Now that you know the risk factors and improper pitching mechanics that can lead to excessive valgus stress at the elbow, you are probably wondering what exercises you can do to strengthen the elbow to combat this stress. If you remember back to part I of this blog, we talked about the tensile strength of… Continue reading How to Avoid Tommy John Surgery Part III: 5 Necessary Exercises to Avoid Injury
Dancing has been called the art of storytelling through movement. A well-choregraphed piece will transport a viewer to another world and move your heart to a wave of new emotions. The grace of a dancer as they move across their canvass paints a masterpiece unlike any other as they jump, land and sashay on the… Continue reading Injuries in Professional Dance: What Every Dance Studio, Parent, And Dancer Needs to Know
In last week’s blog, we took a look at some risk factors that can place excessive valgus, or inside out, force on the elbow and place pitchers at higher risk for developing injury to their medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL), which is repaired by the famous Tommy John surgery. These risk factors included a larger… Continue reading How to Avoid Tommy John Surgery Part II
If you are a baseball pitcher, player, or just a fan of America’s greatest pastime, then chances are the phrase “Tommy John Surgery” makes your heart skip a beat and a knot in the pit of your stomach. This infamous injury has plagued many of the great pitchers in baseball: John Smoltz, Tim Hudson, John… Continue reading How to Avoid Tommy John Surgery: The 3 risk factors for injury
What would you think if I told you that just by adding a specific dynamic warm-up program to your pre-game soccer routine that you could decrease your risk of lower extremity injury by 30-50%? …Sounds too good to be true right. My goal in this post is to tell you about some strong data suggesting… Continue reading Don’t Skip The Warm-Up: Keys To Preventing Injury In Soccer Athletes
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to students, parents, and coaches at Bret Harte Middle School, in Almaden, about injury prevention in youth sports. My goal was to draw awareness on the latest research in concussion management, ACL injury prevention, and strength training for young athletes. Sports injury prevention is a topic I feel… Continue reading Concussion, ACL Injury, and Youth Strength Training Tips
At some point in your life you have heard of a physical therapist. Likely, either you, a family member, or a close friend has needed physical therapy care. Those encounters bring up memories of pain, alleviation of pain, exercises, massage, electrical stimulation, and your dreaded “home program”. For many, the physical therapy experience is positive… Continue reading What is a Physical Therapist?
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