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02 May

Posted at 06:00h in Health Information, Sports Medicine by
[caption id="attachment_554" align="alignright" width="350"]Water-Based Hip Strengthening Exercises Water exercises are ideal for hip strengthening because it minimizes the impact on joints, tendons, and ligaments.[/caption]

Top Hip Strengthening Exercises

Hip strength is essential to maintaining good health and preventing hip related injuries. In addition, athletes and runners can also benefit from strengthened hips, as it provides them the vehicle to achieve maximum performance. Performing routine hip strengthening exercises throughout early adulthood can help to build stronger bone mass and reduce the risk of bone conditions such as osteoporosis in future. Regardless of age, adopting these hip strengthening exercises can lead to better overall health and reduce the risk of falls and related injuries.

Water-Based Hip Strengthening Exercises
Water exercises are ideal for hip strengthening because it minimizes the impact on joints, tendons, and ligaments. Patients experiencing hip pain can benefit from deep water running, walking, and even jumping jacks. By attaching a buoyancy belt or flotation device to the body, patients can perform these exercises safely and easily. Other water-based exercises include leg raises, knee to chest exercises, or other exercises designed to strengthen the hip abductors.

24 Apr

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[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignright" width="350"]Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Classic Little League Injuries Knowing the indicators that you should watch for to identify a problem is crucial.[/caption]

Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Classic Little League Injuries

Children that play little league baseball are susceptible to orthopedic injuries in the elbow and shoulder. Throwing a baseball can put enormous strain and stress on the throwing arm, and in developing children and young adults, excessive stress can result in lasting injuries if left untreated.

In adults, the tendons and ligaments absorb the stress, but children and young adults will absorb the impact on the weakest part of the bone – the cartilage near the growth plate. The intensity and frequency of throwing a ball is directly related to how often these injuries occur, which is why pitchers are at the highest risk of a little league shoulder or elbow injury. Diagnosing these injuries promptly is the first step to proper treatment.

17 Apr

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Barefoot Running

Barefoot Running - Help or Hype?

Have you ever considered running barefoot? While that may seem a little out of the ordinary, runners all over the world are adopting this new style of running. Although the majority of runners still wear shoes, the debate rages on as to whether barefoot running is more natural and beneficial than wearing running shoes.

Is Barefoot Running Beneficial?
Barefoot running is more than a trend; it has become an athletic movement over the last few years. Proponents of barefoot running cite several benefits to the practice-specifically that it results in a more natural stride and reduces the risk of injury. Certain running shoes, they contend, create an abnormal running pattern and encourage runners to land on the heel of their foot, which leads to a heavier impact on the knees, legs, and feet. According to those in favor of this technique, running barefoot is the way that the body was naturally intended to run and is therefore better for the body.

07 Aug

Posted at 22:54h in Sports Medicine by

The Support System Of Olympic Athletes

Watching the Olympics, we see athlete after athlete winning events, earning medals, and embracing the glory of being a champion. While these amazing individuals put in the work and earn their success, almost every athlete has a group people who have been part of their journey to success. You could think of them as the unsung heroes behind the heroes.