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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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Bench Press: is it a dangerous workout exercise?
Bench pressing is more likely to injure than improve performance
Rotator cuff strengthening - treating and preventing shoulder injury
The treatment and prevention of shoulder injuries
Achilles Tendon: muscle structure and injury rehabilitation
Achilles Tendonitis: treatment and prevention
Plantar Fasciitis: the causes and treatment methods for foot injuries
Foot pain, don’t let it affect your performance
Running Injuries: recovery training
Leap of faith- from injury to training
Injury prevention – the running mechanics behind achieving an injury free season
Injury prevention – taking a robust approach to running
Overtraining – do it right or pay the price!
Pushing the boundaries in training is essential for any athlete seeking maximum performance. But as James Marshall explains, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it
Understanding Biomechanics for Core Stability Training
Reduce your risk of Injury in Core Stability Training
Poor Biomechanics Can Compromise Cycling Technique
Are your Biomechanics causing you Knee Pain?
Football Training Drills for Improving Energy Systems During Pre-season
Football Tips and Exercises to Make You Ready for the New Season
Preventing Injury: Risk factors for rugby players
Previous rugby injuries predict in-season problems for rugby players
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
Head injuries in Football
No long-term risk from concussion in football
Head Injuries in Skating
Injuries in synchronised skating
Prevent Ankle Injuries
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 injuries: A Study
Hamstring injury solution?
Heat Stroke in the cold?
Cool weather heat stroke risk
Injury Treatment: How to deal with concussion
Knockout blow – what should athletes do when concussion strikes?
Preventing Osteoarthritis
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
The Risks of Overtraining
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
Managing Pain in Athletes
What are the best ways to cope with sports pain? And how do different people react to the same injury?
Caring For Your Spine
Core strengthening to keep your spine in good shape
Supplements: Glucosamine
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
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Stretching, Performance and Injury Prevention
Pre-exercise stretching - is it time to tear up the old rule book?
Running Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention and Stretching Advice for Runners
snowboarding | skiing
Snowboarding & skiing
Bronchoconstriction: Airway problems in ski-mountaineers..
Bronchoconstriction: Airway problems in ski-mountaineers...
Homeopathy in sport
Homeopathy In Sport : Can less really be more when it comes to treating sports injuries?
stress & overtraining
Stress & Overtraining : Strategies to ward off overtraining by dealing with stress from all sources
sports injury pain
Sports Injury Pain : Pain and brain - a revolutionary approach to chronic injury
biopsychosocial pain
Biopsychosocial Pain : Pain and brain - the biopsychosocial method of chronic injury rehabilitation
deep water running
Deep Water Running : Getting into deep water - why it can be good for fitness
pain relief medication
Pain Relief Medication: What all athletes need to know about pain relief medication
air pollution sports
Air Pollution Sports: the real problem that faced the organisers of the 2004 Olympics
rotator cuff rehabilitation
Rotator cuff rehabilitation: how to shake off shoulder injury
acetabular labrum tears
Acetabular labrum tears - a right pain in the groin
nsaids
NSAIDS: Contraction-induced muscle injury - why NSAIDS don't help
hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy: Don't pour cold water over hydrotherapy
Orthotics - Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Sports Injuries
Faulty Biomechanics lead to Overuse Injuries
cold injuries
Cold injuries: How to protect your performance as well as your health against the chill winds of winter
hamstring strains
Hamstring strains
orthotic therapy
Orthotic therapy: when self-help and sports therapies don't go nearly far enough
knee injuries women
Women's knee injuries
sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death: how can clubs pick out those at risk ?
hamstring strains
Hamstring strains: the most common injuries in football
football injury prevention
Football injury prevention
asthma risk | athletes
Asthma - Lower asthma risk for amateur athletes
inspiratory stridor
Inspiratory stridor - How do you deal with 'asthma' when the drugs don't work?
gymnasts menstruation
Delayed menstruation in rhythmic gymnasts
blood pressure | exercise
Good news about exercise and blood pressure
fatigue
Persistent fatigue and recurrent infections
wrestlers weight
Rapid weight loss in young wrestlers
exercise related death
Exercise related death - Disturbing findings on exercise-related death
london marathon
London marathon: Lies, damned lies and statistics: what we know about the incidence of injury, illness and death in the London Marathon
marathon injuries
Marathon injuries: Injury risks for marathon 'virgins'
Female Athletes: Menstrual dysfunction can effect health as well as sports performance
Menstrual dysfunction - the 'Energy Drain' for Female Athletes
Female Athletes: Menstrual dysfunction can effect health as well as sports performance
Menstrual dysfunction - the 'Energy Drain' for Female Athletes
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