changes in the cartilage.
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"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
Lifting doesn't make me happy anymore - why?
Sometimes when I lift I just don’t feel like even being in the gym. This has happened periodically over the past several weeks. What is happening? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What can I do to get my shoulder working again?
My shoulder was just operated on, now I find it hard to move it very far. "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
Preparing for shoulder surgery?
I am scheduled for shoulder surgery-how should I get ready for this? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What can I do to get the ROM back again?
I just had a new knee put in and now I find I can’t bend my knee very far "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
My surgeon has told me I need a total knee replacement. How do I prepare for this? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
I just had a total knee replacement - what is next for my lifting program? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
Is it bad to go deep in the squat?
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
Can I add 15 pounds to my bench press in four months?
I want to break my brother's high-school record. "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
I am entering a contest and want to know how my lifts will look to the judges. What should I do? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
How can I keep my hands healthy?
What can I do to help keep my hands from feeling sore while I’m on the computer at my job all day? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
One of my lifting partners squats really fast, so fast in fact that he literally drops to the bottom and bounces back up. This seems like a fast way to get injured. Am I right? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
Some of the members in my gym keep their feet on the bench when benching; is that a good way to bench? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
I see some of the members in my gym lifting their butts up when doing benches; why do they do it this way? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What are the most important exercises for the beginner to do?
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What piece of gear should I buy first?
What should I do? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What would be a good set up for my home gym?
What should I do? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What can I do to get back my normal range of motion?
What can I do to get back my normal range of motion after my knee surgery? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
I just had knee surgery - how do I maintain my cardio fitness?
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
How do I keep my strength levels up after op?
How do I keep my strength levels up now that I have just had an operation on my elbow? "Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
It hurts when I military press - why?
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
My shoulders hurt when I bench press, what should I do?
"Danny O'Dell M. A. CSCS*D is an NSCA certified strength and conditioning coach, and the co-owner of The WeightRoom Gym and Explosivelyfit.com, both located in Nine Mile Falls, WA. Here, he shares with us some of the questions he gets asked most often. How would you answer this question?"
What do I do about ankle pain?
I twisted my ankle yesterday in soccer practice and now I find it difficult to walk on it.
My knee snapped when I stopped in the basketball game and now it feels like it’s going to collapse. What do I do?
My shoulder hurts do you have any suggestions?
What is “Altitude Training”, what benefits could it have on my performance and is there a gold standard in terms of training height and duration?
I’ve seen people running in a swimming pool. Why?
I’ve seen people running in a swimming pool. Why are they running in water and what does it do for them?
I’ve seen people take ice baths after a hard training session. It looks cold and painful, so why do they do it!?
What can I do to make sure my hamstring doesn’t pull again?
I’ve pulled my right hamstring twice in two seasons and I’m getting frustrated because I can’t compete. What can I do to make sure my hamstring doesn’t pull again?
I do lots of running on the road and my shins are sore. I’ve been told by a friend that I might have shin splints but I don’t know what they are.
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