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High School Sports Injuries

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Best 7 Ways To Avoid High School Sports Injury

soccerNearly 30 million children and adolescents are participating in sports in the U.S.  This high number of participants means an increase in sports injury potential.

In fact, high school athletes account for nearly 2 million injuries per year with 62% of these occurring in practice! These alarming numbers can be reduced if our younger athletes are properly prepared and precautions are taken. [Read more…] about High School Sports Injuries

Are You Sitting Too Long?

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Are you sitting too long?

The answer is very likely “Yes”.

I recently did a talk to a group of about 50 people.  When I asked how many people sat at their desks for more than two hours, nearly everyone put their hand up.  Almost half raise their hands for more than three hours at a time.

The number of people who work in sedentary jobs has increased significantly over the years. Nearly 80% of working Americans are in jobs that require only light or sedentary work. That means that people are sitting way too much. Not only are people sitting for a majority of their eight hour workday, but they then have to sit to commute, sit to eat and most sit for a few hours at night to “relax”. Consequently, [Read more…] about Are You Sitting Too Long?

Active vs. Static Stretching

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Yoga StretchStretching is one of the most important things we can do to improve flexibility and help to prevent injuries during sports and recreation.

Stretching is equally as important with those who are more sedentary. Especially if you have a job that requires you to sit at a desk or at a computer station all day.
The questions people often ask me is “when is the best time to stretch?” or “what kind of stretching should I be doing?”
The answer to these questions are based on what the goal of the stretch and the activity that stretching is involved in. However, before we get into that, let’s go over the types of stretching that you can do. [Read more…] about Active vs. Static Stretching

Rotator Cuff Tendonitis: What You Need To Know

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Rotator cuff tendonitis may be the cause of your shoulder pain.  Here’s what you need to know:

Rotator cuff tendonitis is an inflammatory condition affecting one or more tendons of the rotator cuff.

This condition usually occurs over a period of time.  Rotator cuff tendonitis is usually associated with repetitive overhead activity such as throwing or lifting.  It may also occur as a result of injury such as a fall onto the shoulder.  Rotator cuff tendonitis is probably the most common cause of shoulder pain and [Read more…] about Rotator Cuff Tendonitis: What You Need To Know